South Carolina Department of Education
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| headquarters = 1429 Senate Street, Columbia, SC 29201
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| chief1_name = Ellen Weaver
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The South Carolina Department of Education is the state education agency of South Carolina. It is headquartered at 428 Wholesale Lane, West Columbia, SC. The agency is overseen by an elected Superintendent of Education, currently Ellen Weaver.
Instructional Television
The Department of Education's Instructional Television (SCDE ITV) team, part of the South Carolina Office of eLearning,[http://ed.sc.gov/agency/standards-and-larning/e-learning/ Unknown]{{dead link|date=December 2023 | fix-attempted=yes}} works with South Carolina Educational Television (ETV) to provide resources and services to South Carolina public schools, including instructional television (ITV) for distance learning. ITV is responsible for the selection of video-based resources, the development of local programming to support the state's K–12 curriculum, and the scheduling of approved resources. ETV provides production and technical delivery services to support instructional programming. K-12 and professional development programming are now delivered both by broadcast through the ETV satellite system and online via StreamlineSC.{{Cite web|url=https://www.scetv.org/|title=South Carolina ETV|website=South Carolina ETV}}
ITV has produced with ETV award-winning{{which|date=January 2015}} series including Project Discovery and Eye Wonder. South Carolina focused resources including Detective Bonz, the SC History Mystery and Idella Bodie's SC Women Series are utilized to support the curriculum.
Executive Department
The state superintendent of education is elected at-large and serves a term of four years.
=Executive Department positions=
- Ellen Weaver, State Superintendent
- Betsy Carpentier, Deputy, Division of Data, Technology & Agency Operations
- Cathy Hazelwood, Deputy and General Counsel, Division of Legal Affairs
- John Payne, Deputy, Division of Federal Programs, Accountability & School Improvement
- Virgie Chambers, Deputy, Division of District Operations & Support
Board of education
The South Carolina State Board of Education is composed of one representative from each of the sixteen South Carolina Judicial Circuit Courts. County representatives for each circuit are responsible for electing their circuit's board representative whose term ends after four consecutive years. Any person who is a registered elector in the State and who has taken the oath of office as defined by the Constitution of South Carolina is eligible for board membership.{{Cite web|url=https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t59c005.php|title=Code of Laws - Title 59 - Chapter 5 - State Board Of Education|website=www.scstatehouse.gov|access-date=2020-02-25}}
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|+South Carolina State Board of Education Members{{Cite web|url=https://ed.sc.gov/state-board/state-board-of-education/additional-resources/state-board-members-information-and-biographies/|title=State Board Members Information and Biographies - South Carolina Department of Education - 2/24/20 2:49 PM|website=ed.sc.gov|access-date=2020-02-24}} !Name !Area !End of Term |
| Mr. Micheal Brenan
|Chair |Serves at will of the governor |
| Dr. Kristi V. Woodall
|Chair-Elect, 16th Circuit (York, Union) |December 31, 2022 |
| Jon Butzon
|1st Circuit (Calhoun, Dorchester, Orangeburg) |December 31, 2021 |
| Crystal F. Stepleton
|2nd Circuit (Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell) |December 31, 2023 |
| Dr. Shawn Johnson
|3rd Circuit (Clarendon, Lee, Sumter, Williamsburg) |December 31, 2023 |
| Cathy D. Chapman
|4th Circuit (Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Marlboro) |December 31, 2022 |
| Dr. Tracy N. West
|5th Circuit (Kershaw, Richland) |December 31, 2020 |
| Dr. J. R. Green
|6th Circuit (Chester, Fairfield, Lancaster) |December 31, 2021 |
| Carl S. Hinze
|7th Circuit (Spartanburg, Cherokee) |December 31, 2022 |
| Dr. Cynthia Downs
|8th Circuit (Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens, Newberry) |December 31, 2021 |
| Lawerence Kobrovsky
|9th Circuit (Berkeley, Charleston) |December 31, 2022 |
| Mrs. Debby A. Howard
|10th Circuit (Anderson, Oconee) |December 31, 2020 |
| J. Steven English
|11th Circuit (Edgefield, Lexington, McCormick, Saluda) |December 31, 2022 |
| Jean W. Pearson
|12th Circuit (Florence, Marion) |December 31, 2021 |
| David F. Whittemore, Jr.
|13th Circuit (Greenville, Pickens) |December 31, 2019 |
| Valaree C. Smith
|14th Circuit (Allendale, Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper) |December 31, 2020 |
| Alan Walters
|15th Circuit (Georgetown, Horry) |December 31, 2023 |
Superintendents
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|+ Superintendents of Education of the State of South Carolina !scope="col" data-sort-type="number"|{{abbr|No.|Number}} !scope="col"|Superintendent ! scope="col" colspan="2"|Party !Term !scope="col" | Time in office |
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|1 |style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"| |1868 |8 years |
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|2 |style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"| |1876 |8 years |
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|3 |style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"| |1882 |4 years |
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|4 |James H. Rice |style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"| |1886 |4 years |
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|5 |W. D. Mayfield |style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"| |1890 |8 years |
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|6 |John J. McMahan |style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"| |1898 |4 years |
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|7 |Oscar B. Martin |style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"| |1902 |6 years |
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|8 |John E. Swearingen |style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"| |1908 |14 years |
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|9 |James H. Hope |style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"| |1922 |25 years |
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|10 |Jesse T. Anderson |style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"| |1947 |20 years |
| 11
|Cyril B. Busbee |style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"| |1967 |12 years |
| 12
|Charlie G. Williams |style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"| |1979 |12 years |
| 13
|style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"| |1991 |8 years |
| 14
|style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"| |1999 |8 years |
| 15
|style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};"| |2007 |4 years |
| 16
|style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"| |2011 |4 years |
| 17
|style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"| |2015 |8 years |
| 18
|style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};"| |2023 | |
References
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External links
- [http://ed.sc.gov/ South Carolina Department of Education]
{{South Carolina statewide elected officials}}
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Category:State departments of education of the United States