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S.C. Code Ann. § 59-28-170

School district superintendent activities

Known as the Parental Involvement in Their Children's Education Act

The act spans §§ 59–59 (13 sections).

2000 Act No. 402, SECTION 1.

(A) Each school district superintendent shall consider:

(1) designating staff to serve as a parent liaison for the district to coordinate parental involvement initiatives and coordinate community and agency collaboration to support parents and families;

(2) requiring each school to designate a faculty contact for parental involvement efforts to work collaboratively with the district coordinator and network with other school faculty contacts;

(3) requiring each school principal to designate space within the school specifically for parents which contains materials and resources on the numerous ways parents and schools can and should partner for a child's academic success; and

(4) encouraging principals to adjust class and school schedules to accommodate parent-teacher conferences at times more convenient to parents and, to the extent possible, accommodate parents in cases where transportation and normal school hours present a hardship.

(B) Each school district superintendent shall:

(1) include parental involvement expectations as part of each principal's evaluation;

(2) include information about parental involvement opportunities and participation in the district's annual report; and

(3) disseminate to all parents of the district the expectations enumerated in Section 59-28-180.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.