Act 114 (updated Read to Succeed legislation) requires that beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, a student must be retained in the third grade if the student fails to demonstrate reading proficiency by scoring Does Not Meet Expectations on SC READY Reading. A student may be exempt for good cause from the mandatory retention but shall continue to receive instructional support and services and reading intervention appropriate for their age and reading level. GCEs remain the same except for the reading portfolio which has been removed as a GCE.

Successful completion of Summer Reading camp is defined more narrowly to include alternate formative assessments or reassessment of SC READY (see note below) and revised cut scores to reflect the requirements of Act 114.
 

Third Grade Retention Guidance Document (Revised October 2025)

NEW - Formative Alternative Assessment Cut Scores Approved for Summer Reading Camp