Provisions and Guidance for the 2021-22 School Year

The South Carolina Department of Education continues to work with districts and educators in considering the need for additional flexibility for the upcoming school year.

• SCDE Guidance for 2021-22 Field and Clinical Experiences
• Flexibility for Alternative Route Educators
• Options for Initial and Professional Certificates Expiring June 30, 2021
• Provisional Certificates Expiring June 30, 2021
• Temporary Alternative Route Certificates Expiring June 30, 2021
• Criminal History Review and Fingerprinting Procedures
• Praxis Tests at Home Option

Provisions and Guidance for the 2020-21 School Year

• Summary of COVID-19 Emergency Provisions to Assist Current and Prospective Educators (PDF)
• Provisional Educator Certificate
• One-Year Grace Period for Initial and Professional Certificates Expiring June 30, 2020
• Flexibility for Alternative Route Teachers with a Final Certificate Expiring June 30, 2020
• Flexibility for Candidates Seeking Admission to an Alternative Route Program
• Emergency Provisions for Career and Technical Education (CTE) Work-based Teachers
• Guidance for 2020-21 Field and Clinical Experiences (PDF)
• Criminal History Review and Fingerprinting Procedures
• Praxis Tests at Home Option

Provisions and Guidance for the 2019-20 School Year

• Emergency Exemptions for Spring 2020 Student Teachers (PDF)
  Only applicable for the spring 2020 semester