South Carolina § 59-19-97 - Evaluation system for continuing contract teachers.
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§ 59-19-97. Evaluation system for continuing contract teachers.
The teacher's evaluation system for continuing contract teachers, mandated by Act 187 of 1979, must be fully implemented in all school districts by school year 1984-85. A formal evaluation of continuing contract teachers must take place not less than every three years. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the governing bodies of the school districts of this State from establishing higher standards for the evaluation of teachers.
HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 512, Part II, SECTION 9, Division II, Subdivision C, SubPart 4, SECTION 4.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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