1. Office of Federal and State Accountability– State Side Darlene Prevatt, Team Leader dprevatt@ed.sc.gov 803-734-3477

2. Contents 1.Accreditation 2.Regulations 3.Innovative Proposals 4.Diploma Program 5.District Strategic and School Renewal Planning 6.Cultural Exchange and Academic Study 7.Required Credentials for Professional Staff 8.Activity Coding System 9.Home Schooling 10.Junior Scholars 11.Uniform Grading Policy, Dual Enrollment, and Graduation Requirements 12.High School Courses and Requirements 13.Waiver Requests 14.Flexibility 15.Proficiency 16.Monitoring 17.Act 155 18.Summer School/Programs

3. Activity Coding System The Activity Coding System includes the standardized codes for courses, instructional activities, and non-instructional activities used in the student information systems in South Carolina public schools. Courses must be Titled in PowerSchool the same as those in the Activity Coding Manual. – For instance, 314100CW is the code for Mathematics for the Technologies 1, not Algebra 1A

4. Activity Coding System – Another example is Art 1 Ceramics a using 3501 and calling the course Ceramics. The course is Art 1. If the Art Teacher is teaching Ceramics, the appropriate number is 4561 Art: Ceramics. Courses cannot be repeated for students. PE 2 cannot be taken over and over by athletes for example. There are 4 PE classes along with Health and Wellness and Human Growth and Development. If more are needed, then a syllabus and curriculum would need to be presented to the local board for approval each year. A LBA number can be assigned if approved by the board. Dual enrollment course code numbers must be requested from our office. The form can be found at: http://ed.sc.gov/agency/programs- services/124/documents/RequestforAddition.pdf http://ed.sc.gov/agency/programs- services/124/documents/RequestforAddition.pdf

5. Monitoring 235 Schools Desk Audit School/District Visits

6. Monitoring Most Common Errors – PE in the elementary school- 60 minutes by a certified PE teacher and 90 minutes of physical activity weekly (The Students Health and Fitness Act of 2005 (S.C. Code Ann. §§ 59-10-10 through 59-10-380) requires that students be provided 90 minutes of regular physical activity at school. The physical activity code (1445) was added in Table 1 to assist the SCDE and the school districts with uniform data collection regarding this requirement. – Health Education Requirements-75 minutes per week for 36 weeks; or three 50 minute classes per week for 18 weeks; or 5 hours per week for 9 weeks (elementary) – Middle level certified teachers teaching high school courses not properly certified

7. Monitoring – Special Education Teachers-HQ – All certified personnel should be in PCS-Professional Certified Staff Portal – District Office Personnel (District Administrators, Consultants, Curriculum Specialists, Instructional Specialist, Coordinators, etc.)-all should have master’s degrees and certification in the area of primary responsibility – Administrative Assistants at the high school level will be required to have master’s degrees with certification as Secondary Principals, Secondary Supervisors, or Secondary Principal Tier I or II

8. Monitoring – Changing job descriptions during a monitoring visit or desk audit – Instructional day for secondary students is 6 hours a day excluding lunch (360 minutes) – A teacher must not be assigned classes requiring more than four preparations per day. – A teacher must not be permitted to teach more than 1,500 minutes per week. – Problems with a 7 period week

9. 52 X 7 = 364 Least amount of minutes to equal 6 hour day 5 X 52 = 260 X 5 = 1300 6 X 52 = 312 X 5 = 1560 51 X 7 = 357 Not 360 minutes in the day Example of a Seven Period Day