Beginning with school year 1999-2000, each school district, or consortium of school districts, shall provide school principals serving for the first time as the head building administrators with a formalized induction program in cooperation with the State Department of Education. The State Board of Education must develop regulations for the program based on the criteria and statewide performance standards which are a part of the process for assisting, developing, and evaluating principals employed in the school districts. The program must include an emphasis on the elements of instructional leadership skills, implementation of effective schools research, and analysis of test scores for curricular improvement.
HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 400, Section 6.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 24 - School Administrators
Section 59-24-5. Importance of leadership of principal recognized.
Section 59-24-15. Rights of certified education personnel employed as administrators.
Section 59-24-20. Requirements for admission to graduate programs in school administration.
Section 59-24-30. Individual professional development plans.
Section 59-24-35. Expenditure of funds.
Section 59-24-50. Continuous professional development programs.
Section 59-24-80. Formal induction program for first year principals.
Section 59-24-100. Establishment and funding of school principal incentive program.