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Strategic Planning & Accreditation

Strategic Planning & Accreditation

A District Strategic Plan and School Renewal Plans are required by State Board of Education and are developed every five years using the most current research-based practices designed to increase student achievement. The plans are approved by the Kershaw County School Board and must be submitted to the South Carolina Department of Education. The District Strategic Plan and School Renewal Plans are updated annually. The strategic plan is also used as a part of the diagnostic assessment for district accreditation during the review by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. 

2024-2029 KCSD Strategic Plan Overview

KCSD Strategic Plan (2024–2029)

English Language Arts (ELA)

  • 4K: 40% of KCSD CERDEP-eligible 4K students will be able to identify rhyming word pairs through phonemic awareness activities as determined by myIGDIs progress monitoring data.
  • 5K: 60% of Incoming Kindergartners will be ready for school as determined by KRA Data.
  • 1st / 2nd Grade: 78% of 1st graders and 87% of 2nd graders will have composite scores of at or well above on Acadience (DIBELS).
  • 3rd – 8th Grade: Percentages of students scoring "Met" or "Exceeded" in ELA on SC Ready:
    • 3rd Grade: 70.8%
    • 4th Grade: 75.5%
    • 5th Grade: 74%
    • 6th Grade: 63.1%
    • 7th Grade: 66.3%
    • 8th Grade: 61.2%
  • English 2: 86.8% of students will score a C or higher on the English 2 EOC.

Mathematics

  • 3rd – 8th Grade: Increase the percentage of SC Ready Math scores of "Meets" or "Exceeds":
    • 3rd Grade: 72.1%
    • 4th Grade: 71.3%
    • 5th Grade: 66.2%
    • 6th Grade: 58.3%
    • 7th Grade: 46.4%
    • 8th Grade: 54.1%
  • Algebra 1: 60.2% of Algebra 1 students will score a C or higher on the EOC.

Science

  • 4th / 6th Grade: SC PASS Science scores of "Meets" and "Exceeds":
    • 4th Grade: 68.8%
    • 6th Grade: 63.3%
  • Biology: 66.7% of students will score a C or higher on the Biology EOC.

Social Studies

  • U.S. History: 68.3% of students will make a C or above on the EOC.

Graduation Rate

  • All Students: 91.8% of KCSD students will graduate on time.

School Climate

  • Chronic Absenteeism: Only 10.7% of students will be classified as chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days).

Teacher Quality

  • Teacher Retention: KCSD will recruit, mentor, and support teachers to improve the teacher retention rate to 95.1%.
  • ELEOT (Effective Learning Environments Observation Tool):
    • Digital Learning: 2.62
    • Progress Monitoring: 3.52
    • Active Learning: 3.59

Gifted & Talented

  • Gifted/Talented Students: 72.72% of Gifted/Talented students will score "Exceeding" on SC Ready Math.

2024-2029 KCSD Strategic Plan

You can also view the full Strategic Plan for 2024-2029.