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Board approves continuous improvement turnaround plans for 17 underperforming schools
Summary
Following state report-card results, the board voted Jan. 28 to approve continuous improvement and turnaround plans for 17 identified schools; unsatisfactory-rated schools will deliver quarterly progress updates beginning April 29, 2025.
The Richland School District One Board of Commissioners on Jan. 28 approved continuous improvement turnaround plans for 17 schools identified as underperforming under state report-card rules.
Doctor Miner, who presented the item for the Office of Teaching and Learning, said the plans were developed after each school completed a diagnostic review of report-card results and created SMART goals aligned to state expectations and the South Carolina Graduate profile. Miner said, “These plans called continuous improvement plans are now being submitted for your approval this evening.”
Why it matters: under the South Carolina code cited during the presentation, a school that receives a report-card rating of below average or unsatisfactory is identified for intervention. Miner told the board that schools rated unsatisfactory will be required to provide quarterly updates to the board, with the first update tentatively scheduled for April 29, 2025.
Plan development and monitoring: Miner described a three-phase process used by the schools — diagnostic review, goal-setting and drafting actionable strategies — and said schools will monitor progress at 30/60/90-day intervals as required by the South Carolina Department of Education. Principals presented their plans during a work session earlier the same day and were available for questions.
Board action: the administration recommended approval of the 17 plans; the motion to approve passed unanimously.
Ending: district staff will collect and present the quarterly updates from unsatisfactory-rated schools and will continue to work with principals on implementation; the board did not vote on specific remedial funding at this meeting but asked for ongoing monitoring.
