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Information for the 2025-26 School and District Report Cards

2025-26 Accountability Manual for School and District Report Cards (updated December 19, 2025)

       [Redline showing changes since initial publication] FINAL Accountability Manual SY 2025-26 (UPDATED 2025 09 10; REDLINE).pdf
       [Redline showing changes since previous update] FINAL Accountability Manual SY 2025-26 (UPDATED 2025 10 29; REDLINE).pdf
       [Redline showing changes since previous update] FINAL Accountability Manual SY 2025-26 (UPDATED 2025 12 19; REDLINE).pdf

       2026 School Report Card Simulator - Excel workbook with tab for Elementary and Middle Schools and tab for High Schools
       (v. 1.0.0, 8/8/2025)

Information for the 2024-25 School and District Report Cards

2024-25 Accountability Manual for School and District Report Cards (updated September 10, 2025)

       [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
       [Redline showing changes since previous update] FINAL Accountability Manual SY 2024-25 (UPDATED 2024 12 30; REDLINE).pdf
       [Redline showing changes since previous update] FINAL Accountability Manual SY 2024-25 (UPDATED 2025 03 30; REDLINE).pdf
       [Redline showing changes since previous update] FINAL Accountability Manual SY 2024-25 (UPDATED 2025 09 10; REDLINE).pdf

       2025 School Report Card Simulator - Excel workbook with tab for Elementary and Middle Schools and tab for High Schools
       (v. 1.2.3, 8/12/2025)

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)

       South Carolina Added Value Growth Model - 2023 Target Scoring and 2024 Target Setting 
       (authored by Education Analytics; August 1, 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)

       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)