The South Carolina Education Oversight Committee announced Tuesday that Anderson 3 has been chosen to participate in Year 2 (2019-20) of the State eLearning Pilot! The eLearning Pilot allows Anderson 3 students to complete school work at home on inclement weather days, removing the need for snow make-up days in our district calendar. This will support the continuity of instruction and keep students engaged. We will provide more information as soon as details are finalized.
The following is a release from the SC EOC.
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Columbia, July 9, 2019 -- Today, the Education Oversight Committee (EOC) announced that ten additional school districts have been approved to use eLearning days for school make-up days. A total of 15 districts in the state will participate in the program in the upcoming school year, including the original five districts, Year 1 Districts, who participated in school year 2018-19.
| Year 1 Districts
School Years 2018-19 and 2019-20
| Year 2 Districts
School Year 2019-20
| | Anderson 5
Kershaw
Pickens
Spartanburg 1
Spartanburg 7
| Anderson 1 Georgetown
Anderson 2 Lexington 2
Anderson 3 Lexington 3
Berkeley York 2
Florence 1 York 3
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In June there were a total of 23 districts that submitted applications to participate in the eLearning pilot program. District officials from Year 1 Districts reviewed and scored the applications, which did not contain the names of the applicants.
For the 2019-20 school year, Year 1 Districts will provide direct support and assistance to the ten districts. The EOC will also work with SC ETV, the State Library, and the South Carolina Department of Education to provide resources and support to these districts.
"The goal of the project is to expand eLearning to more districts throughout the state," stated Melanie Barton, Executive Director of the EOC. "Clearly, there is strong interest in our state for the initiative. Ensuring that districts have the technology, infrastructure and personnel is important; however, the critical factor is making online learning a central part of students' daily learning."
Barton noted that "what makes this program so special is that the idea for using online learning for school make-up days came from district leaders and is being sustained and expanded due to their work and initiative."
The proviso in the state budget that created the pilot program requires the EOC to report recommendations for how the program can be implemented statewide by June 1, 2020 to the Governor, the General Assembly, the Department of Education and to the State Board of Education.
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