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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y

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Academic Plans

• Academic Plans for Students-Executive Summary
  (August 2000)
• Academic Plans for Students (July 2000)

Accountability

• 2008-2009 Accountability Manual
• 2007-2008 Accountability Manual
• 2006-2007 Accountability Manual
• 2005-2006 Accountability Manual
• 2004-2005 Accountability Manual 
• 1998 SC Education Accountability Act
• Legislative Investments In Education Accountability           (June 2008)
• Legislative Investments In Education Accountability           (June 2005)

Achievement Gap

• The PACT Performance of Historically Underachieving Groups of Children in South Carolina Elementary and Middle Schools April 2008
  • 2008 GAP Closers
  • "PACT ELA and Math Performance by Student Demographic Characteristics and School Absolute Ratings"  April 14, 2008
  • Press Release: 141 SC elementary and middle schools to be honored for reducing the achievement gap  April 11, 2008
  • At a Glance: Closing the Achievement Gap 2008
• "Climate for High Achievement: A Study of Gap-Closing Schools in SC"(April 2007)
  • At A Glance: Closing the Achievement Gap 2007
  • 135 SC elementary and middle schools to be honored for reducing the achievement gap
• Learning Matters
  Closing the Achievement Gap: A Call to Action
  (Summer 2006)
• Learning Matters
  Closing the Achievement Gap: A Call to Action
  (Summer 2005)
• The Achievement Gap Study (April 2007)
  List of 2007 schools honored
  Gap 2007 "At a Glance"
  Gap Technical Report
• "Climate for High Achievement: A Study of Gap-Closing Schools in SC" (April 2007)
• The Achievement Gap Study (April 2006)
• The Achievement Gap Study (June 2005)

Agency Reports

• EOC Annual Report (March 2008)
• EOC Annual Report (March 2007)
• EOC Annual Report (March 2006)
• EOC Annual Report (March 2005)
• Common Ground: Reaching agreement for the continuous improvement of SC's Public Education System (January 2005)

Assessment

• Study on the Feasibility State Assessment Program to Computer-Based or Computer-Adaptive Format  (June 25, 2007)
  • Final Report Executive Summary
• EOC Statement Regarding Superintendent Rex's Recommendations on Testing and Accountability (June 5, 2007)
• Longitudinal Analysis of 6 Years of PACT Achievement Data, 2000-2005 (October 2006)
  • Six-Year Data Presentation
• SC Testing Task Force on Testing-Final Report                    (February 2005)

Business Involvement

• Voices 2006-2007 (May 2007)
• Tips for Businesses to Help Schools Succeed (2008)

Career/Technical Education                                                       TOP

• Career & Technical Education Center Report Card Ratings Criteria (January 8, 2007)

Child Development Programs

• Child Development Education Pilot Program Evaluation Report (January 1, 2008)
  • Summary Report
  • CDEPP Report Press Release
  • Working Documents of the EOC CDEPP Evaluation Report:
    • Administrative Analysis
    • Analysis of Assessments Administrated to Student Samples
    • Dial-3 Study
    • Facilities Study
    • Student, Teacher and Provider Data Analysis
    • Financial Analysis
    • Spring 2007 CDEPP Administrator Survey Results
    • Spring 2007 CDEPP Teacher Survey Results
• Interim Evaluation Report on the First Year Implementation of the Child Development Pilot Program  (CDEPP) (February 2007)
• Results & Related Recommendations of the Inventory and Study of Four-Year-Old Kindergarten Programs in SC-Full Report (March 2006)
  • Appendix
  • Supplemental Materials

Comments on Legislative Issues

• Legislative Investments In Education Accountability           (June 2005)
• SC Testing Task Force on Testing-Final Report                    (February 2005)

Curriculum

• SC Academic Standards (2007)
• SC Content Standards (2006)
• SC Content Standards(2005)

EIA/EAA Programs

• SC Extended Learning Time-Final Report (2006)
• EIA/EAA Budget Recommendations (FY2006-2007)
  • Proviso Changes
• EIA/EAA Budget Recommendations (FY2005-2006)
• EIA/EAA Programs (FY2005-2006)
• EIA Program & Budget Request Documents
  (October 2006)
• EIA Program & Budget Request Documents
  (October 2005) 
• Understanding the External Review Team Program's Impact and Outcomes
  (December 2005)                                                              

Elementary Schools

• Actions of EOC regarding Primary School Ratings-Adopted Recommendations (February 2005)

English Language Arts

• SC Academic Standards (2007)
• SC Content Standards (2006)
• SC Content Standards (2005)
• Proposed English Language Arts Curriculum Standards
  (December 2006)

Extended Learning Time

• SC Extended Learning Time-Final Report
  (December 2006)

Facilities

Family Friendly Workplace Award Program

• Family Friendly Workplace Award Program Winners
  • 2005

Finances

• Report on the Utilization of Flexibility Provisos  (2007-2008)
• Report on the use of Flexibility Provisos  (2006-2007)
• Update on EOC Funding Model (2007)
• EIA/EAA Budget Recommendations (FY2006-2007)
• EOC Funding Model (December 2006)
  • Background Information
• EOC Funding Model (December 2005)
  • Recommended Proviso Changes
• Review of Transfers Pursuant to the Flexibility Proviso (FY2005-2006)
• Review of Transfers Pursuant to the Flexibility Proviso (FY2004-2005)

Gifted and Talented

• A Performance Analysis of SC's Gifted & Talented (April 2006)
• A Descriptive Study of SC's Gifted & Talented Program
  (June 2005)
                                      

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Governance

High Schools

• US History End of Course Survey Results
• Review of the US History and Constitution End-of-Course Field Test (December 2006)
• At-Risk/Dropout Interviews & Survey (June 2005)
• Actions of EOC Regarding use of End of Course Test Data for High School Rating-Adopted Recommendations (February 2005)

Learning Matters

• Learning Matters
  Annual Report (Spring 2006)
• Learning Matters
  Where Are We Now? (January 2006)
• Learning Matters
  Gifted and Talented Study (Fall 2005)
• Learning Matters
  Closing the Achievement Gap: A Call to Action
  (Summer 2006)
• Learning Matters
  Closing the Achievement Gap: A Call to Action
  (Summer 2005)

Mathematics  

•  SC Academic Standards (2007)                                                                               TOP
• SC Content Standards (2006)
• SC Content Standards (2005)
• Proposed Mathematics Curriculum Standards
  (February 2007)

Middle School

• Inclusion of End of Course Test Results in Midde School Absolute Ratings (June 2007)  
• Caught Between the Lines: SC's Students in the Middle
  • Additional Middle Grades Data-Baron Holmes, SC Kids Count
    (March 2006)    

Objectives and Critical Actions

• EOC Objectives, 2007-2008
• 2006-2007 EOC Objectives & Critical Actions
• 2005-2006 EOC Objectives & Critical Actions

PACT

• Longitudinal Analysis of 6 Years of PACT Achievement Data, 2000-2005 (October 2006)
  • Six-Year Data Presentation
• Longitudinal Analysis of the 5 Year PACT Achievement Data (October 2005)
  • Supplemental Tables & figures
• PACT Scores by school district (1999-2005)

Parent/Family

• SC Academic Standards (2008)
• SC Academic Standards (2007)
• SC Content Standards (2006)
• SC Content Standards (2005)
• Tips to Help your Children Succeed in School (2008)
• • English
  • Spanish
• Tips for Businesses to Help Schools Succeed (2008)
• Tips for Communities to Help Schools Succeed (2008)
• Resources for Understanding the School & District Report Cards (2006-2007)
• Resources for Understanding School & District Report Cards (2005)

Parent Survey 

• Parent Survey Results (2007)  
• Parent Survey (2006)   
  • Results of the 2006 Parent Survey    
• Parent Survey Results (2005)
• Parent Survey Results (2004)   
• Statistical Analysis of the SC Report Card Surveys-Executive Summary (June 2005)

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Professional Development

Public Awareness Initiatives

• "Teachers Are Our Heroes" (November 2006) 
• Tips to Help your Children Succeed in School (2008)
• • English
  • Spanish
• Tips for Businesses to Help Schools Succeed (2008)
• Tips for Communities to Help Schools Succeed (2008)

 

Ratings Criteria

• Inclusion of End of Course Test Results in Midde School Absolute Ratings (June 2007)  
• Actions of EOC regarding Primary School Ratings-Adopted Recommendations (February 2005)
• Actions of EOC Regarding use of End of Course Test Data for High School Rating-Adopted Recommendations (February 2005)
• Why is the Rigor of the Ratings Increasing This Year: 12 FAQ (2005)

Reading/Literacy

• PAIRS Report Update (2007)
• http://scpairs.sc.gov/

Report Cards                                                                                  TOP

• School Report Card Searchable Database 
• 2007 School & District Report Card Brief and Discussion Points
• Poverty Index
  • 2004-2007
• Resources for Understanding the School & District Report Cards (2006-2007)
• Historical Look at the Report Card Ratings
  • 2003-2006
• Discussion Points Chart
  • 2001-2006
  • 2001-2005
• District Ratings Map
  • 2006
  • 2005
• Discussion Points: Annual and School District Ratings
  • 2006
  • 2005
• Poverty Index
  • 2005
• Talking Points
  Understanding the School and District Report Cards
  • 2006
• Talking Points
  Calculating Ratings for Primary (K-2) Schools
  • 2006 
• Talking Points
  Calculating Ratings for Elementary/Middle Schools
  • 2006
• Talking Points
  Calculating Ratings for High Schools
  • 2006 
• Talking Points
  Calculating Ratings for Career/Technology Centers
  • 2006
• Talking Points
  Calculating Ratings for School Districts
  • 2006

Retraining Grants

• Retraining Grant Program Report (2007)
• Retraining Grant Program-Preliminary Report
  (2005-2006)
• Process for Review of Retraining Assistance Program (2005)
• Retraining Grant Program-Final Report (2004-2005)

Rewards and Intervention

Rural

School Board

School Districts

• Resources for Understanding the School & District Report Cards (2006-2007)
• School District Organization in South Carolina: Evaluating Performance and Fiscal Efficiency, Miley and Associates, Inc. (January 2003)

Science     

• SC Academic Standards (2008)
• SC Academic Standards (2007)                                                                                     TOP
• SC Content Standards (2006)
• SC Content Standards (2005)

Social Studies

• US History End of Course Survey Results
• SC Academic Standards (2008)
• SC Academic Standards (2007)
• SC Content Standards (2006)
• SC Content Standards (2005)

Standards

• SC Academic Standards (2008)
• SC Academic Standards (2007)
• SC Content Standards (2006)
• SC Content Standards (2005)

Student Achievement

• Longitudinal Analysis of 6 Years of PACT Achievement Data, 2000-2005 (October 2006)
  • Six-Year Data Presentation
• Longitudinal Analysis of the 5 Year PACT Achievement Data (October 2005)
  • Supplemental Tables & figures

Summer School

Teachers

• National Board Certification Program (January 2008) 
• The South Carolina Teacher Loan Program
• Report from the Teacher Recruitment & Retention Task Force (September 4, 2007) 
• SC Teacher Loan Program-Annual Review (October 2006)
• Teacher Specialist on Site-3rd Year Formative Review (February 2005)

Technical Assistance

• Superintendents's Prespective on Technical Assistance
• Understanding the External Review Team Processes and Outcomes (January 2006)

The 2010 Goal

• Where Are We Now: Ten Years of Change in SC
• Where Are We Now postcard?
• Additional Information