Kershaw School District, South Carolina
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Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of South Carolina school district websites
The good
- Budget and audits[1] posted
- Contracts[2] and salary schedule[3] posted
- Board members[4] and meetings[5] posted
- Administrative officials posted with contact information[6]
- Links to academic performance[7]
- Spending transparency reports posted[8]
The bad
- No background checks posted
- Taxes not posted
- No information on how to obtain public records
School board
Below is a list of current board members:[9]
| Member | Seat | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Mara Horton Jones (Chaplain) | 1 | 1/2005 - 12/2012 |
| Sherri Brosius | 2 | 1/2003 - 12/2010 |
| Joseph Dorton, Jr. (Chairman) | 3 | 1/2004 - 12/2012 |
| M. Andrew James | 4 | 1/1999 - 12/2010 |
| Carol Thompson (Vice Chair) | 5 | 5/1996 - 12/2012 |
| Kim DuRant | 6 | 1/2003 - 12/2010 |
| Matt Irick | 7 | 1/2009 - 12/2012 |
| Charles King, II | 8 | 1/2007 - 12/2010 |
| James Smith | 9 | 1/2001 - 12/2012 |
Dr. Frank Morgan serves as Superintendent of schools for Kershaw County.
Teacher contracts
Salary schedules
Salary schedules for 2010-11 are posted and range from $32,220 for certain first year teachers to $69,467 for certain teachers with 23 years experience.[10]
School budget
2010-11
The approved 2010-11 budget is $59,950,116, which is a $2,230,306 (or 3.6%) decrease from the prior year.[11]
Spending transparency
On April 1, 2009, the South Carolina Legislature passed H3352 which requires school districts in the state to post a check register and credit card statement online.[12] All school districts are required to post monthly statements beginning June 30, 2010.
As of December 23, 2010 the district complies with the law.[13]
Academic performance
PASS (Palmetto Assessment of State Standards)
Federal law requires students in grades 3-8 to take a state test based on state academic standards.
The table below shows the percentage of students in the Kershaw School District who met or exceeded the state standard in 2010 and 2009.[14]
| PASS | Writing 2010 | Writing 2009 | English 2010 | English 2009 | Math 2010 | Math 2009 | Science 2010 | Science 2009 | Social Studies 2010 | Social Studies 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 71.4% | 76.7% | 80.9% | 81.4% | 71.2% | 71.2% | 53.3% | 57.3% | 71.3% | 78.6% |
| Grade 4 | 81.3% | 72.2% | 77.7% | 78.1% | 81.6% | 78.1% | 70.8% | 68.2% | 78.6% | 79.8% |
| Grade 5 | 74.1% | 76.3% | 77.6% | 81.6% | 71.3% | 74.3% | 58.6% | 66.1% | 64.0% | 62.3% |
| Grade 6 | 77.0% | 76.6% | 74.8% | 78.3% | 69.4% | 73.9% | 62.8% | 73.1% | 84.4% | 87.2% |
| Grade 7 | 77.7% | 74.1% | 76.3% | 73.5% | 70.5% | 71.5% | 80.0% | 78.5% | 67.2% | 59.4% |
| Grade 8 | 75.0% | 76.1% | 69.9% | 70.4% | 69.2% | 66.9% | 74.4% | 66.8% | 76.0% | 72.5% |
Unions
School choice
External links
- Kershaw School District Official Website
- Education.com - Kershaw school district
- School Tree - district profile
- KCSD Facebook page
References
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