South Carolina § 59-18-1615 - Definitions.
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§ 59-18-1615. Definitions.
As used in this article:
(1) "Chronically underperforming school" means:
(a) a school that receives an overall rating of unsatisfactory for three consecutive years on its annual school report card, as provided in Section 59-18-900; or
(b) in the absence of the annual school report card, the Department of Education shall apply the same metrics as established in the state and federal combined accountability model, as defined in the Every Student Succeeds Act to identify "chronically underperforming schools".
(2) "School district" or "district" is defined pursuant to Section 59-1-160.
(3) "Turnaround plan" means a plan outlining goals for a school or district's educational improvement that includes specific strategies designed to increase student achievement and measures to evaluate the success of the implementation of the plan so that the school or district is no longer underperforming or chronically underperforming. The department is required to provide schools and districts with a template to complete the turnaround plan.
(4) "Underperforming district" means a district in which sixty-five percent or more of the schools in the district have an overall rating of unsatisfactory or below average on their annual school report cards, as provided in Section 59-18-900, or as defined in item (5).
(5) "Underperforming school" means:
(a) a school that receives an overall rating of unsatisfactory or below average on its annual school report card, as provided in Section 59-18-900; or
(b) in the absence of the annual school report card, the Department of Education shall apply the same metrics as established in the state and federal combined accountability model, as defined in the Every Students Succeed Act to identify "underperforming schools".
HISTORY: 2021 Act No. 44 (S.201), SECTION 1, eff July 1, 2022.
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