The Department of Education has convened a task force to examine and propose necessary revisions for improving teacher recruitment, retention, and advancement as authorized by Proviso 1.114 of South Carolina's General Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2022-2023. By May 31, 2023, the task force must submit recommendations for potential reforms to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate. Recommendations shall include, but not be limited to, the following areas:

(1) increasing recruitment to the teaching profession;
(2) improving teacher preparation;
(3) transforming compensation for teachers;
(4) enhancing the effectiveness of teacher evaluation;
(5) improving working conditions for all teachers; and
(6) identifying best practices from other jurisdictions and designing them for South Carolina.

April 21, 2023

Agenda (PDF)
 

March 10, 2023

Agenda (PDF)
USC Berry Future of SC Teaching Profession Presentation (PDF)
USC Berry The Future of SC's Teaching Profession - Report Brief (PDF)
Call Me MiSTER Teacher Recruitment Task Force (PDF)
CERRA Teacher Recruitment and Retention Task Force (PDF)
CERRA vacancies by district - 5 years (PDF)
Kids Upstate A Catcher in the Kudzu (PDF)
Kids Upstate Data (PDF)
Kids Upstate Teacher Taskforce Fact Sheet (PDF)
NCTQ SC Legislative Task Force (PDF)
PSSCA Proviso 1.114 Presentation (PDF)
SCASL 2022 State of the State Infographic Feb 2 (PDF)
SCASL Librarian harassment stories (PDF)
SCASP Proviso presentation (PDF)
SCDE OES Task Force 3.10.2023 v 2 (PDF)
 

February 10, 2023

Agenda (PDF)
Proviso 1.114 Teacher Recruitment and Retention Task Force (PDF)
Task Force Resource List (PDF)
Recruiting & Retaining Great Teachers (PDF)
Educator Preparation in SC Presentation (PPTX)
Educators: The Overlooked Workforce Presentation (PPTX)
Efforts to Retain and Support Educators Presentation (PPTX)
 

January 10, 2023

Agenda (PDF)
 

October 10, 2022

Agenda (PDF)
CERRA 21-22 Supply Demand Key Data (PDF)
CERRA February 2022 Supply Demand Update (PDF)
CERRA 21-22 Supply Demand Report (PDF)
CERRA Special Supply Demand Data for HUB 21-22 (PDF)
ECS (2022) State Policy Levers to Address Teacher Shortages (PDF)
EOC Anderson (2022) EIA Program Review (PDF)
Hanushek 2020 HESI Teacher Compensation (PDF)
Lovison and Mo (2022) Investing in the Teacher Workforce (PDF)
LPI Carver-Thomas (2018) Diversifying Teaching Profession Report (PDF)
SCDE 2017 Committee on Educator Retention and Recruitment Recommendations (PDF)
SC Teacher Exit Survey 2020-21 (PDF)
 

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