WHAT TO EXPECT IN CHAPTER 2

SAM PREFACE.

SAM Preface, published in May 2014, launched the Spartanburg Academic Movement and established the baseline levels of academic achievement across Spartanburg County, using

Sam Chapter 1

This current chapter has explored the face of change in K-12 public education across the State of South Carolina, particularly with regard to academic achievement assessment. This change is both unsettling and positive.

Unsettling for SAM … in that year-to-year comparisons are not now possible. New baselines will have to be established based on results of the scores on the SC PASS and the HSAP exams. Further, the SAM Preface identified targets for three-year improvements in these scores.