South Carolina Code 59-18-1630. Schools receiving overall unsatisfactory rating
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Upon the release of the annual report card issued pursuant to § 59-18-900, the department shall notify the appropriate legislative delegation of any school receiving an overall unsatisfactory rating. The local school board and district superintendent with jurisdiction over the unsatisfactory school shall:
(1) notify parents of students in writing and electronically;
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 59-18-1630
- Department: means the State Department of Education. See South Carolina Code 59-18-120
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Turnaround plan: means a plan outlining goals for a school or district's educational improvement that includes specific strategies designed to increase student achievement and measures to evaluate the success of the implementation of the plan so that the school or district is no longer underperforming or chronically underperforming. See South Carolina Code 59-18-1615
(2) schedule, prominently publicize, and hold a public meeting to explain the school’s rating, its implications, how it must develop and implement a revised strategic plan for improvement, and how it will involve and engage the community in its plans, within thirty days of receiving the rating;
(3) immediately review and revise its strategic plan, which must incorporate and focus on turnaround plan components for each school designated as unsatisfactory in accordance with the template and guidelines provided by the department; and
(4) upon department approval, immediately list the revised strategic plan as a topic on the local district board meeting agenda at least once a quarter.