South Carolina Virtual School Program: Annual Report. Charmeka Childs, Deputy Superintendent

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1 South Carolina Virtual School Program: Annual Report Charmeka Childs, Deputy Superintendent Bradley Mitchell, Director of Office of Virtual Education

2 Program Overview Following a one-year pilot, the South Carolina Virtual School Program (SCVSP), legislatively created in May 2007, began offering courses in the academic year as a supplemental program for students in traditional brick and mortar schools. Over five years later, the SCVSP has worked with diploma-granting public, private, and home schools to provide state-funded, free online courses for high school credit. With enrollment steadily growing, the SCVSP continues to assist schools and districts in improving their graduation rates the original mission of the program. Mission The mission of the SCVSP is to deliver flexible, high quality online options to meet the diverse educational needs of South Carolina students as a strategy for increasing South Carolina s graduation rate and preparing students to become successful citizens in a competitive, global society. Core Values The following are the core values that guide the SCVSP: 1. Students should be at the center of each decision. 2. Integrity, honesty, and respect are paramount in all aspects of SCVSP s operations. 3. Courses must be engaging and interactive with rigorous standards-based content to meet the diverse educational needs of students. 4. Students, their parents/guardians, and the schools who sponsor the students should be active partners in the process. 5. All of these partners are accountable for their role in the educational process. 6. Continuous evaluation is vital to program improvement. Goals and Objectives The SCVSP strives to reach the following goals and objectives: 1. Increase the graduation rate in South Carolina. 2. Focus on the individual success of each student and tailor courses to students educational needs. 3. Provide students with access to Advanced Placement and specialized courses, which may not be offered at their traditional brick and mortar school in order to promote educational equality. 4. Provide an alternative to students who may not be able to complete their high school education without access to flexible options, i.e. students with children, students with mitigating work schedules/circumstances, students with disabilities or medical issues, etc. 5. Provide credit recovery courses for students. 6. Provide students with a 21 st century education to make them competitive in the workforce after their high school graduation or in their pursuit of a degree from a higher education institution. Page 1

3 Enrollment Activity The SCVSP served a total of 16,800 students during the academic year. Served students are those who are still actively participating in a course(s), successfully completed their course(s), failed to successfully complete their course(s), withdrew with a failing grade, or withdrew with no grade. A total of 11,896 students completed their course(s). Out of these 11,896 students, 11,120 students successfully completed their course(s) with a grade of 70 or better while only 776 failed to successfully complete their course(s). There were 1,026 students who withdrew failing from their course(s) and 3,726 students who withdrew with no grade from their course(s). At the time the enrollment numbers were collected, 152 students were actively participating in a course that was carried over from the academic year for various reasons. The enrollment numbers were collected at the end of the summer session in August. SCVSP Enrollment Activity 11,120 3, ,026 Actively Participating Successfully Completed Failed to Successfully Complete Withdrew Failing Withdrew with No Grade Courses Offered and Success Rates In the academic year, the SCVSP offered 72 diverse courses at various levels including Advanced Placement, college preparatory, and credit or content recovery. In addition to courses in the core content areas of English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies, the SCVSP offered three languages Spanish, Latin, and Mandarin Chinese and a variety of electives in such popular career majors as health occupations, family and consumer science, and business education. The following is a complete list of these many courses: Page 2

4 Accelerated Spanish 1 CP Forensic Science CP Accelerated Spanish 2 CP Geometry CP Accounting 1 CP Geometry Credit Recovery Algebra 1 CP Government CP Algebra 1 Credit Recovery Government Credit Recovery Algebra 2 CP Grade 8 English Language Arts Intervention Algebra 2 Credit Recovery Grade 8 Mathematics Intervention Advanced Placement Art History Health Science 1 CP Advanced Placement English HSAP Review Language/Composition Advanced Placement English Literature/Composition Human Development: Responsible Life Choices 1 CP Advanced Placement Latin Integrated Business Applications CP Advanced Placement Statistics Introduction to Health Science CP Advanced Placement United States Keyboarding CP History Art History CP Latin 1 CP Biology CP Latin 2 CP Biology Credit Recovery Latin 3 Honors Chemistry CP Mandarin Chinese 1 CP Chemistry Credit Recovery Medical Terminology CP Child Development 1 CP Music Appreciation 1 CP Computer Applications CP Parenting Education 1 CP Desktop Publishing CP Personal Finance CP Earth Science CP Personal Health CP Economics CP Physical Education 1 CP Economics Credit Recovery Physical Science CP English 1 CP Physical Science Credit Recovery English 1 Credit Recovery Physics CP English 2 CP Pre-Calculus CP English 2 Credit Recovery Psychology CP English 3 CP Sociology CP English 3 Credit Recovery Spanish 1 CP English 4 CP Spanish 2 CP English 4 Credit Recovery Spanish 3 Honors Entrepreneurship CP Statistics CP Environmental Science CP United States History and Constitution CP Family Life Education 1 CP United States History Credit Recovery Financial Fitness 1 CP Web Design CP Page 3

5 Of the 72 courses offered, the five most popular courses, based on enrollment, were Physical Education 1 CP (1,217), Economics CP (1,189), Government CP (1,081), English 3 CP (736), and English 4 CP (733). The following is a table that lists the enrollment for each course offered in : SCVSP Course Enrollment Accelerated Spanish 1 CP 66 Accelerated Spanish 2 CP 31 Accounting 1 CP 52 Advanced Placement Art History 20 Advanced Placement English 12 Language/Composition Advanced Placement English 27 Literature/Composition Advanced Placement Latin 2 Advanced Placement Statistics 39 Advanced Placement US History 41 Algebra 1 CP 90 Algebra 1 Credit Recovery 213 Algebra 2 CP 551 Algebra 2 Credit Recovery 305 Art History CP 303 Biology CP 79 Biology Credit Recovery 234 Chemistry CP 93 Chemistry Credit Recovery 140 Child Development 1 CP 321 Computer Applications CP 558 Desktop Publishing CP 321 Earth Science CP 215 Economics CP 1,189 Economics Credit Recovery 113 English 1 CP 48 English 1 Credit Recovery 243 English 2 CP 106 English 2 Credit Recovery 254 English 3 CP 736 English 3 Credit Recovery 238 English 4 CP 733 English 4 Credit Recovery 132 Entrepreneurship CP 145 Environmental Studies CP 179 Page 4

6 Family Life Education 1 CP 269 Forensic Science CP 113 Geometry CP 435 Geometry Credit Recovery 249 Government CP 1,081 Government Credit Recovery 114 Grade 8 English Language Arts Intervention 117 Grade 8 Mathematics Intervention 117 Health Science 1 CP 137 Human Development: Responsible Life 177 Choices 1 HSAP Review Ongoing participation/no grades issued Integrated Business Applications CP 183 Introduction to Emergency Medical Services 151 CP Introduction to Health Science CP 144 Keyboarding CP 456 Latin 1 CP 133 Latin 2 CP 52 Latin 3 Honors 22 Mandarin Chinese 1 CP 30 Medical Terminology CP 303 Music Appreciation 1 CP 387 Parenting Education 1 CP 177 Personal Finance CP 135 Personal Health CP 459 Physical Education 1 CP 1,217 Physical Science CP 109 Physical Science Credit Recovery 210 Physics CP 13 Pre-Calculus CP 52 Psychology CP 51 Sociology CP 93 Spanish 1 CP 311 Spanish 2 CP 213 Spanish 3 Honors 101 Statistics CP 491 United States History and Constitution CP 157 United States History and Constitution Credit 291 Recovery Web Design CP 221 Page 5

7 Districts and Schools Served For the academic year , the SCVSP served students from 281 schools in 81 public school districts. In addition, students from 16 home school associations, 49 private schools, and 33 adult education centers participated. The Appendix, Section II on pages contains enrollment information for all participating districts and schools. Successes and Achievements During , the SCVSP provided high quality customer service in a variety of ways telephone, , Skype, internal messaging, and an online help desk. Although customers used each of these methods, the online help desk or LiveChat saw the greatest increase in usage. LiveChat is an online help desk that allows anyone to instant message a staff member in the program s student services division for immediate assistance in real-time during the business day. In addition, customers can leave messages for staff to respond to the following day. During the school year, LiveChat issues ranged from password problems to complex technical issues to questions about how to register. The SCVSP received approximately 3,000 instant messages through LiveChat and was able to respond to approximately 94% of them, increasing the program s responsiveness to customer needs. In addition to increasing its use of LiveChat, the SCVSP upgraded its online learning management system (LMS), Moodle. The transition from Moodle 1.0 to Moodle 2.0 was fairly seamless under the direct supervision of the administrative team. Although staff encountered some problems with the course migration, it was relatively problem-free. The upgrade to Moodle 2.0 is another example of the program s efforts to stay at the fore-front of advancements in online education. In a report titled Keeping Pace with K-12 and Online and Blended Learning published in fall 2012 by The Educational Evergreen Group and various prominent and respected educational research institutions, the SCVSP ranked third in the nation for annual growth. Although it is difficult to determine the exact causes of this growth, reasons cited by students include the following: needed course to graduate on-time, needed course online due to scheduling conflicts, and needed to repeat a failed course. In its efforts to grow the program, the SCVSP faculty and staff continued to stay abreast of the latest trends in online learning. It held monthly professional development sessions, both face-toface and online, to discuss online teaching methods and philosophies, best practices for online instruction, the latest technologies, and the program-wide implementation of new policies and procedures. Page 6

8 In addition to ongoing professional development, the SCVSP implemented a strong mentoring program for new teachers. New teachers were paired with a veteran teacher or mentor who provided guidance in instructing students online using the resources made available to them through the SCVSP. Although most of the mentoring took place online, the SCVSP required new teachers to spend a day or more, if needed, with their mentors in their mentors home offices to learn the many facets of teaching students online. Once the relationship was formed, they were encouraged to contact their mentors with questions or concerns. The mentoring program has helped to foster a collegial environment in which teachers share new information with each other. The SCVSP faculty and staff represented the program at the state and national level. In February, teachers created Short Takes, short videos on best practices in online learning, at the request of Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) in celebration of national Digital Learning Day. Of the 20 Short Takes that SREB posted on its webpage, eight of them were from SCVSP teachers. Later in the year, one of the teachers shared her video on Google Hangouts with attendees at the state Literacy in Technology Conference as part of a presentation on increasing student success in online courses. A member of the administrative team attended a conference held by the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) to create partnerships with technology directors in other state s education agencies and to learn about emerging technologies in the field of education. In addition to receiving recognition at the state and national levels, the SCVSP administered a survey to students at the end of each enrollment session fall 2012, winter 2013, and summer 2013 for the purpose of learning more about students online experiences. Data showed that roughly 80% of students would take another course with the SCVSP. Over 70% liked working at their own pace and the flexibility that taking an online class afforded them. Almost 90% were very satisfied or satisfied with their experience with the SCVSP. These results indicate that students are, for the most part, pleased with their course(s) and their interactions with the SCVSP. In addition, students, parents, and guidance counselors included several positive comments about the SCVSP in their responses. Some of these comments can be found on page 13. Another measure of success was the program s completion rate. In , approximately 93% of SCVSP students successfully passed their course(s) with a grade of 70 or above. Almost 60% completed above average by earning a final grade of an A or B. Below is a graph with the breakdown of grades as well as a table with the course completion percentage for each course. Page 7

9 3,624 SCVSP Final Grade Breakdown 3,230 2,568 1, A B C D F SCVSP Course Course Completion Rate Accelerated Spanish 1 CP 75.00% Accelerated Spanish 2 CP 83.33% Accounting 1 CP 88.00% Algebra 1 CP 85.50% Algebra 1 Credit Recovery 96.09% Algebra 2 CP 87.93% Algebra 2 Credit Recovery 98.41% AP Art History % AP English Language/Composition % AP English Literature/Composition 89.47% AP Latin % AP Statistics % AP US History 92.31% Art History CP 93.88% Biology CP 92.59% Biology Credit Recovery % Chemistry CP 69.76% Chemistry Credit Recovery % Child Development 1 CP 75.51% Computer Applications CP 96.40% Desktop Publishing CP 95.22% Earth Science CP 77.98% Economics CP 95.18% Economics Credit Recovery 96.42% English 1 CP 84.37% English 1 Credit Recovery % English 2 CP 87.03% Page 8

10 English 2 Credit Recovery % English 3 CP 88.99% English 3 Credit Recovery % English 4 CP 96.70% English 4 Credit Recovery % Entrepreneurship CP 87.75% Environmental Studies CP 89.28% Family Life Education 1 CP 85.89% Forensic Science CP 92.64% Geometry CP 94.08% Geometry Credit Recovery % Government CP 95.14% Government Credit Recovery 96.15% Grade 8 English Language Arts Intervention 99.15% Grade 8 Mathematics Intervention % Health Science 1 CP 96.42% Human Development: Responsible Life 75.75% Choices 1 CP HSAP Test Preparation No grades issued Integrated Business Applications CP 81.25% Introduction to Emergency Medical Services 87.15% CP Introduction to Health Science CP 92.38% Keyboarding CP 98.89% Latin 1 CP 94.02% Latin 2 CP 92.85% Latin 3 Honors 92.86% Mandarin Chinese 1 CP 69.23% Medical Terminology CP 94.56% Music Appreciation 1 CP 94.29% Parenting Education 1 CP 78.43% Personal Finance CP 88.46% Personal Health CP 98.94% Physical Education 1 CP 97.50% Physical Science CP 78.00% Physical Science Credit Recovery % Physics CP 66.67% Pre-Calculus CP 80.48% Psychology CP 91.67% Sociology CP 90.74% Spanish 1 CP 89.53% Spanish 2 CP 88.88% Spanish 3 Honors 95.00% Page 9

11 Statistics CP 86.45% US History and Constitution CP 90.12% US History and Constitution Credit Recovery 96.19% Web Design CP 89.24% Overall Program 93.47% Expenditures In FY 2013, the SCVSP expended money for salaries and fringe benefits for faculty and staff, as well as operating costs, from two funding sources: the General Fund and K12 Technology Funds, respectively. The agency allotted $2,002,000 for salaries and fringe benefits for five administrative staff, 27 full-time teachers, and 30 part-time teachers. The operating budget totaled $1,471, Of that, the SCDE spent $877,328.40, leaving a balance of $594,019.59, which was carried forward into FY Expenditures included instructional materials; online textbooks; hosting and maintenance for the Virtual School Administrator, the program s student management system; office maintenance (rent, electricity, phones, etc.); data processing; the development of mobile applications; and professional development. Future Plans for Growth and Development In 2014, the SCVSP will undergo a re-branding to distinguish itself from other South Carolina virtual schools and programs. The re-branding will include the following: A name that better represents the mission of the program. A revamped website that is more user-friendly. A student information system aimed at improving the student registration process and enrollment management. New courses based on requests from the districts as well as the students and their parents. Plans are underway to add Advanced Placement Biology, Advanced Placement European History, Anatomy and Physiology CP, French 1 CP, German 1 CP, Mandarin Chinese 3, Spanish 4, Architectural Design 1 CP, and Mechanical Engineering 1 CP. The SCVSP is also developing and implementing a Keyboarding course for students in grades 3-6, as well as intervention courses in middle level English Language Arts and Mathematics. Expanded blending learning projects with students instructed partially through online content and partially through a traditional classroom at their brick and mortar school. Schools without certified teachers in highly critical content areas will be targeted for participation. Page 10

12 Franchising whereby the SCVSP will provide access to its student information system, learning management system, and courses to schools and districts that want to start their own online learning program using their own teachers. Training will be provided by the SCVSP to the schools and districts as they start with the franchise. Recommendations As the SCVSP continues to experience a rise in enrollment, it has become apparent that its ability to function at an optimal level is being threatened. The main concern is that the SCVSP will no longer have the capacity to successfully serve students as the student body outgrows the program s staffing. As a result, the SCVSP is recommending the hiring of additional staff. At this time, the SCVSP has an administrative team comprised of five employees. There is a team leader, blended learning coordinator, curriculum coordinator, and two student services coordinators, with a third to be hired later this year. Despite the student services coordinators working earnestly to provide the best customer service, they often find themselves overwhelmed with an inordinate amount of telephone calls and s from schools, guidance counselors, students, and parents while responding to instant messages received through LiveChat. In , they worked diligently to assist the 16,800 students who were enrolled, but found it difficult, at times, to provide superlative service due to under-staffing. The addition of a fourth student services coordinator would enable the program to provide better customer service to its diverse audiences. Although each student who registers with the SCVSP must be sponsored by the traditional school the student attends, a student s potential for success is increased if the SCVSP can establish a positive working relationship with the student s guidance counselor. While the student services coordinators try to do this, they lack the specialized training that a guidance counselor would have in addressing the high school graduation requirements, Individualized Graduation Plans (IGPs), Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), 504s, NCAA regulations for high school athletes, behavioral issues, etc. Having a counselor with knowledge about all of the counseling domains career, social, and academic would greatly benefit SCVSP students. Likewise, the addition of four instructional designers is critical if the SCVSP is going to continue to offer high quality, effective online courses that meet the diverse needs of its students. These instructional designers would work with content experts to design courses that incorporate best practices in online learning while meeting state, national, and international standards. To grow the program, the SCVSP needs additional instructional designers to expand its course offerings at all grade levels. Finally, although the SCVSP had 27 full-time teachers in , it had to rely on 30 parttime teachers to meet the course demands of students. Despite its using a substantial number of Page 11

13 part-time teachers, the SCVSP failed to serve 434 students who requested courses. Therefore, the SCVSP is requesting ten additional full-time teachers to ensure that all students who request courses will be able to enroll and, therefore, graduate on time. While the program could employ additional part-time teachers, employing full-time teachers is more effective. During the academic year, the SCVSP spent over $500,000 on part-time teachers. Although hiring 10 full-time teachers would cost approximately $750,000, the effectiveness of full-time teachers significantly outweighs that of part-time teachers. Since the program s inception, data indicate that full-time teachers have higher retention and successful completion rates than part-time teachers. Page 12

14 I'm really glad that the South Carolina Virtual School Program was there, because without it I wouldn't be able to graduate. Without this program, other students like me wouldn't be able to graduate or even get more credits. Student Testimony Comments were written by students, parents, and guidance counselors in the surveys administered by the SCVSP. Our school has used SCVSP since the beginning. I love the idea of credit recovery being available for continuous sign up. This serves a great need. Thanks for all you do!! Guidance Counselor Testimony I personally enjoyed the online course in the South Carolina Virtual School Program. It was an amazing experience. I loved it, and it was very fun and a great learning exercise for those who want to take online classes. Student Testimony This was the first time my son took a course with the virtual program. I must say it was a very transparent experience and anytime he had a problem with something the teacher responded either through the virtual or Skype. He would have taken courses to better enhance his GPA if we knew about it starting in 9th grade for he is pursuing a scholarship opportunity with football. I look forward for the law to be passed increasing the number of courses to be taken during a school term. This experience has prepared me to share with other parents other options available to them. This program is as difficult as a brick and mortar; and it's important to pace yourself to be successful. Staying on task is key or even working ahead. Thank goodness for the interactive vehicle of information. Parent Testimony Page 13

15 APPENDIX I. Glossary of Enrollment Statuses Active Enrollment Status When an approved student is assigned a course and is actively participating Classroom Assigned Enrollment Status This term is used to describe a situation in which the SCVSP has assigned a student to a class but the student has not yet begun taking the course Completed Failing Enrollment Status When a student fails to successfully complete a course with a passing grade of 70 or above Completed Passing Enrollment Status When a student completes a course with a passing grade of 70 or above Course Requested Enrollment Status When a student has not completed all the steps required to register for a course Course Request Complete Enrollment Status When a student completes all the steps required to register for a course, but is waiting to be placed in a course Withdraw Failing Enrollment Status When a student drops a course after the 10 day drop grace period and, as a result, receives a failing grade Withdraw No Grade Enrollment Status When a student signs up for a course, the student has a 10 day grace period to withdraw without a penalty Enrollment Refers to students who are actively participating in a course, have completed passing, completed failing, withdrew with no grade, or withdrew failing II. Enrollment by District and School District School Total Abbeville Abbeville High School 77 Dixie High School 152 Abbeville Total 229 Adult Ed Aiken Adult Education Center 5 Allendale Adult Learning Center 3 Anderson Adult Education (Districts 1-2) 23 Bamberg / Barnwell Adult Education 51 Berkeley County Adult Education 4 Page 14

16 Chester Adult Education 1 Chesterfield County Adult Education 66 Dorchester County 9 Florence Adult Education 1 Georgetown Adult Education/Howard Adult Center 4 Greenwood County Adult Education 4 Inactive Adult Education Districts Jasper-Hampton Adult Education 8 Kershaw County Adult Education 23 Lancaster County Adult Education 23 Lexington / Richland 5 Adult Education 1 Lexington 2 Pair Education Center 3 Lexington 3 Lifelong Learning Center 4 Marlboro County Adult Education 1 Myrtle Beach Family Learning 49 Poynor Adult Education 18 Richland One Adult Education 8 Richland Two Adult Education 50 Sumter County Adult Education 2 Tri-District Adult Education 11 Adult Education Total 401 Aiken Aiken High School 113 Aiken Performing Arts Academy (Charter) 57 Midland Valley High School 113 North Augusta High School 160 Ridge Spring-Monetta High School 15 Silver Bluff High School 31 South Aiken High School 204 Aiken Total 693 Allendale Allendale-Fairfax High School 55 Allendale Total 55 Anderson 1 Palmetto High School 73 Powdersville High School 66 Powdersville Middle School 2 Wren High School 169 Anderson 1 Total 310 Anderson 2 Belton-Honea Path High School 44 Anderson 2 Total 44 Anderson 3 Crescent High School 49 Anderson 3 Total 49 Page 15

17 Anderson 4 Connect to College 223 Pendleton High School 25 Riverside Middle School 5 Anderson 4 Total 253 Anderson 5 Anderson Five Charter School 19 Glenview Middle School 11 Lakeside Middle School 48 McCants Middle School 38 Robert Anderson Middle School 56 T.L. Hanna High School 73 Westside High School 11 Anderson 5 Total 274 Bamberg 1 Bamberg-Ehrhardt High School 9 Bamberg 1 Total 9 Bamberg 2 Denmark-Olar High School 3 Bamberg 2 Total 3 Barnwell 19 Blackville-Hilda High School 6 Barnwell 19 Total 6 Barnwell 29 Williston-Elko High School 2 Barnwell 29 Total 2 Barnwell 45 Barnwell High School 70 Barnwell 45 Total 70 Beaufort Battery Creek High School 34 Beaufort High School 76 Beaufort Jasper Academy for Career Excellence 21 Bluffton High School 134 H. E. McCracken Middle School 7 Hilton Head High School 53 Lady's Island Intermediate/Middle School 1 Whale Branch Early College High School 6 Beaufort Total 333 Berkeley Berkeley Alternative School 1 Berkeley County Middle College 14 Berkeley High School 32 Berkeley Middle School 4 Cane Bay High School 160 Cross High School 5 Goose Creek High School 69 Hanahan High School 82 Stratford High School 150 Page 16

18 Timberland High School 44 Berkeley Total 561 Calhoun Calhoun County High School 1 Calhoun Total 1 Charleston Academic Magnet High School 7 Baptist Hill High School 1 Burke Middle High School 4 CCSD Summit Program 3 Charleston Charter School for Math and Science 71 Charleston County School of the Arts 84 Coastal Christian Preparatory School 3 James Island Charter High School 3 Laing Middle School of Science and Technology 3 Military Magnet Academy 64 Moultrie Middle School 4 R B Stall High School 3 Septima Clark Corporate Clark Academy 3 Thomas Cario Middle School 2 Wando High School 408 West Ashley High School 84 West Ashley Middle School 3 Charleston Total 750 Charter Schools Calhoun Falls Charter School 86 Coastal Leadership Academy 2 Langston Charter Middle School 9 Legacy Charter School 26 Midlands Math & Business Academy Charter Midlands Middle College 30 Palmetto Academy for Learning Motorsports Charter High 147 School Palmetto Scholars Academy 33 Palmetto State E-Cademy 252 Provost Academy South Carolina 5 Royal Live Oaks Academy Charter School for the Arts and 3 Sciences SC Whitmore School 18 South Carolina Calvert Academy 2 South Carolina Connections Academy 224 South Carolina Virtual Charter School 64 York Preparatory Academy 67 Page 17

19 Charter Schools Total 970 Cherokee Blacksburg High School 2 Gaffney High School 38 Cherokee Total 40 Chester Chester Senior High School 38 Great Falls High School 1 Lewisville High School 12 The Academy for Teaching and Learning 14 Chester Total 65 Chesterfield Central High School 55 Cheraw High School 148 Chesterfield High School 68 Chesterfield-Ruby Middle School 19 McBee High School 85 Chesterfield Total 375 Clarendon 2 Manning High School 46 Manning Junior High School 3 Clarendon 2 Total 49 Clarendon 3 East Clarendon High School 64 Clarendon 3 Total 64 Colleton Colleton County High School 251 Colleton Total 251 Darlington Darlington High School 9 Hartsville High School 169 Darlington Total 178 Dillon 3 Latta High School 1 Dillon 3 Total 1 Dillon 4 Dillon High School 6 Lake View High School 3 Dillon 4 Total 9 Dorchester 2 Ashley Ridge High School 437 Fort Dorchester High School 334 Givhams Alternative School 17 Summerville High School 660 Dorchester 2 Total 1,448 Dorchester 4 Woodland High School 97 Dorchester 4 Total 97 Edgefield Fox Creek High School 116 Strom Thurmond High School 115 Edgefield Total 231 Page 18

20 Fairfield Fairfield Central High School 4 Fairfield Middle School 11 Fairfield Total 15 Florence 1 South Florence High School 132 West Florence High School 78 Wilson Senior High School 65 Florence 1 Total 275 Florence 3 Lake City High School 19 Florence 3 Total 19 Florence 4 Timmonsville High School 39 Florence 4 Total 39 Georgetown Andrews High School 79 Carvers Bay High School 19 Georgetown High School 28 Waccamaw High School 41 Georgetown Total 167 Governor's Schools South Carolina Governor's School for Science & 1 Mathematics South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and 59 Humanities Governor's Schools 60 Total Greenville Berea High School 12 Blue Ridge High School 68 Brashier Middle Charter 2 Carolina High School and Academy 20 Eastside High School 166 Greenville Senior High School 124 Greenville Technical Charter High School 13 Greer High School 81 Greer Middle College Charter High School 1 Hillcrest Senior High School 97 J L Mann High School 118 League Academy 1 Lifelong Learning 1 Mauldin High School 288 Riverside High School 407 Riverside Middle School 1 Southside High School 91 St. Joseph's Catholic School 1 Sterling Middle School 2 Page 19

21 Travelers Rest High School 59 Wade Hampton High School 99 Woodmont High School 163 Greenville Total 1,815 Greenwood 50 Emerald High School 57 Greenwood High School 79 Westview Middle School 1 Greenwood 50 Total 137 Greenwood 51 Ware Shoals High School 6 Greenwood 51 Total 6 Greenwood 52 Ninety Six High School 29 Greenwood 52 Total 29 Hampton 1 Wade Hampton High School 97 Hampton 1 Total 97 Hampton 2 Estill High School 30 Hampton 2 Total 30 Home Schools Foothills Accountability Association 3 Grace Home School Association 5 Home Education & Religious Training (HEART) 2 Homeward Education Association 5 Insights on Education (I.O.E.) 3 Oconee County Third Option Group (OCTOG) 3 Option 1: District Approved Home School 4 Option 2: South Carolina Association of Independent Home 5 Schools PACESC: Parent's Association for Christian Education in 5 South Carolina Palmetto Home School Association, Inc. 20 Palmetto State Association of Home Schools 2 Piedmont Home Educators' Association 8 Reach The Top 4 Upstate Association of Home Schools 5 Vine and Branches Home School Association 4 Home Schools Total 78 Horry Academy for Technology and Academics 54 Academy for the Arts, Science & Technology 39 Aynor High School 24 Aynor Middle School 2 Bridgewater Academy 17 Carolina Forest High School 99 Page 20

22 Conway High School 28 Early College High School 2 Loris High School 6 Loris Middle School 1 Myrtle Beach High School 20 North Myrtle Beach High School 49 Ocean Bay Middle School 2 Palmetto Academy of Learning and Success 3 Socastee High School 17 St. James High School 63 Whittemore Park Middle School 3 Horry Total 429 Jasper Ridgeland Hardeeville High School 17 Jasper Total 17 Kershaw Camden High School 47 Lugoff-Elgin High School 193 North Central High School 2 Kershaw Total 242 Lancaster Andrew Jackson High School 29 Buford High School 34 Indian Land High School 146 Indian Land Middle School 2 Lancaster High School 57 Lancaster Total 268 Laurens 55 Laurens District 55 High School 53 Laurens 55 Total 53 Laurens 56 Clinton High School 1 Laurens 56 Total 1 Lexington 1 Gilbert High School 27 Lexington High School 249 Lexington Middle School 2 Meadow Glen Middle School 2 Pelion High School 24 River Bluff High School 1 White Knoll High School 92 White Knoll Middle School 2 Lexington 1 Total 399 Lexington 2 Airport High School 87 Brookland-Cayce High School 66 Lexington 2 Total 153 Page 21

23 Lexington 3 Batesburg-Leesville High School 32 Lexington 3 Total 32 Lexington 4 Swansea High Freshman Academy 13 Swansea High School 93 Lexington 4 Total 106 Lexington 5 Chapin High School 49 Dutch Fork High School 192 Irmo High School 81 Lexington 5 Total 322 Marion 1 Marion High School 4 Marion 1 Total 4 Marion 2 Mullins High School 18 Marion 2 Total 18 Marlboro Blenheim Elementary School 19 Marlboro County High School 111 Marlboro Total 130 McCormick McCormick High School 4 McCormick Total 4 Newberry Mid-Carolina High School 43 Newberry High School 44 Newberry Middle School 2 Whitmire Community School 9 Newberry Total 98 Oconee Seneca Middle School 32 Seneca Senior High School 49 Tamassee-Salem High School 8 Walhalla Middle School 55 Walhalla Senior High School 53 West-Oak Senior High School 44 Oconee Total 241 Orangeburg 3 Lake Marion High School 12 Orangeburg 3 Total 12 Orangeburg 4 Branchville High School 13 Edisto High 5 Orangeburg 4 Total 18 Orangeburg 5 Bethune-Bowman Middle High School 56 North Middle/High School 5 Orangeburg Consolidated School District Five High School 7 for Health Professions Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School 119 Page 22

24 Orangeburg 5 Total 187 Palmetto Unified Trenton Correctional Institution 9 Palmetto Unified Total 9 Pickens D. W. Daniel High School 87 Easley High School 198 Liberty High School 43 Pickens High School 92 Pickens Total 420 Private Schools Aiken Preparatory School 7 Anderson Christian School 3 Beaufort Academy 1 Ben Lippen High School 2 Bishop England High School 3 Cardinal Newman School 10 Cathedral Academy 5 Charleston Collegiate School 11 Christ Church Episcopal School 1 Christian Academy 12 Conway Christian School 5 Covenant Christian School 5 Dorchester Academy 18 Greenwood Christian School 5 Hampton Park Christian School 6 Heathwood Hall Episcopal School 1 Hilton Head Christian Academy 15 Hilton Head Preparatory School 2 James Island Christian School 12 Jefferson Davis Academy 8 Lake Pointe Academy 1 Laurence Manning Academy 1 Laurens Academy 6 Mead Hall Episcopal School 3 New Covenant School 7 New Prospect Christian School 2 North Myrtle Beach Christian School 9 Northwood Academy 5 Oakwood Christian School 6 Orangeburg Christian Academy 4 Orangeburg Preparatory Schools 1 Palmetto Christian Academy 18 Page 23

25 Patrick Henry Academy 3 Pee Dee Academy 22 Pinewood Prep School 16 Richard Winn Academy 4 Ridge Christian Academy 4 Shannon Forest Christian School 1 Southside Christian School 2 Spartanburg Christian Academy 1 St. Francis Xavier High School 12 St. John s Christian Academy 6 The Carolina Academy 3 Thomas Sumter Academy 17 Trident Academy 2 W. Wyman King Academy 1 Westminster Catawba Christian School 51 Private Schools Total 340 Richland 1 A.C. Flora High School 46 Columbia High School 28 Dreher High School 52 Eau Claire High School 4 Lower Richland High School 73 Richland One Middle College 26 W J Keenan High School 13 Richland 1 Total 242 Richland 2 Blythewood High School 38 Blythewood Middle School 2 Dent Middle School 14 Kelly Mill Middle School 7 Richland Northeast High School 324 Richland Two Charter High School 44 Ridge View High School 136 Spring Valley High School 385 Summit Parkway Middle School 13 Westwood High School School 71 Richland 2 Total 1,034 Rock Hill Applied Technology Center 10 Rock Hill Total 10 Saluda Saluda High School 186 Saluda Total 186 Spartanburg 1 Chapman High School 36 Page 24

26 Landrum High School 6 Spartanburg 1 Total 42 Spartanburg 2 Boiling Springs 9 th Grade Camp 2 Boiling Springs High School 55 Spartanburg 2 Total 57 Spartanburg 3 Broome High School 95 Spartanburg 3 Total 95 Spartanburg 4 Woodruff High School 24 Spartanburg 4 Total 24 Spartanburg 5 James F. Byrnes Freshman Academy 4 James F. Byrnes High School 20 Spartanburg 5 Total 24 Spartanburg 6 Dorman High Freshman Campus 5 Dorman High School 21 Spartanburg 6 Total 26 Spartanburg 7 McCracken Middle School 24 Spartanburg High School Freshman Academy 47 Spartanburg Senior High School 58 Spartanburg 7 Total 129 Sumter 17 South Sumter Resource Center 3 Sumter High School 250 Sumter 17 Total 253 Sumter 2 Crestwood High School 34 Lakewood High School 16 Sumter 2 Total 50 Union Union High School 1 Union Total 1 Williamsburg Hemingway High School 4 Kingstree Senior High School 2 Williamsburg Total 6 York 1 York Comprehensive High School 9 York 1 Total 9 York 2 Clover High School 241 York 2 Total 241 York 3 Northwestern High School 32 Rock Hill High School 25 South Pointe High School 26 York 3 Total 83 York 4 Comenius School for Creative Leadership 16 Fort Mill High School 53 Page 25

27 Nation Ford High School 128 York 4 Total 197 Program Total 16,800 Page 26