HOUSE LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
John de la Howe School

• Full and Subcommittee Reports
Subcommittee Study
Full Committee Study
• Agency Reports
Restructuring and Seven-Year Plan Report
2016 Annual Restructuring Report
2017 - ARR Guidelines (June 20, 2016)
Completion of the 2015-16 Accountability Report, by the deadline stated in the report, fulfills the requirement to complete a Restructuring Report this year for the House Legislative Oversight Committee. The House Legislative Oversight Committee has worked with the South Carolina Department of Administration to integrate and combine many aspects of the Annual Restructuring Report into the Annual Accountability Report.
2015-16 Agency Accountability Report
In 2016 the Oversight Committee worked with the Executive Budget Office to combine the information sought in the Annual Restructuring Report and Annual Accountability Report, into one report.
Program Evaluation Report (March 31, 2017)
Updated PER Spreadsheets (October 2, 2017)
2016-17 Agency Accountability Report
In 2016 the Oversight Committee worked with the Executive Budget Office to combine the information sought in the Annual Restructuring Report and Annual Accountability Report, into one report. Since that time the Agency Accountability Report also satisfies the agencys requirement for an Annual Restructuring Report.
Updated Performance Measures (January 24, 2018)t
2018-19 Agency Accountability Report
2019-20 Agency Accountability Report
2020-21 Agency Accountability Report
2021-22 Agency Accountability Report
2022-23 Agency Accountability Report
Annual Requests for Information (RFI)
2019 Completed RFI (October 31, 2019)
2019 Completed RFI (December 3, 2020)
• Public Survey & Public Input via LOC webpage
Press Release announcing Public Survey (February 9, 2017)
Results from the 2017 Survey of the Department of Disabilties and Special Needs; State Election Commission; Human Affairs Commission; and John de la Howe School (February 9, 2017 - March 13, 2017)
• Correspondence
Letter from Oversight Committee to the John de la Howe School (January 17, 2017)
The Oversight Committee notifies the agency it has been selected for study.
Statewide Media Release Inviting the Public to Provide Testimony About Six Agencies Under Study (February 16, 2017)
Letter from Education and Cultural Subcommittee to the John de la Howe School (October 20, 2017)
This letter contains questions asked during, and immediately after, the October 4, 2017 Education and Cultural Subcommittee meeting. It includes questions about deliverables, internal audit, and human resources.
Letter from the John de la Howe School to Subcommittee Chair Smith (Received November 6, 2017)
This letter contains responses to the Subcommittee's October 20, 2017, letter to the School's interim superintendent, Dr. James Franklin.
Letter from Education and Cultural Subcommittee to the John de la Howe School (November 17, 2017)
This letter contains questions asked during, and immediately after, the November 6, 2017 Education and Cultural Subcommittee meeting. It includes questions about per student educational costs, external evaluations, scholarships, and alternative placements for John de la Howe students.
Letter from John de la Howe School to Subcommittee Chair Jefferson (Received November 28, 2017)
This letter contains responses to the Subcommittee's November 17, 2017, letter to the School's interim superintendent, Dr. James Franklin.
Letter from Education and Cultural Subcommittee to the John de la Howe School (February 21, 2018)
This letter contains questions asked during, and immediately after, the February 8, 2018 Education and Cultural Subcommittee meeting. It includes questions about agency performance, records management, recommendations, and marketing.
Letter from Education and Cultural Subcommittee to the John de la Howe School Board of Trustees Chairman (February 22, 2018)
This letter contains questions about the John de la Howe Board of Trustees’ recommendations for the future of the institution.
Letter from John de la Howe School to Subcommittee Chair Jefferson (Received March 26, 2018)
This letter contains responses to the Subcommittee's February 21, 2018, letter to the School's interim superintendent, Dr. James Franklin.
Letter from John de la Howe School Board of Trustees Chair to Subcommittee Chair Jefferson (Received April 4, 2018)
This letter contains responses to the Subcommittee's February 22, 2018, letter to the chair of the school’s board of trustees.
Letter from Oversight Committee to John de la Howe School (December 13, 2018)
While the House Legislative Oversight Committee approved its study of the agency on July 13, 2018, the study include a recommendation that the full committee follow up at the end of calendar year 2018 with the agency about its implementation of recommendations from the Committee and the State Inspector General.
Letter from John de la Howe School to Committee Chair Newton (January 8, 2019)
This letter contains responses to the Committee’s December 13, 2018, letter to the School’s interim superintendent, Dr. Sharon Wall.

Structure/Employees

• State Human Resources Data
The documents below are provided by the Division of State Human Resources based on information the agency inputs into the South Carolina Enterprise Information System (SCEIS). The aggregated data about agency employees includes, but is not limited to, (1) Number of authorized, filled and vacant positions; (2) Education level; (3) Race by Generation; (4) Gender by Generation; (5) Number of full time equivalent employees by funding source; (6) Number of Service and TERI employees at the agency; (7) Number of employees eligible to retire in five years; (8) Number of Trial and Probationary employees by generation; (9) Average salary by payband; (10) Number of certified public manager graduates at the agency; etc.

State HR Dashboard - John de la Howe School (February 7, 2017)
State HR Dashboard - John de la Howe School (September 6, 2017)
• Organization Charts
Organization Chart (September 25, 2017)
• Other Information about Structure/Employees

Mission, Goals & Strategic Plan

Finances & Performance

Other Materials

John de la Howe Wilderness Program Admissions Policy
John de la Howe School Trustee Meeting Attendance (January 2016 - March 2018)