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The South Carolina School Boards Association (SCSBA), a non-profit organization, serves as a source of information and as a statewide voice for boards governing the 85 public school districts.

SCSBA provides legislative advocacy, a training program, publications, policy services, superintendent searches and other customized services for school boards.

Some 636 school board members serve as trustees for school districts in the state. More info about SCSBA.

Advocacy and Legislation

• Education-related bills
• Status of key state bills
• Federal bill tracking (off-site link)
• Links to elected officials
• Policy and Legislative Update (400k Word doc.)

SCSBA positions

• Freedom of information
• Unfunded mandates
• Local control of school districts
• Tax relief measures
• Advocacy efforts

Referenda

• Detailed referenda history 1978-present (Adobe Acrobat document)
• Summary of referenda 1978-present (PDF)

Reports

• National reports on No Child Left Behind, testing, public opinion, vouchers and more

Policies

• School districts with policies online

School board facts

• Board Member Selection (PDF)
• Compensation (PDF)
• Demographics (PDF)
• Fiscal authority (PDF)

School board members

• School board members by district (PDF)
• What the law says about school board member training (Microsoft Word document)
• Complete Code of Law on school trustees (off-site link)
• Superintendents by district (PDF)
• School district addresses and telephone numbers (PDF)
• Links to other sources