South Carolina Department of Education
Introduction The '''South Carolina Department of Education''' is the state education agency of South Carolina. It is headquartered in Columbia at the Rutledge Building. The agency is overseen by an elected Superintendent of Education, currently Ellen Weaver. Previous Superintendents have included Molly Spearman, Hugh S. Thompson, Mick Zais, Jim Rex, and Inez Tenenbaum.
Instructional Television The Department of Education's Instructional Television (SCDE ITV) team, part of the South Carolina Office of eLearning, works with South Carolina Educational Television (ETV) to provide resources and services to South Carolina public schools, including instructional television (ITV) for distance learning. ITV is responsible for the selection of video-based resources, the development of local programming to support the state's K–12 curriculum, and the scheduling of approved resources. ETV provides production and technical delivery services to support instructional programming. K-12 and professional development programming are now delivered both by broadcast through the ETV satellite system and online via StreamlineSC.ITV has produced with ETV award-winning series including ''Project Discovery'' and ''Eye Wonder''. South Carolina focused resources including ''Detective Bonz'', ''the SC History Mystery'' and ''Idella Bodie's SC Women Series'' are utilized to support the curriculum.
Executive Department The state superintendent of education is elected at-large and serves a term of four years.===Executive Department positions===*Ellen Weaver, State Superintendent*Betsy Carpentier, Deputy, Division of Data, Technology & Agency Operations*Cathy Hazelwood, Deputy and General Counsel, Division of Legal Affairs*John Payne, Deputy, Division of Federal Programs, Accountability & School Improvement*Virgie Chambers, Deputy, Division of District Operations & Support
Board of education The South Carolina State Board of Education is composed of one representative from each of the sixteen South Carolina Judicial Circuit Courts. County representatives for each circuit are responsible for electing their circuit's board representative whose term ends after four consecutive years. Any person who is a registered elector in the State and who has taken the oath of office as defined by the Constitution of South Carolina is eligible for board membership.+South Carolina State Board of Education MembersNameAreaEnd of TermMr. Micheal BrenanChairServes at will of the governorDr. Kristi V. WoodallChair-Elect, 16th Circuit (York, Union)December 31, 2022Jon Butzon1st Circuit (Calhoun, Dorchester, Orangeburg)December 31, 2021Crystal F. Stepleton2nd Circuit (Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell)December 31, 2023Dr. Shawn Johnson3rd Circuit (Clarendon, Lee, Sumter, Williamsburg)December 31, 2023Cathy D. Chapman4th Circuit (Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Marlboro)December 31, 2022Dr. Tracy N. West5th Circuit (Kershaw, Richland)December 31, 2020Dr. J. R. Green6th Circuit (Chester, Fairfield, Lancaster)December 31, 2021Carl S. Hinze7th Circuit (Spartanburg, Cherokee)December 31, 2022Dr. Cynthia Downs8th Circuit (Abbeville, Greenwood, Laurens, Newberry) December 31, 2021Lawerence Kobrovsky9th Circuit (Berkeley, Charleston)December 31, 2022Mrs. Debby A. Howard10th Circuit (Anderson, Oconee)December 31, 2020J. Steven English11th Circuit (Edgefield, Lexington, McCormick, Saluda)December 31, 2022Jean W. Pearson12th Circuit (Florence, Marion)December 31, 2021David F. Whittemore, Jr.13th Circuit (Greenville, Pickens)December 31, 2019Valaree C. Smith14th Circuit (Allendale, Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper)December 31, 2020Alan Walters15th Circuit (Georgetown, Horry)December 31, 2023
Superintendents + Superintendents of Education of the State of South CarolinaSuperintendent PartyTerm Time in office1Justus K. Jillson Republican1868-18768 years2Hugh Smith Thompson Democratic1876-18848 years3Asbury Coward Democratic1882-18854 years4James H. Rice Democratic1886-18904 years5W. D. Mayfield  Democratic1890-18988 years6John J. McMahan  Democratic1898-19024 years7Oscar B. Martin   Democratic1902-19086 years8John E. Swearingen  Democratic1908-192214 years9James H. Hope Democratic1922-194725 years10Jesse T. Anderson  Democratic1947-196720 years11Cyril B. Busbee  Democratic1967-197912 years12Charlie G. Williams  Democratic1979-199112 years13Barbara S. Nielsen Republican1991-19998 years14Inez Tenenbaum Democratic1999-20078 years15Jim Rex Democratic2007-20114 years16Mick Zais Republican2011-20154 years17Molly Spearman Republican2015-20238 years18Ellen Weaver Republican2023-Present
References
External links *  South Carolina Department of Education