S 0569 Joint Resolution, By Senate Education
 A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION,
 RELATING TO PROGRAM FOR ASSISTING, DEVELOPING, AND EVALUATING PRINCIPAL
 PERFORMANCE (PADEPP), DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4495, PURSUANT
 TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.

   03/17/15  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference (Senate Journal-page 8)
   03/24/15  Senate Recommitted to Committee on Education
                     (Senate Journal-page 8)

INTRODUCED

March 17, 2015

S. 569

S. Printed 3/17/15--S.

Read the first time March 17, 2015.

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, RELATING TO PROGRAM FOR ASSISTING, DEVELOPING, AND EVALUATING PRINCIPAL PERFORMANCE (PADEPP), DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 4495, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    The regulations of the State Board of Education, relating to Program for Assisting, Developing, and Evaluating Principal Performance (PADEPP), designated as Regulation Document Number 4495, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Regulation 43-165.1 defines the performance standards and criteria for assisting, developing, and evaluating principals in South Carolina. Regulation 43-165.1 also defines the rating scale for determining levels of effectiveness regarding a principal's performance.

The amendments will change the rating levels to specify that a satisfactory rating will be identified as "Proficient" or higher and an additional standard will be added to the present standards. The additional standard will be a Student Growth standard which will comprise a portion of the principal's overall evaluation as specified in the guidelines approved by the State Board of Education.

Notice of Drafting for the proposed amendments regulation was published in the State Register on August 22, 2014.