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Flexibility for Classrooms, Schools and Districts. Presentation by Roy M. Stehle Director of Office of Federal and State Accountability South Carolina Department of Education. Flexibility for Schools and Districts.
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Flexibility for Classrooms, Schools and Districts Presentation by Roy M. Stehle Director of Office of Federal and State Accountability South Carolina Department of Education
Flexibility for Schools and Districts “From the beginning of my efforts to serve the public as State Superintendent of Education, providing school districts, schools, and teachers more flexibility has been a cornerstone of my vision to transform education." Dr. Mick Zais
Flexibility Options Offered Through theOffice of Federal and State Accountability - SCDE State • Innovative Programs and Locally Designed Subject Area Courses • Proficiency-based Systems for High School Credit • Waivers of State Board of Education regulations which impede innovation in school and district strategic plans
Flexibility Options Offered Through theOffice of Federal and State Accountability - SCDE Federal • ESEA Flexibility Waiver • Consolidation of federal administrative funds at LEA level • Consolidation of federal funds in a Title I schoolwide project • Transferability of federal funds • Flexibility with the exclusion rule to supplement, not supplant
Accountability • Accreditation standards apply • The State Board may not waive statue • Program flexibility exists within state and federal guidelines • General fiscal controls apply • State and federal report cards
Darlene Prevatt, Team Leader Office of Federal and State Accountability dprevatt@ed.sc.gov 803-734-3477 Roy M. Stehle, DirectorOffice of Federal and State Accountabilityrstehle@ed.sc.gov803-734-8118