SCDE Guidelines

The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) has a multitude of guidelines intended to provide advice and guidance that would aid in making decisions. The guidelines are in the form of general statements, recommendations, or administrative instructions designed to assist in achieving policy objectives by providing a framework within which to implement procedures. These guidelines are best practices that are strongly recommended. The guidelines in the table below are segmented by SCDE office for your convenience.

Policies and Guidelines

2014 South Carolina School Facilities Planning and Construction Guide

2015-16
CATE Student Reporting Procedures Guide

2016-17 Funding Manual

2016-17 SC Standard Transcript Templates for PowerSchoolTranscript Documentation

2017–18 Accreditation Process Overview

2017–18 African American History Instructional Materials Grant

2017-18 CATE Student Reporting Procedures Guide

2017–18 Gifted and Talented (GT) Graduate Course Program Grant

2018–19 Education and Economic Development Act (EEDA) Preparing College- and Career-Ready Graduates Grant

Accommodations Manual

ADEPT for library media specialists 2006

ADEPT for school guidance counselors 2006

ADEPT for speech-language therapists 2006

Administrators' Guide Regulations and Statutes

Adult ESL Handbook

Advanced Placement Teacher Institutes Grant 2017

Advisory Council and Committee Handbook CATE

Annual Audit Guide and LARS Template

Arts Curricular Innovation Grants (ACIG) -- Distinguished Arts Program (DAP) 2017–18

Arts Curricular Innovation Grants (ACIG) -- Innovative Arts Works Grant 2017–18

Arts Curricular Innovation Grants (ACIG) -- Strategic Arts Planning Grant 2017–18

Arts Curricular Innovation Grants (ACIG)--2018 Arts Teachers Institutes

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Virtual Library

BabyNet Memorandum of Agreement

Best Practices for Educational Interpreters in SC

Career and Technology Education (CATE) Work Based Certification Program

Career and Technology Education (CATE) Progress Report Guidelines and Certification Form FY15

Career and Technology Education Technical Skill Assessments

Career Clusters

CATE Course standards

CATE Dual Credit Checklist and Application

CDEP Guidelines 2017-18

Certificate Renewal Plan Professional Development Options for South Carolina Educators (Renewal Matrix)

Certified Staff Technology Proficiency

Charter Schools ProgramCompliance Document - State EIA Funds

Compliance Seekers’ Guide to the Universe (2016-2017)

Criteria For Review of Fingerprint Examination of
Applicants for Initial Educator Certification

Data and Technology (D&T) Reporting and Procedures

Data Collection Spreadsheet 2017-18

Developing a Model Planning Process
for South Carolina Districts and Schools (2004)

Diploma Order and Tracking System (DOTS) User Manual for South Carolina Public Schools

District Strategic and School Renewal Plans

Draft Educator Preparation Guidelines (In Development)

Dyslexia and other Reading Disorders

Educator Preparation Program Admission Examinations

EEDA Guidelines

End of Year Preparation, Process, and Post Activities with SC Specifics Included

EOCEP Spring 2017 Pretest Workshop Presentation PowerPoint

ESSA Title I-V and Homeless

Expanded ADEPT Support and Evaluation
System Guidelines
For Classroom-Based Teachers 2017

Expanded Program for Assisting, Developing, and Evaluating Principal Performance 

Facilitated IEP's FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Medicaid Money: How can it be used?  Is it Federal Funds?

FAQ: National Provider Identifier Numbers

Frequently Asked Home School Questions

Federal Focus Schools

Financial Accounting Handbooks

Fiscal Monitoring

Flexibility

Formal Dispute Resolution

Funds for Up Fitting Facilities Document - State EIA

FY18 Perkins Fund Expenditure Guideline

FY18 State EIA Expenditure Guideline

Gifted and Talented Regulation

Grants Program

Guidance for IEP and 504 Plan Teams: Determining Accommodation Administration on End-of-Course Examination Program Statewide Assessments

Guidance for IEP and 504 Teams: Determining Oral Administration Accommodation Use on ELA Statewide Assessments

Guidance for IEP Teams: Alternative Methodology for Meeting Gifted Screening Requirements

Guidelines and Requirements for Content Area Add-on Certifications and Endorsements

Guidelines for Implementing Family Literacy

Guidelines for the Expenditure of Career and Technology EducationFunds (FY16)

Guidelines for Granting Educator Experience Credit

Guidelines for Retaining Documentation to Support Expenditures

Guidelines for the Unsafe School Choice Option

Health Professions for South Carolina Health Science Teacher CertificationIDEA Fiscal Resources, Manuals, and Guidelines

IDEA Regulations: Early Intervening Services

IGP and IGP/EP Guidelines

Indicator 7 - Child Outcomes Summary Form (COSF)

Maintenance of State Finacial Support Settlement Guidance

Materials Receipt and Return Supplement Spring 2017 EOCEP

Math and Science Partnership GrantPACE Participant 

Medicaid Overview

Montessori Teacher Training

Nutrition Program Reference Manual

Office of School Facilities Inspection Program Manual

On-Site Monitor Guide Checklist

Parent Resources for Special Education Services in South Carolina

Personalized Learning Professional Learning Opportunities

Policies and Guidance (OSES)

Policy on the Use of Calculators for the End-of-Course Assessment Program (EOCEP)

Policies and Procedures for Medicaid Supervision

Potentially Underperforming Schools and Districts

PowerSchool Attendance Setup: Reporting Chronic Absenteeism Beginning with School Year 2017-18

PowerSchool Data Collection Manual with Specific Fields Defined

PowerSchool Technology Notes

Priority Schools

Program for Alternative Certification for Educators (PACE) Guidelines

Questions and Answers On Response to Intervention (RTI) and
Early Intervening Services (EIS)

R2S Summer Reading Camp Support Memo and Webinar

Read to Succeed Requirements For Educators

Reading Coach MOA

Reading Plans (state, district, and school)

Reporting Test Security Violations

Review of State Standards

Roles and Responsibilities of the School-Based Read to Succeed Reading Coaches

SCDE SDAC Coordinators’ Guidelines for SDAC Random Moment Sampling
Personnel Roster Development

SC Healthy Connections Medicaid Local Education Agencies 04/01/05 Edition 

SC Ready and SC PASS Administration Directions Manual Spring 2017 for Online and Paper/Pencil Testing

SC Ready South Caroline College-and Career-Ready Assessments Test Administration Manual for Online and Paper/Pencil Testing

SC School Facilities Planning and Construction Guide

School Improvement Grants

South Carolina Alternate Assessment Portal

South Carolina Enrich IEP System

SC Junior Scholars Program

SC Policies and Procedures for Special Education

School Bus Driver's Handbook

School Bus Evacuation Manual

South Carolina School Bus Driver Physical Performance Tests: Administration Guidelines

School Bus Parking Lot Planning

School Bus Security Guide

School Bus Specifications

South Carolina CEIS Guidance

South Carolina Comprehensive Guidance and Counseling Program Model

South Carolina Department of Education Guidelines for Read to Succeed Endorsements and In-Service Course Approval

South Carolina Department of Education Guidelines for Read to Succeed Implementation and Program Approval in Educator Preparation Programs Leading to Initial Licensure

South Carolina Department of Education New or Modified Program Proposal Guidelines for Educator Preparation Programs for Public and Private Institutions of Higher Education

South Carolina District Technology PlansSouth Carolina Education Technology Plan 2014-2016 (SCETP 2014)

.South Carolina High School Credential

South Carolina Intervention Guidance –Kindergarten through Grade Five.

South Carolina K-12 Internet Safety Standards

South Carolina Literacy Competencies

South Carolina PowerSchool EFA/EIA Step-by-Step Guide For Running 45-day and 135-day Funding Reports

South Carolina School District Website RequirementsSouth Carolina School Districts Technology Plan Requirements

South Carolina State Board of Education
Expanded ADEPT Support and Evaluation System Guidelines
For Classroom-Based Teachers 2015

South Carolina State Reading Plan

South Carolina Transition State Plan: Adult education and Family Literacy

Special Education Policies and Guidance

Special Education Process Guide 2013

Special Education Services Parent Resources

Standards

Standards for Evaluation and Eligibility Determination (SEED)

Standards, Policies, and Procedures for South Carolina Educator Preparation UnitsState Board of Education’s Waiver Process

Students Health And Fitness Act of 2005

Student Learning Objectives (SLO) Guidebook

Transportation

Teach for America (TFA) State Board Approved Guidelines

Teachers of Tomorrow Implementation Guidelines

Test Administration Manual for Online and Paper/Pencil Testing Spring 2017 End-of-Course Examination Program (EOCEP)

The Consolidated State Plan Annual Report (CAR)

Third Grade Retention 

Unified State Plan

Uniform Grading Policy

Users Guide for CATE Local Plan

VirtualSC Academic Integrity Policy

VirtualSC Attendance/Participation Policy

VirtualSC Course Withdrawal Drop Policy

VirtualSC Data Retention Policy

VirtualSC ELL Policy

VirtualSC End of Course Exam Policy

VirtualSC Grade Dispute Policy

VirtualSC IEP Policy

VirtualSC Student Code of Conduct

Wellness Policy Guidelines

What is School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports (PBIS)?

Work Based Certification Areas and Minimum Requirements

Work-Based Learning Implementation Guidelines

 
South Carolina Junior Scholars Program

The South Carolina Junior Scholars Program identifies eighth grade students with exceptional academic talent and develops strategies for inclusion into special programs.

Innovative Approaches: Locally Designed Subject Area Course Application

State Board of Education Regulation 43-234 allows schools with grades 9–12 to award credit for a locally designed subject area course if the course is aligned with current state academic standards for the particular subject area and approved by the local board of trustees. The course will then be reviewed for approval by State Superintendent of Education.

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FY15_CATE_Progress_Report_Guidelines

Progress report guidelines and certification form FY15