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Marboro County board approves continuous improvement plans for underperforming schools
Summary
The board unanimously approved consolidated continuous improvement/turnaround plans required by the state for several underperforming schools; plans include tutoring, summer school, interventionists, and career-readiness elements and will be submitted to the State Department of Education.
Miss Promise presented the South Carolina consolidated plan the district will submit for schools designated as underperforming and for district-level improvement. The plan bundles school-level continuous improvement and turnaround strategies required by the state, including targeted tutoring and intervention, summer programs, reading and math interventionists, curricular materials and software, and professional development.
"The turnaround plan must include input from the community and must also be approved by the local school board," Miss Promise said while describing submission requirements and the June 30, 2026 deadline for state approval.
Board members asked for clarity on parent engagement and partnerships. Staff described monthly parent workshops, family math and literacy nights, and outreach via the district's Title I communications; they also described career-readiness supports administered through GCDF career facilitators, industry visits, job shadowing and remote options for students who cannot travel.
After discussion a board member moved to approve the continuous improvement plans; the motion was seconded and approved unanimously. Staff said the plans will be filed with the South Carolina State Department of Education per required timelines.
Why this matters: multiple Marboro County schools carry state underperformance designations (CSI, ATSI, priority and targeted support categories were cited in the presentation). The plans lay out how the district will spend state and federal resources to raise student achievement and exit identification status over the multi-year cycle.
The board requested additional detail from principals and committed to ongoing oversight as the interventions are implemented.
