As a part of developing their SSIP Phase I, the South Carolina Department of Education chose to use the IDC Equity, Inclusion, and Opportunity: How to Address Success Gaps, Rubric to inform their work. SC state staff developed the SC SSIP Partners' Inventory by reformatting content in the Success Gaps rubric, breaking apart some of the more complex components of the rubric into more concise elements that could be rated more easily on a Likert-type rating scale. The intent of the SC Partners Inventory was to provide staff with a quick first look at the success factors, before later completing the entire Success Gaps rubric with their teams in their district.
In South Carolina’s work with their school districts, the purpose of school district personnel completing this inventory was twofold. First, considering these questions enhances the framework for thinking about how the district operates according to five specific domains, referred to as “success indicators.” Second, responses indicate areas of strength and challenge that can help define a specific area of opportunity for receiving ongoing support for program improvement and, subsequently, promote an improvement in teaching and learning in districts that helps meet the target identified in the State’s SIMR.
The South Carolina Department of Education is continuing to use the South Carolina SSIP Partners' Inventory and the IDC Equity, Inclusion, and Opportunity: How to Address Success Gaps, Rubric with their districts identified for focused SSIP Phase II work.