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, AAnnual. Updates to the South Carolina Schoolttatistical Report Series

The-South Carolina ,School Statittl Report Series was develop in 1 72 to provide

a source document for seferal area of school data over a select period of time.,The

annual updates illustrate ome aspects of change that have occ red in' South Carolina

SchoOli and -apresent, continuous efforts by the State Department of Educationito

prOvide some basics for county and district present and futtire planning. The Statistical

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/"A Historical Summary of Private School Statistics," Statistical Report Series, Updated

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This report provides historical information on the development of private schools

in South Carolina. The report attempts only to illustrate the growth that hasoccurred in private schools ce 1962. Figures contained itr the report were

extracted from many 'annual re rts of the 'State Superintendent of Education.

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Available on a invited basis from the Education Products-Center.

Historical Summary of First Grade Retention," Statistical Report Series, Updated

April 1974.

The OurRose of this report is to illustrate first grade retention figures for' over a

decade in South Carolina schools From the 1962-63 school year to the 1972-73

school year, first grace retention has been reduced from 15.9 percent to 7.7

percent.)J.

Available on a limited basis from the E.P.C.

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Districts.

. "Rankings of Districts and Schools According to Enrollment," Statistical Report

Series, Updated June 1974.

This report contains the rankings of distOcts,and schools froth latgest to smallest

according to enrollment figures. Rankings are intended only t compare the size

school districts and schools. No indications of the quality of education taking

place is. made in the report...

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"Projected Birth, First Grade Enrollments, High School Graduafes and NumberEntering College for the State and the Counties," Statistical Report,Series, UpdatedJune 1974./.,

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The purpose of this report is to provide state and county estimates of basicstatigks that are relevant to educati6nal planning in South Carolina by projectingthe, timber of.live births, first grade enrollment, high school graduates and thenumber of high school graduates who enter college. Caution is to be exercised byall' users of the projecti9ns that'are illustrated in,that the predictions, to a greatextent, are dependent upon present trends remaining constant; Future ypdateswill reflect changing trends.

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"An Historical Summary of Enrollment Trends," Statistical Report Series, projectedpublication date: Spring 1975. .

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The data contained within "this study illustrates some aspects of the change thathas occurred in South Carolina school enrollment (grades .1-12 and specialeducation)' and should provide abasis fopresent and futtie planning. Previously,,this data has been repated by county; howpver, this study and subsequent studiesprovide data by county,and by sct?ool district. The figures contained in this reporthave been taken from many annual ?ports of the State Superintendent ofEducption and annual. reports of the county superintendents of education aodillustrate enrollment trends over a five -year period.

Available, upon completion in late Spring, on a limited basis from the E.P.C..

4.14'"Anaklistorical Summary of Financial Data," Statistical Report Series, projectedpublication date: Spring 1975.

This report reflects thote changes in revenue receipts and expenditures in theState's public school systems and should provide a basis for evaluating the dollarvalue of education in South Carolina.

,Available, upon completion, in late Spring, on a limited basis from the E.P.C.

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basis, from the Education Products Center.

RanCgs of the Counties and %chool Districts of South Carolina, 1973-74, projected-

publication date: Spring 1975.

This 'publication contains t ose ranked lists of information which may be useful

to local school authorities in 'interpreting, c'jnparing, and evaluating certain'aspects of their educational programs.' It is particularly helpful in that it provides

. information which can be utilized in the preparation of district profiles, publicinformation btochures, and in needs assessment sttklies. The data which are:included deal with economic and demographic characteristics by counties, Pupil

enrollment and attendance, prOductivity, professional staff, school plants, and

finances.

School Districts' f Sopth Carolina: Organization and Administration, June 1974, 54 pages.

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This report deals with the legal organization an dministration of school districts

in South Carolina and includes detaile data about the geographical;organizational, financial, and legal Concerns of ch individual district. In addition

to identifying the legal base 'for the school districts' organization andadministrative structures, thii)studr alsdprovides some perspective with regardtothe relation of one district to another. It is hoped that this information will be ofuse in the effective reorganization of some school district structures..

"South Carolina County, District, Area Superintendents, 1974-75." 0

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This listing includeis nam Ind addresses for South Carolina county, district and

area superintendents..

South Carolina School Board. Members.

This is an alphabetical listing of county, district, and area school board members

in South Carolina:

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South Carolina School Directory..s.

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The directory gives names, address'es,..and phone numbers for State Boardmembers; Department, county and district persomiel; and schools and principals.

Information is also given for private schools, area vocational schools, colleges, and

related agenciessuch as the Parent-Teacher Congress.

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St ents' Rights, Responsibilities and Resources in South Carolina, projected publicationda : Spring 1975,

This publfcation, prepared by the Office of Planning, defines those rights andresponsibilities accorded to and held by students in South Carolina schools. A listof those resources a'ailable to students confronted with legal questions is alsoprovided.

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The Annual Report of the State Superintendept of Etlucation, projected publication date:`Spring 1975.

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This report deals with statistical data concerning receipts and expenditures forpublic education in South Carolina, costs for operating the State Department ofEducation, the total.cost of public education, school financing, and personnelinformation:.

.South Carolina:,A ate Profile, July 1974, 49 pages.

This profile" f the educational system in Sbuth Carolina presents statisticalinformation for sixteen. chzracteristies-ifia format designed to facilitate timelyand accurate educational decision-making.

Private Schools ListI

. .Oschools,his lisyincludes the names of all South Carolina private their respect &princip(als, the schools' addresses and phone numbers, grade span, enrollment and\type (coed, parochial, etc.).

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. employment is also presented by §elected occupatioris (classified by DOTDictionary of Occupational Tjtles) for So4th Carolina and the substale areas for

the year 1972 and projected for 1977, along witkexpansion needs, replacement

needs, and net change in demand. The data presented in this study can be used to

provide for. planQing and evaluation of- manpower education and training

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South Carolina Occupational Information System- Statewide Report, State Board of

Technical and Comprehensive Education,June 1974, 44 pages.__________ _ _ _ _ .

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This -publication 45 designed to aid in planning vocational and technical educationprogranis by identifying labor demand as well as project labor supply. Its Liajor

puipose is to provide educators and administrators of training programs With -

projections of manpower supply and demand in terms of fields 4f training, on a o

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The following'position papers are ivailablb from the Education Products Center.

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"The Twelve-Month School Plan/OptionS which E4ist4 for South Carolina's Educational_Planners," March 1971, 66 pages.

Thit paper is an assimilation of what research has to say regarding the advantagesand- disadvantages of the Four Quarter Year Round Schocil Plan and theTri-mester Year Round School Plan. Succinctly organized and unbiasedlypresented, the paper was designed with' a view toward practicality and with anunderstanding of tht 'administration, faculty, students, and curriculum of South-Carolina schools.

"Barriers to Educational Change," June 1971, 29 pages.

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In reviewing the barriers that halt iKnovation and change in education, the writerof this paper researched .educational dataand organized it under ,the headings offinance, organization, leadership, personnel attitudes, personnel training,communication, laws,- regulations, and policies..The paper does not attempt tointroduce -the means of .implementing -change; instead, it is simply a technical

paper organized to_give experimenters in education a base from which to orienttheir work.

"A Study of Volunteer Program4 in the Public Sphools," July 1971, 79 pages,

This paper is writte, for the educational planner who is examining the value of a,

volunteer teacher aide program. Advantages as well as potential barriers arecitedin aniunbiased fashion. Final decision regarding the use of volunteer teache,aides

is left to rest. with the individual district and its objective assessment.of its own

needs and capabilities.N

"Ability Grouping," August 1971, 21 pages. .J

Grouping, the proCess of classifying students for instructional purposes on thebasis of predetermined criteria, is used to reduce the range of individual studentdifferences. in an attempt to further simplify, the teaching task, ability groupingwas intrbduced. The purpose of this paper is to take research findings regardingability grouping and to organize then) into PR\ O and CON categories.

"Behavioral Objectives,",May 1972, 8 pages.

This eight-Page paper, plus appendices, presnts an ovenfiew of the use-to be madeof -behavQoal objectives. It begins with a definition; then probes into uses and

writing; and Concludes with examples.

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"Individualized Instruction," April 1973, 93 pages.4

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;This in-depth Osearch information packet offers its reader a wide view of the fieldof/individualization. Included are computer 'printouts of document abstracts andof journal article descriptions. (The abstracts may be ordered in microfiche or'

1 hardcopy; the journal articles may be ordere in hardcopy.1 In addition, pertinentarticlesnd bookletsjre provided. .

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"Emenjing Trends in Health acid Safety Instruction," September 1973, 13 pages..

Recent transitions, emerging trends, and new developmental Phases of Nealth andsafety curricula are highlighted in this package. In 'addition, ideas are exPored forimplementing new and innovative projects in health and safety instruction.Alternative guidelines and suggestions for program development are also provided,along with alternative suggestions for materials which )nay be used in suchprograms. Summaries and selected complete conies of resdurce documents used inthe study, are includVi at the end of the package.

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"Grouping for lnstructipn: A New Pertspective," Septeniber :1973,..2 _pages.

IThis analysis of trends in grouping for instruction includes: (1) a historical capsuleof instructional grouping patterns as they have emerged over the years, (2)current -da'' trends in grouping practices including alternative aodels, and (3)criteria {Orr' evaluating grouping- models. The package concludesVviteh completecopies of the major resource documents used in the study.

"Sex Discrimination: Policies or Procedures in Dealing with Discrimination in Employment,Promotion, and Sports Programs," September 1973, 5 pages.'

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Because of the deeply rooted beliefs concerning women's role in Americansociety, the aspirations of ambitious and career-minded women have been severely.rippled. Sex discrimination of women in employment, promotions, and sportsactivities is especially !imminent and, therefore, this paper is aimed at these areas,Discriminatory practices' against women are compared with those of *men,revealing blatant biases.' Current legislation oncernin? the eights of women isreviewed along with positive steps that many_ stateq have already taken -in thisregard.

/"Self-Concept: Improvement and Influencing Factors," October 1973, 28 pages.

jr.In this study the 'author has emphasized the tremendous influence that the

, self:concept has on academic attainment. Factors such as rapport and ciceptanceby others, a democratic setting, personal success, freedom, security, nd love arerepeatedly mentioned throughout the research examined as necessar, componentsof a postive self-concept; and a healthy self- concept, contribut to success in

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school. Original studies and 'articles are included wiIich.statistically reveal the need

for educators to stress the improvement of self-concept as well as the academic

curriculum.

"Continuous Progressand Nongraded Programs: Alternative Approaches," January 1974, 80

pages.

This package delineates aspects of implementing contiguous progress ornongraded programs whiph seem to pervade till implementation and operational

process of all such programs. Such aspects include: preplanning, facultyinvolvement, organization for instruction, curricukim transformation, diagnosis of

. pupil need, parent involvement, revising student evaluation procedures, and use of

teacher aides:

"Cioss-Age Teaching: An Innovative Succ.ess,',' February 1974, 22 pages.

This paper discussed in length the essential Mani nts of a cross-age teaching ..,--,

program: the role of teacher, tutor, and tutee is i cluded along wit ,the benefitsand effects_otihe_prograrn_o_n the students. Descriptions of model are

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The publications listed below were produced by the Education Products Center for

other offices in the State Department ctf 'Edtkation and are available, upon request, from

those offices:

Office of General Education.

"Does Your Child Need Kindergarten?", October 1974, 1 pige.

This leaflet vas developed by the Elementary Education Section for distribiitionto parents-of pre-school children, and was designed to make parents aware of the .

bs. advantages of kindergarten attendance.

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"Our SchoolsAre Changing, Why?", October 1974, 8 pages.

The 'Elementary 5itucation Section developed this booklet for distriblition toparents 'of elementary school 'children. It ,vas designed to eradicate the old mythsabout educational practices and to offer factual information about what really

happens in a child's educatio al environment.

"Where Are We Now?", October 1974, 32.pages.

This booklet was designed by the Elementary Education Section and was designed

to provide superintendent; and`principals with data on first.grade retention and "

the progress, being made in reducing the percentage of students retained in their ;

first grade year. *,

BEDS Elementary Instruction Manual, 11974, 21 pages. BEDS Secondary Instruction

Manual,1974, 20 pages.

The primary purpose of these two publications is. to guide teachers andadministrators in procedures, to be used in the completion of Basic EducationData System (BEDS) forms. BEDS collects information on professional staffrelated to training, experience, certification, teaching 9ssignment, class load, and

the like. The ?BEDS data collection effort is conducted onct, each year and

provides mucht of the professional 'staff infdrmation needed bi/ State and Fede'Fal

agencies. Revised annually.

South Carolina Middle Schtiol Guide, March 1975, 134 Pages.

This publication, developed b'y the Office of General Education, offers"suggestions to educational leaders seeking guidance in devploping a new middle

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Arts in Education, project &p ublication date: Spring 1975.

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Carolina' -schools. A. list of contact people is provided for those individuals

interested in obtaining moreinformition about a specific program.

Office of Federal Proarami

EHA, Park B brochure, September 1974, page.= t

This brochure was developed for the Office of Federal programs for distribution

among the districts, encouragingthem to apply for funding in initiating *grams

for the handicapped.

Office of Vocational Education

VOT:eitionalManagement-InformationInterface Study," Amended and Approved' August 8,

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A proposal for a project designed to' develop; impfleinent and evaluate 'a

comprehensive,autoinateck Vocatiogal Management infprmation, System which

..... would include: the expansion of the State's Basic Edu tional Data Systeni for

the collection and reporting of- (1) student enrollments, (2) student completions,

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A Superintendent'sGuide to School Law, October-1974,10 pages.

'This booklet provides some helpful suggestions for superintendents who Must

keep themselvesinformed of the ever-increasing numbeof new laws; regulations,.

policies, and 'court cases affecting public education in South Carolina, and the

nation. The superintendent may need to know when and where to go; and how to

find and use Specific legal resourcesavailable to him, and t is guide. is designed to

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The newsletters listed belov'y are pioducld by the Education productiCenter for otheroffices in the State Department of Education. Anyone wishing to receive .copies of a givenpublicatipn may forwaird their request to the Education Products Center or the spe fieoffice, anciiheir name will be placed on a mailing list.

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Office of Public Informalioli

South Carolina Schools.

The newsletter presents information on State Board action, budget requests,teacher 6f the year selection, and Department program' S, workshqRs, publications,

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e-'EDlines: "Science and Environmental News."

_The newsletter describes programs and materials available toscience educators.Published twice a year. '

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South Carolina Instructional Materials Center Network for Handicapped Children.yy

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s distributed throughout the school year to educatorsand administrators of programs for handicapped children. Information is

presented.ortnew instructionalmaterjals and equipment available on loan thrbughthe Materials Center network. . -'

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released, Only with appr6hriate authorization, upon' request. . .

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Georgetowp County Building Needs ire the Waccan)aw Neck Area of Georgetown Cqunty,_June 1974j27 pages.

t This study ,was conduOted by the*Office of Research' todetermine what schoolfacilities are needed to provide adequate educational opportunitie) for the youthpf the Waccamaw Neal( Area in Georgetown' County and tc4guide planning fori.school facility construction in that portion of the aupty.

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York Count School District Two, Facilities and Clersonnel Survey,June 1974, 51 pages.

This study, was undertaken ty. the Survey Section to determine: (1) enrollmentprojections over the next fhie years, (2) school facilities to accommodate tRienrollment, and (3) an assessment .0 the management and operation functions inYork County. District Tw

Dorchester Comolidation Survey, July 1974, 33 pages.

This document deals with those findings of the Office of Research on thequestion' of the possible consolidation of Dorchester Districts One and Three, andcites those recommendations of thesurvey team for effecting such a merger.

Anderson County School District Five School Building Needs, January 1975, 27 pages.

This report was prepared by the Survey Section to establish long-range plansconcerning the eliminationof Estes Elementary School.

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The School District of Aiken County Administrative and Facilities Survey, March 1975, 132pages,

This document-was prepared to assess the administrative and facilitilineeds in theSchool District of Aiken Co nty.

-'§C-VIIS District Profiles

The South Carolina IntOractive Management Information System (SCIMIS)District Profiles are -compiled from various data bases and are confidential innature. Any district may request a profile of any combination of its owncharacteristics, and the final product is released only to authorized districtpersonnel. No unauthorized requests for copies of a SCIM1S profile will beprocessed. (i.e., no individual requestor will receive a copy of his own district'sSCIMIS profile or that of another district).

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"Historical DeVelopment crf Teacher ,Certification Rules and Regulatiers," Office of. _

Research Report) Series, V,ol. 1, No. 2, May 1973, 14 pages.. .4 ..:

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This-report lists the historical development, of teacher certification rules and.,-,.

...- . regulations and a chronology of certification change. The chief soproes ofinformation were Code of Laws of South Carolina, .1962,vtinck Acts and Joint,Re*lutionrof the General Asseinbli of South Carolina. ,

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\ 'gr. r"Supgrintendents and Principals',,Salary Study 1972-73," Office of Research Report Series,Vol., 1, No. ,4, May 1973, 17 pages. "Superintendents and Prindipals' 'Salary: Study1973-74,"- Oifibe of Research Report Series, Vol. 1, NO. 10, March 1974,, 1 1:)ages:--------," Superintendents and principali' Salary Study 1974-75," Office of Research Report Series,

Vol 1, No. 16, /February 1975, 21 pages.

, These studies include tables for county, district and area superintend sandssistant superintendents, based on enrollment f and educational-Igj; for

secondary principals, secondary assistant_princip-ils, eleinentary principals,. and--elementary assistant principals, -based on full-time "equivalency of instructional

staff, educational level, and length of contract; and for public school

administrators, bised on educational level.

"Fall 1972 Age-Grade Study," Office of Research-Report Series, Vol. 1,No. 5, June 1973,

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The age-grade data was'collected from a random sample of approximately 20percent of the public schools inSouth Carolina; these hoofs were selected using

a table of random numbers. Three tables are included: A rade Suniey Results,Percent Distribution of Age-Grade Su ey Results, and Estimated Age-GradeDistribution of South Carolina Public Scho I Students.

/j Alcohol and Drugs: ;Theis Use and Abuse by South Carolina Public School Students,/1973," Office of Research RepOrt Series, Vol. 1, No. 8, November 1973, 112 pages.

This Base Line Research Survey was conducted during the Spring of 1973, priorto the implementation of the State Department of Educatioh's Substance AbuseProgram. A comprehensive questionnaire was administered to a Statewide sampleof students in grades four, seven; ten and twelve. The results were analyzed todetermine the extent of the factual and attitudinal information about alcohol andother drugs among South Carolina public school 'children. The report wassponsored by the South Carolta State Department of Education and the SouthCarolina State Plan Interagency Committee on Alcohol Abuse and AlCoholism.

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"Public. and Private School Enrollment Projections: 1974 through 1983," Office ofResearch Report Series, Vol. 1, No,. 9, February 1974, 202 pages.

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This report was developed by the South Carolina Department of Education toassist 'educators in future planning. Historical data in the areas Of births,populatidn, and end-ofthe-year enrollments for public and private schools, asreported to the Department, were utilized in deriving,he present projections.

I Graphs and tables are given for public school enrollment by county and bydistrict, and for erivate school enrollment by count only.

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"Final RepOrt of Evaluation Data on the ,SAcond Year of the Five-Year Plan for MeetingEleven Major. Objectives far South' CarolihrPu ic Schools," Office of Research ReportSeries, Vol. 1, No. 11, June 1974) 17 pages.

This report presents data for the 19 -73 school year for each of the'eleven major1 objectives adopted by the State and of Education.

"South Carolina Statewide Testing Program, Fall, 1973," Office of Research Report Series,Vol. 1, No. 12, June 1974, 117 pages. ,"Fall, 1974, South Carolina Statewide TestingProgram," Office of Research Report Series, Vol. 1, No. 15, February 1975, 20 pages.

These reports contain the test results of the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills.(CTBS), Form S and thkShort Form Test of Academic Aptitude (SFTAA), whichwere administered in October each year to selected fourth, seventh, ninth, andeleventh grade students in South Carolina. Among the sub-test scores derivedfrom the CTBS are those for Reading, Language, Mathematics, Reference.Skills,Science and Social Studies; also reported is a Battery Total score yvhtich representsa combination of the Reading, Language, and Mathematics sub-tests. There areseveral' sets of figures which show, in addition to other profiles, the percentage ofstudents placed in each Of the four quarters of the national normative distributionas well as the p,ircentages iri the four national quarters for the diiStrict with thebest performing students and the district with the most poorly performingstudents. This study is particularly helpful in determining needslessessment andcurriculum evaluation.

"Students LOst to the Educational System in South Carolina, 19737 O/ifice of Research\Report Series, Vol. 1, No. 13, August, 1974, 38 pages.

This report emphasizes the number of pupils not remaining, in South Carolinaschools until 4Nduation. Attention is focused on the grade le el at which holdingpower is lepst effective, the educational level of particular dult age groups andcomparisons with other states in specific areas of educati n. Data reported isobtained from the "number of graduates", as reported bt the high schoolprincipals in the 1973 Basic Educational Data System and the "number ofdiplomai issued" by the Office of General Education.

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"Student Self-Concept Results 'for Sixteen Year Olds: A State Profile," Office of ResearchReport Series, Vol. 14 No. 14, January 1975, 5 pages.

The School.Survey and Attitude Inventory (WI) was administered to a sampleof 4,414 tenth graders in South Carglina luring the Spring of 1974. The SSAI was

given to fulfill a specific objective of th% Fivi Year Plan: "By,June, 1974, anplassessment will -ha .de" been made which will measure the percent of 1.6 'year olds

o have a positive self-concept." This report gives a detailed model of SSAI andthe procedurevartd results of the inventory.

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