Superintendent's Division

The Superintendent's Division supplies both internal supports to agency staff and external support to districts and others so that all stakeholders can promote students reaching the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate. The division includes the Offices of Audit Services, the Chief Information Officer, the Chief Information Security Officer, Human Resources, and Finance. The deputy’s office supports the Superintendent’s Shared Services initiative and agency operations.

Auditing Services: The mission of the Office of Auditing Services (OAS) is to add value to the South Carolina Department of Education by providing assurance and consulting services to management to ensure its financial and operational objectives are being achieved as well as ensure the agency and its sub recipients are in compliance with applicable federal and state laws and regulations. OAS also provides technical assistance to school business officials, independent certified public accountants, and other professionals relating to various state and federal financial reporting requirements.

OAS is responsible for conducting audits of not-for-profit organizations and selected school districts throughout the State that receive funds administered by the South Carolina Department of Education. OAS reviews all OMB audit findings and requests management decisions from program areas.

OAS conducts internal audits of the agency's programs, operations, and maintenance bus shops to ensure accuracy of reported information, efficient and effective operations, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Chief Finance Office: The mission of the Office of Finance is to provide sound, professional financial leadership and support to internal and external stakeholders; provide timely and accurate payments to school districts, vendors, and other entities; provide customer service of the highest quality to those within and outside of the agency: and to comply with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations.

Information Technology: The mission of the Office of the Chief Information Officer is to provide direction, planning, analysis, design, development and implementation of the agency's information technology services both internally to the agency and coordinating statewide with school and district technology professionals.

Chief Information Security Office: The mission of the Chief Information Security Office is to safeguard the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information systems, data, and applications by providing proactive security expertise, creating and maintaining robust security architecture, and fostering a culture of security awareness throughout the Agency.

Human Resources

The mission of the Office of Human Resources is to provide leadership in human resources issues. Services of the Office of Human Resources include:

Recruitment and Staffing | Classification and Compensation/Operations | Benefits | Employee Relations/Staff Development