Legislation:
Education Improvement Act of 1984
Statutory Authority:
§59-24-40. Amended by 1997 Act. No. 50
The law requires principals to be formally evaluated at least once every three years. A professional development plan, based on the strengths and weaknesses identified in the evaluation and the school's strategic plan, is to be established for the purpose of improving the principal's performance. Any principal whose performance is rated unsatisfactory must be
evaluated again within one year.
The State Board of Education adopted standards and criteria for principal performance. The standards and criteria were approved by the General Assembly and are currently in use by local school districts in South Carolina in the evaluation of principals.
An evaluation instrument was piloted and determined valid and reliable for measuring the degree to which a principal's performance meets the standards. The study data indicated increased reliability of the instrument when used by more than one administrator to evaluate a particular principal.
2011 Training dates for superintendents and their designees who will evaluate principal performance:
June 30, 2011
July 14, 2011
August 8, 2011