South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 59 - South Carolina Education And Economic Development Act
Section 59-59-160. Parental participation; annual parent counseling conferences.

Parental participation is an integral component of the clusters of study system. Beginning with students in the sixth grade and continuing through high school, schools must schedule annual parent counseling conferences to assist parents, guardians, or individuals appointed by the parents or guardians and their children in making career choices and creating individual graduation plans. These conferences must include, but are not limited to, assisting the student in identifying career interests and goals, selecting a cluster of study and an academic focus, and developing an individual graduation plan. In order to protect the interests of every student, a mediation process that includes parent advocates must be developed, explained, and made available for conferences upon request of the parent or student.
HISTORY: 2005 Act No. 88, Section 1, eff May 27, 2005.

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South Carolina Code of Laws

Title 59 - Education

Chapter 59 - South Carolina Education And Economic Development Act

Section 59-59-10. Citation of chapter.

Section 59-59-20. Development of curriculum based on career cluster system; individual graduation plans; role of school districts.

Section 59-59-30. Implementation of chapter; administrative support and staffing.

Section 59-59-40. Guidance and counseling model.

Section 59-59-50. State models and prototypes for individual graduation plans and curriculum framework of career clusters of study.

Section 59-59-55. Model for addressing at-risk students.

Section 59-59-60. Organizing high school curricula around clusters of study and cluster majors.

Section 59-59-70. Implementation of career development plan for educational professionals in career guidance.

Section 59-59-80. Integrating career awareness programs into curricula for first through fifth grades.

Section 59-59-90. Counseling and career awareness programs on clusters of study for sixth, seventh, and eighth grades; selection of preferred cluster of study; development of graduation plan.

Section 59-59-100. Providing services of career specialist; qualification of specialist; career specialists currently employed by tech prep consortia.

Section 59-59-105. Duties of career specialists.

Section 59-59-110. Implementation of career guidance program model in high school; counseling of students; declaration of area of academic focus within cluster of study.

Section 59-59-120. Limitation of activities of guidance counselors and career specialists.

Section 59-59-130. Implementation of principles of "High Schools that Work" organizational model.

Section 59-59-140. Individual graduation plans.

Section 59-59-150. Regulations for identifying at-risk students; model programs.

Section 59-59-160. Parental participation; annual parent counseling conferences.

Section 59-59-175. Repealed.

Section 59-59-190. Assistance in planning and promoting career information and employment options.

Section 59-59-200. Training of teachers and guidance counselors; review of performance.

Section 59-59-210. Review of articulation agreements between school districts and institutions of higher learning.

Section 59-59-220. Development of appropriate resources and instructional materials.

Section 59-59-230. Promulgation of regulations.

Section 59-59-240. Private and home schools.

Section 59-59-250. Funding.