Expanded ADEPT Teacher Webinar
On February 21, 2017, the Office of Educator Effectiveness held a webinar for teachers presenting the rationale for changes to the Expanded ADEPT system that will take effect in 2018-19. Links to resources from the webinar are included here. The webinar featured the new SCTS 4.0 evaluation rubric and updates related to the new, Expanded ADEPT system, which will be fully implemented for all teachers during the 2018-19 school year. 

Please click on this link to access the webinar, which can be found on the SC Department of Education’s Office of Educator Effectiveness webpage.  Viewers are advised to download and print the (3) accompanying documents accessed via the links provided below to have as references during the webinar.  Additional information will be provided from the McCormick County School District ADEPT Office by Wanda Anderson, ADEPT Specialist, as district phase-in and implementation plans are developed. Stay tuned!

Formal Evaluations
Educators may appeal their evaluation results in accordance with the South Carolina State Board of Education Expanded ADEPT Support and Evaluation System Guidelines based solely on the procedures, below. Professional and support staff evaluations are not considered grievances pursuant to Administrative Regulation HRS-15.

If an Annual or Continuing Contract teacher is dissatisfied with the results of his/her Final Evaluation, he/she shall have five (5) calendar days from the date of receipt of his/her Final Evaluation results to submit a written appeal to the BCSD Chief Human Resource Services Officer. The written appeal must set forth one (1) or more specific ground(s) for appeal. Appeals citing general disagreement with the educator’s evaluation results without one (1) or more specific ground(s) for appeal will be summarily denied.

The Chief HR Services Officer, or her designee, will review the document(s) provided by the appealing teacher, may meet with the appealing teacher and/or others, and will notify the appealing teacher of the decision in writing within ten (10) business days of receipt of the appealing teacher’s appeal or meeting with the appealing teacher, whichever is later. In order to ensure a full review and determination, the deadline for response to the appealing teacher may be extended in the sole discretion of the Chief HR Services Officer or her designee.

If the teacher believes the determination of the Chief HR Services Officer or her designee is in error, he/she may appeal, in writing, to the BCSD Superintendent. The appeal, in writing, must be submitted to the Superintendent within five (5) calendar days of the date of the Chief HR Services Officer’s decision. The appeal must contain one (1) or more specific grounds for appeal from the decision of the Chief HR Services Officer. Appeals lacking one (1) or more specific ground(s) for appeal will be summarily denied. The Superintendent is not obligated to meet with or otherwise grant a hearing to the appealing teacher pursuant to this procedure.

Nothing herein shall be construed as modifying an educator’s rights pursuant to the South Carolina Employment and Dismissal Act, S.C. Code Ann. § 59-25-410, et seq.

Informal Evaluations
No teacher or other certified staff members may grieve the results of his/her informal evaluations, including Goals-Based Evaluations. The decision of the Principal shall be final.