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S.C. Code Ann. § 59-18-100 Performance based accountability system for public education established; "accountability" defined
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The General Assembly finds that South Carolinians have a commitment to public education and a conviction that high expectations for all students are vital components for improving academic achievement. It is the purpose of the General Assembly in this chapter to establish a perfo…
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-18-110 Objectives
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The system is to: (1) use academic achievement standards to push schools and students toward higher performance by aligning the state assessment to those standards and linking policies and criteria for performance standards, accreditation, reporting, school rewards, and targeted …
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-18-1100 Palmetto Gold and Silver Awards Program established; criteria
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The State Board of Education, working with the division and the Department of Education, must establish the Palmetto Gold and Silver Awards Program to recognize and reward schools for academic achievement and for closing the achievement gap. Awards will be established for schools…
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-18-1110 Grant of flexibility of receiving exemption from regulations; criteria; continuation of and removal from flexibility status
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(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a school is given the flexibility of receiving exemptions from those regulations and statutory provisions governing the defined program provided that, during a three-year period, the following criteria are satisfied: (1) the school …