To be eligible for funding, a district or consortium must submit a plan for the program which includes:
(a) mission statement;
(b) the policy for the basis of enrollment in the school;
(c) location of the alternative school program; and
(d) description of how the school will focus on the educational and behavioral needs of the students. This description must include strategies for individual student instruction plans, evaluations at regular intervals of the student's educational and behavioral progress, instructional methods in meeting academic achievement standards in the core academic areas, provisions for a low pupil-teacher ratio, utilization of available technology, strict codes of student conduct, counseling, strategies to gain strong parental input and support, strategies to ensure students will adapt to a regular school setting upon departure from the alternative school program, and student time lines for meeting the academic and conduct standards set. The alternative program may be provided in conjunction with the adult education program, where appropriate. Goals, interim goals, and data collection for program evaluation must be a part of the program plan.
The instructional program should enable students to make the transition to a regular school program, earn a high school diploma or GED, or seek postsecondary education. Steps should be taken to ensure that credit earned by students participating in the alternative school program can be transferred to other public schools in the State; provided, nothing herein shall prohibit school districts and/or the South Carolina Department of Education from establishing and providing new and innovative programs as may be authorized otherwise under law to meet the unique needs of alternative school students who otherwise might drop out of school or never be able successfully to complete the requirements for a diploma.
HISTORY: 1999 Act No. 107, Section 1.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Section 59-63-20. Age of attendance.
Section 59-63-30. Qualifications for attendance.
Section 59-63-35. Nonresident military enrollment in South Carolina high school diploma program.
Section 59-63-40. Discrimination on account of race, creed, color, or national origin prohibited.
Section 59-63-45. Reimbursement for attending another school district
Section 59-63-50. Fingerprinting of pupils.
Section 59-63-55. Report required of certain injuries.
Section 59-63-60. School guards required to be safely attired.
Section 59-63-65. Class size reduction; funding; facilities.
Section 59-63-70. High school student participation in independent organized sports teams.
Section 59-63-75. Concussion protocol for student athletes.
Section 59-63-80. Individual health care plans for students with special health care needs.
Section 59-63-90. Notice of available health-related services and rights.
Section 59-63-110. Citation of article.
Section 59-63-120. Definitions.
Section 59-63-130. Prohibited conduct; reports by witnesses.
Section 59-63-217. Barring enrollment of student; grounds; notice and hearing; duration of bar.
Section 59-63-220. Suspension of pupils by administrator.
Section 59-63-230. Notices of suspensions; conferences with parents or guardian.
Section 59-63-235. Expulsion of student determined to have brought firearm to school.
Section 59-63-240. Expulsion for remainder of year; hearings.
Section 59-63-250. Transfer of pupils.
Section 59-63-260. Corporal punishment.
Section 59-63-270. Regulation or prohibition of clubs or like activities.
Section 59-63-275. Student hazing prohibited; definitions.
Section 59-63-280. "Paging device" defined; adoption of policies addressing student possession.
Section 59-63-310. Short title.
Section 59-63-320. Reporting form.
Section 59-63-330. Quarterly and annual reports.
Section 59-63-333. School crime requirements to conform to federal "No Child Left Behind Act".
Section 59-63-335. Failure of school administrator to report criminal conduct; liability.
Section 59-63-340. Promulgation of regulations.
Section 59-63-350. Local law enforcement.
Section 59-63-360. Attorney General; representation of school districts.
Section 59-63-380. School official reporting school-related crimes; immunity.
Section 59-63-390. Inclusion of school crime report act summary in student handbooks.
Section 59-63-410. Enrollment of pupils.
Section 59-63-420. Effect of transfer on enrollment lists.
Section 59-63-430. Board shall furnish copies of relevant statutes to teachers.
Section 59-63-440. Violations of Sections 59-63-410 to 59-63-430.
Section 59-63-450. No may shall be counted in enrollment more than once.
Section 59-63-460. Annual reports.
Section 59-63-470. Transfer of pupils whose enrollment threatens to disturb peace.
Section 59-63-480. Attendance at schools in adjacent county.
Section 59-63-490. Transfer to adjoining school district.
Section 59-63-500. Transfer without consent of school district of residence.
Section 59-63-510. County board of education authorized to order transfer.
Section 59-63-520. Consent required for transfer.
Section 59-63-530. Credit on tuition for taxes paid.
Section 59-63-550. School attendance; boundary clarification.
Section 59-63-710. School lunch division in State Department of Education.
Section 59-63-720. County school lunch supervisors.
Section 59-63-730. Employment and discharge of county school lunch supervisors.
Section 59-63-740. Duties of county school lunch supervisors.
Section 59-63-750. Compensation of school lunch supervisors; office space and equipment.
Section 59-63-760. State's school lunch policy.
Section 59-63-765. School breakfast program.
Section 59-63-780. Inability to pay for school lunches; availability of federal funds.
Section 59-63-785. School meal debt collections; exceptions.
Section 59-63-790. School districts to implement breakfast program in each school.
Section 59-63-800. Waiver of school breakfast requirement.
Section 59-63-910. Safety and security drills; guidelines.
Section 59-63-920. School compliance and documentation.
Section 59-63-1110. Consent to search person or his effects.
Section 59-63-1120. Searches by school administrators or officials with or without probable cause.
Section 59-63-1130. Searches by principals or their designees.
Section 59-63-1140. Strip searches prohibited.
Section 59-63-1150. Compliance with case law; training of school administrators.
Section 59-63-1300. Legislative intent.
Section 59-63-1310. Individual or cooperative programs; funding; sites.
Section 59-63-1320. Referral or placement of students in alternative school programs.
Section 59-63-1330. Discretion of school board.
Section 59-63-1340. Permissible divergence from traditional programs and schools.
Section 59-63-1350. Eligibility for funding.
Section 59-63-1360. Transportation.
Section 59-63-1370. Teachers at alternative school programs; staff development.
Section 59-63-1380. Funding for alternative school programs.