South Carolina § 59-28-160 - Local school board of trustees activities.

§ 59-28-160. Local school board of trustees activities.

Each local school board of trustees shall:

(1) consider joining national organizations which promote and provide technical assistance on various proven parental involvement frameworks and models;

(2) incorporate, where possible, proven parental involvement practices into existing policies and efforts;

(3) adopt policies that emphasize the importance, strive to increase and clearly define expectations for effective parental involvement practices in the district schools;

(4) provide for all faculty and staff, no later than the 2002-2003 school year, parental involvement orientation and training through staff development with an emphasis on unique school and district needs and after that, on an ongoing basis as indicated by results of evaluations of district and school parental involvement practices and as required by the State Board of Education;

(5) provide incentives and formal recognition for schools that significantly increase parental involvement as defined by the State Board of Education;

(6) require an annual briefing on district and school parental involvement programs including findings from state and local evaluations on the success of the district and schools' efforts; and

(7) include parental involvement expectations as part of the superintendent's evaluation.

HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 402, SECTION 1.