Senate Education Committee

Meeting Notice

SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Wednesday, March 13, 2013
10:00 a.m. ~ Room 308, Gressette Building

Doc. R4325 - Assisting, Developing, and Evaluating Professional Teaching (ADEPT)
The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) recommends that the State Board of Education propose amendments to Regulation 43-205.1, Assisting, Developing, and Evaluating Professional Teaching (ADEPT), to align the regulation with the 2012 amendments to the ADEPT statute (S.C. Code Ann. § 59-26-40 (Supp. 2012)) and the 2012 amendments to State Board of Education R.43-53 (Credential Classification), as well as with the variations regarding the dates by which districts are permitted and required to issue employment offers to teachers.

S.313 (by Sen. Hayes) - Public School Choice and Open Enrollment
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 62 TO TITLE 59 SO AS TO ESTABLISH A SCHOOL DISTRICT CHOICE PROGRAM AND OPEN ENROLLMENT PROGRAM WITHIN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM OF THIS STATE, TO PROVIDE FOR A VOLUNTARY PILOT TESTING OF THE PROGRAM BEFORE FULL IMPLEMENTATION…

S.291 (by Sen. Fair) - First Steps
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 59-152-25 SO AS TO DEFINE TERMS CONCERNING THE FIRST STEPS TO SCHOOL READINESS INITIATIVE; BY ADDING SECTION 59-152-32 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE FIRST STEPS BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE LONG-RANGE INITIATIVE AND STRATEGY FOR SCHOOL READINESS…


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