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Information for the 2024-25 School and District Report Cards

2024-25 Accountability Manual for School and District Report Cards (updated November 5, 2024)

       [Redline showing changes since initial publication] FINAL Accountability Manual SY 2024-25 (UPDATED 2024 08 30; REDLINE).pdf
       [Redline showing changes since previous update] FINAL Accountability Manual SY 2024-25 (UPDATED 2024 11 05; REDLINE).pdf

       2025 School Report Card Simulator - Excel workbook with tab for Elementary and Middle Schools and tab for High Schools
       (v. 1.2.0, 11/14/2024)

       2023 SC School Climate Survey Factor Analysis Study (Leighton et al., 2024)

 

Information for the 2023-24 School and District Report Cards

2023-24 Accountability Manual for School Report Cards (updated October 31, 2024)

       [Redline showing changes since initial publication] FINAL Accountability Manual SY 2023-24 (UPDATED 2024 03 26; REDLINE).pdf
       [Redline showing changes since previous update] FINAL Accountability Manual SY 2023-24 (UPDATED 2024 05 24; REDLINE).pdf
       [Redline showing changes since previous update] FINAL Accountability Manual SY 2023-24 (UPDATED 2024 06 10; REDLINE).pdf
       [Redline showing changes since previous update] FINAL Accountability Manual SY 2023-24 (UPDATED 2024 08 30; REDLINE).pdf
       [Redline showing changes since previous update] FINAL Accountability Manual SY 2023-24 (UPDATED 2024 10 31; REDLINE).pdf

       Industry Certifications and Credentials approved for Career Ready in Accountability for School Year 2023-24
       (adopted by EOC December 11, 2023)

       2024 School Report Card Simulator - Excel workbook with tab for Elementary and Middle Schools and tab for High Schools
       (v. 1.4.1, 8/7/2024; Note: changes from v1.3 are purely for usability, no calculations have changed)
               2024 Report Card Simulator Video Walk-Through - A playlist on our YouTube channel demonstrating the simulator.

 

Information for the 2022-23 School and District Report Cards

2022-23 Accountability Manual for School Report Cards (updated May 30, 2023)

       [Clean version showing only final text] FINAL Accountability Manual SY 2022-23 (CLEAN 2023 08 28).pdf (Updated 8/28/2023)

       [Redline version showing all changes] FINAL Accountability Manual SY 2022-23 (REDLINE 2023 08 28).pdf (Updated 8/28/2023)

       EOC's YouTube Channel featuring videos about changes to accountability

       The Added-Value Growth Model (adopted by EOC, April 2022) PDF updated May 11, 2023

       Introduction to Student Growth Targets, authored by Education Analytics (November 20, 2022)

 

Information for the 2021-22 School and District Report Cards

2021-22 Accountability Manual for School Report Cards (corrected version published October 10, 2022)

       SY 2021-22 Accountability Manual FAQs about Indicators, Metrics, and Procedures for Accountability (PDF published March 15, 2022)

       2021-22 Accountability Manual for School Report Cards (published January 31, 2022) 

       Accountability Recommendations for School Year 2021-22 adopted by EOC on December 13, 2021 

 

Information for the 2020-21 School and District Report Cards

2020-21 Accountability Manual for School Report Cards (published June 25, 2021) 

       Cyclical Review of SC's Accountability System: Final Framework, December 2020 (PDF)

       Industry recognized credentials for school year 2020-21, December 2020 (PDF) 

       Memo on Grading for End-of-Course Examinations, November 20, 2020 (PDF) 

 

Information for the 2019-20 School and District Report Cards

2019-20 Accountability Manual for School Report Cards (published July 31, 2020) 

 

Information for the 2018-19 School and District Report Cards

2018-19 Accountability Manual, for the Report Cards to be published in October 2019, originally published on May 31, 2019; revisions posted July 25, 2019 (PDF) 

       Addendum to the Accountability Manual (Student Progress indicator, (PDF published September 27, 2019) 

       Industry Certifications approved by the EOC for use in the accountability system (April 2019) 

 

Information for the 2017-18 School and District Report Cards

2017-18 Accountability Manual: for the School and District Report Card System for SC Public Schools and Districts to be published in November 2018 (PDF)

       2017-18 Addendum to the Accountability Manual, published November 28, 2018 (PDF)

       Guide to the 2018 SC School Report Cards (PDF)

       Summary of decisions made by EOC on December 11, 2017 (PDF)

       Definition of "work-based learning experiences" in the state accountability system (PDF)

       Recommendations of the SC Accountability Working Group (PDF) 
       (adopted by the EOC on October 8, 2018)

       Clarifications of misconceptions about the Accountability System recommendations approved on September 15, 2017 by the EOC (PDF)

       Proposal adopted by subcommittees on August 16, 2017 for target percentages impacting ONLY the Academic Achievement Indicator (PDF) 
       (impacting elementary, middle, and high schools) 

       Special Schools Ratings Criteria (PDF)
       (adopted by the EOC on June 12, 2017)

       SC Assessment Evaluation, Report #1 (PDF)
       (adopted by the EOC on June 12, 2017)

       Recommendations for consolidated accountability system (PDF)
       (adopted by the EOC on June 17, 2017)

       Sample Elementary Report Card "Landing Page" (PDF)
       (adopted by the EOC on June 17, 2017)

       Report of SC School and District Report Card Regional Focus Groups (PDF)
       (adopted by the EOC in April 2016)

Assessment

       SC READY and i-Ready Linking Study Technical Report Final - February 2024 (PDF)

              SC READY and i-Ready Linking Study User Friendly Brief (PDF)

       SC READY and MAP Linking Study Technical Report Final - February 2024 (PDF)

              SC READY and MAP Linking Study User Friendly Brief (PDF)

       SC READY and STAR Linking Study Technical Report Final - February 2024 (PDF)

              SC READY and STAR Linking Study User Friendly Brief (PDF)

       U.S. History and the Constitution  End-of-Course Field Test Technical Evaluation, June 2023 (PDF)

       Timeline of Federal and State-Required Assessment in SC Public Schools

       English 2 End-of-Course Field Test Technical Evaluation, June 2020 (PDF)

       SC Assessment Evaluation, Report #1 (PDF)

       SC Assessment Evaluation Report #2 (PDF)

       SC Assessment Evaluation Report #3 (PDF)

       An Evaluation of Algebra Nation in South Carolina, 2017-2018, February 2019 (PDF)

Community Block Grants

       A Cumulative Review of the EOC Community Grants Program, FY2015-FY2021, June 2021 (PDF) 

       Community Block Grant Evaluation, 2018-19 (PDF)

       Community Block Grant Evaluation, 2017-18 (PDF)

       2019-20 4K Block Grant Application (PDF) 

       2019-20 4K Block Grant Application (MS Word) 

       2019-20 Block Grant Budget Template (MS Excel) 

       2018-19 Community Block Grant Pilot Program RFP (MS Word)

       2018-19 Community Block Grant Pilot Program Budget Template (MS Excel)

       2015-16 Evaluation of Community Block Grants for Education Pilot Program (Exec. Summary) (PDF)

       2015-16 Evaluation of Community Block Grants for Education Pilot Program (full report) (PDF)

Computer Science

       Joint Task Force on Computer Science and Information Technology Report (Dec. 2016) (PDF)

Early Childhood

       Annual Report of State-Funded Full-Day 4K for Fiscal Year 2022-23 and 2023-24

       Annual Report of State-Funded Full-Day 4K for Fiscal Year 2021-22 and 2022-23

       Analysis of Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) Results, School Year 2021-22, June 2022 (PDF)

       Annual Report of State-Funded Full-Day 4K for Fiscal Year 2020-21 and 2021-22

       Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) Brief: Fall 2020 Administration (2021)

       FY 2019-20 and FY 2020-21 State-Funded Full Day 4K Annual Report (Feb. 2021) (PDF)

       KRA 2019-20 Analysis, June 2020 (PDF)

       Analysis of Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) Results, School Year 2019-20, June 2020 (PDF)

       FY 2018-19 and FY 2019-20 State-Funded Full Day 4K Annual Report (Feb. 2020) (PDF)

       Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) Brief: Fall 2018 Administration (2019)

       Understanding the Workforce of the SC Child Early Reading and Development Education Program (CERDEP), report from RAND Corporation (2019)

       Analysis of Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) Results, School Year 2018-2019 (PDF)

       Evaluation of State-Funded Full-Day 4K, FY 2017-18 and FY 2018-19, February 2019 (PDF)

       Cost Analysis of the SC Early Reading and Development Education Program (CERDEP), provided by RAND Corporation, 2019 (PDF)

       Analysis of the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) Results, School Year 2017-18 (PDF)

       Evaluation of State Funded Full-Day 4K (2018) (PDF)

       Evaluation of State Funded Full-Day 4K (2017) (PDF)

       Early Readiness Recommendations (adopted by EOC June 2015) (PDF)

       SC Child Early Reading Development and Education Program Report (2015) (PDF)

       Evaluation of State-Funded Full-Day 4K (2016) (PDF)

       Expansion for the SC Child Education Development Pilot Program (CDEPP) (2014) (PDF)

Education Improvement Act (EIA) Budget Reports and Recommendations

       EIA and Proviso Requests for FY 2025-26, adopted by EOC December 9, 2024 (PDF)

       EIA and Proviso Requests for FY 2024-25, adopted by EOC December 11, 2023 (PDF)

       EIA and Proviso Requests for FY 2023-24, adopted by EOC December 12, 2022 (PDF)

       Study of Teacher Recruitment Programs Funded with EIA Revenues, April 2022 (PDF) 

       EIA and Proviso Requests for FY 2022-23, adopted by EOC December 13, 2021 (PDF)

       EIA Webinar for Programs, recorded on August 12, 2021 (MP4 video file)

       EIA Budget Recommendations for 2020-21 Fiscal Year (PDF)

       EIA Budget Reports for 2018-19 and Budget Requests for 2020-21, Part 1 (PDF)

       EIA Budget Reports for 2018-19 and Budget Requests for 2020-21, Part 2 (PDF) 

       EIA Budget Reports for 2018-19 and Budget Requests for 2020-21, Part 3 (PDF) 

       Summary of the 2019-20 EIA Appropriations (PDF)

       2018-19 EIA Program Report (for Partnerships/Programs/Agencies) -- MS Word

       2018-19 EIA Program Report (only for EIA Programs administered by SC Department of Education) -- MS Word

       Update on Fiscal Year 2019-20 General Appropriation Bill (April 2019)

eLearning

       Special Report: Update to Report on SC’s Landscape of Alternative Methods of Instruction

       Alternative Instruction Report, Part I, December 2022 (PDF)

       Report of Alternative Instruction in School Year 2021-22, February 14, 2022 (PDF)

       eLearning Pilot Districts Project, Final Report to the EOC, April 8, 2021 (PDF)

       eLearning Preliminary Report to the EOC, February 2021 (PDF)

       Review of Remote Learning’s Impact on South Carolina’s Students, Part I
       Full Report, January 2021 (PDF)
       Remote Learning Report I Brief (PDF)
       Powerpoint presentation from January 11, 2011 Meeting (PDF)

       Survey of the Effects of Remote Learning in SC, February 2021 (PDF)

       Information for SC School Districts about Applying to Cohort 3 of eLearning Pilot Project, April 2020 (PDF)

       Information about EOC eLearning Pilot Project, April 2020 (PDF) 

       eLearning Pilot Districts Project, Year 2, Final Report (PDF), April 2020 

       2019-20 Application for Districts (PDF), May 2019 

       2019-20 Application for Districts (MS Word), May 2019 

       eLearning Pilot Districts Project, Final Report (May 2019) (PDF) 

       eLearning Pilot Districts Project, Initial Report (February 2019) (PDF) 

High Schools

       High School Task Force Report (June 2016) (PDF)

Linking Studies

SC READY and Map Linking Study Summary

SC READY and i-Ready Linking Study Summary

SC READY and STAR Linking Study Summary

Montessori 

       An Evaluation of Montessori Education in South Carolina's Public Schools (Exec. Summary) - 2018 (PDF)

       An Evaluation of Montessori Education in South Carolina's Public Schools (Full Report) - 2018 (PDF)

Palmetto Digital Literacy

       Palmetto Digital Literacy Evaluation (June 2019) (PDF)

       Palmetto Digital Literacy Evaluation (April 2018) (PDF)

Parent Survey Results

       2022 Parent Climate Survey Report (August 2022), PDF

       2021 Parent Survey Report (June 2021) (PDF)

       2020 Parent Survey Report (June 2020) (PDF)

       2019 Parent Survey Report (June 2019) (PDF) 

       2018 Parent Survey Report (June 2018) (PDF)

       2017 Parent Survey Results (PDF)

       2016 Parent Survey Results (PDF)

       2015 Parent Survey Results (PDF)

Reading/Literacy

       ReTHINKING Literacy for the 21st Century Learner: Report from the August 2018 Symposium

       Student Reading Success Activity Guide (PDF)

       Student Reading Success Activity Guide in Spanish (PDF) 

       TIPS for Teachers: Getting Students to Read! (PDF)

       Summer Reading Camp Partnerships Report (December 2016) (PDF)

       Summer Reading Camp Partnerships Report (October 2015) (PDF)

Remote Learning 

       Part 1: Review of Remote Learning's Impact on SC's Students (PDF), January 2021
       Part 2: Effects of Remote Learning in SC During the COVID-19 Pandemic (PDF), February 2021
       Part 3: Review of Remote Learning's Impact on SC's Students Fall/Winter 2020 Formative Assessment Analysis (PDF), April 2021

School Finance

       Revenue Per Pupil and Education Finance Act Projections

       Recommendations for EIA Budget FY2018-19 (December 11, 2017) (PDF)

       Recommendations for EIA Budget FY2017-18 (December 12, 2016) (PDF)

       K-12 Technology Initiative Report (October 2016) (PDF)

       Recommendations for EIA Budget FY2016-17 (December 14, 2015) (PDF)

       Recommendations for EIA Budget FY2015-16 (December 15, 2014) (PDF)

SC Graduates

       SC National Student Clearinghouse Report: February 2023 (PDF includes aggregate report, demographics report, and academics report)

       SC National Student Clearinghouse Report: February 14, 2022 (PDF)

       Profile of the SC Graduate (PDF)

Standards

       Cyclical Review of the K-12 ELA Standards (Dec. 2020) (PDF)

       Recommended Revisions to 2014 Science Standards (Dec. 2019) (PDF) 

       SC Social Studies Standards Cyclical Review Report (Dec. 2016) (PDF)

       Standards Review (2014) (PDF)

Student Achievement 

       Longitudinal Analysis of 6 Years of PACT Achievement Data, 2000-2005 (October 2006) (PDF)

       Longitudinal Analysis of Three Years of PASS Achievement Data: 2009-2011 (2012) (PDF)


Survey Advisory Group 

       SC Survey Advisory Group Information (June 2023, PDF) 

       SAG Call for Nominations (June 2023, PDF)

Teacher Loan Program

       2022-23 SC Teacher Loan Program Annual Report (June 2024) (PDF)

       2021-22 SC Teacher Loan Program Annual Report (June 2023) (PDF)

       2020-21 SC Teacher Loan Program Annual Report (June 2022) (PDF)

       2019-20 SC Teacher Loan Program Annual Report (June 2021) (PDF)

       2018-19 SC Teacher Loan Program Annual Report (June 2020) (PDF)

       2017-18 SC Teacher Loan Program Annual Report (June 2019) (PDF)

       2016-17 SC Teacher Loan Program Annual Report (June 2018) (PDF)

Technology

       2019 Aid to Districts Technology Report, Fiscal Year 2018-19 (June 2019) (PDF)

       Report on eLearning Pilot Districts Project, 2018-19, Final Report (May 2019) (PDF)

       K-12 Technology Initiative Report, 2018 (PDF)

       K-12 Technology Initiative Report -- Oct. 2017 (PDF)

       South Carolina Digital Learning Plan Report -- Dec. 2018 (PDF)