Steering Committee Members

The role of a steering committee member is to provide oversight and strategic direction for the project, including the review of recommended college readiness reference standards and nomination of design team members.

College Readiness Reference Standards

College readiness reference standards can be used to:

Help high schools establish challenge level and content necessary for college readiness
Design aligned high school and college courses
Create a more rigorous senior year
Help institutions of higher education increase course consistency
Develop better college placement criteria

Click here to view the College Readiness Reference Standards Feedback Report

Additional Tasks for Steering Committee

Help high schools establish challenge level and content necessary for college readiness
Provide overall direction and support for the South Carolina Course Alignment Project
Help to develop strategies to encourage the use of paired courses statewide
Represent institution and identify liaison for course nominations
Nominate and oversee design teams for paired courses in each of the three subject areas: English/language arts, mathematics, and science.
Nominate high school and postsecondary institutions to pilot each of the course pairs
Provide ongoing communication as needed for information dissemination and feedback throughout the project
Finalize points of contact for course alignment study

Standards Review Tool

To-date, EPIC has received feedback via the online comment tool from over 100 respondents on the college readiness reference standards. The purpose of these reference standards is to serve as a common reference point for the development of paired courses.

The standards are available for review and comment through September 2008, online at https://www.epiconline.org/sc/pc. New users should follow the link to register for a username and password. After registering, users will be asked to review each standard and indicate whether it describes the knowledge or skills necessary for college readiness. Users will also be given the opportunity to submit written comments. More detailed directions are available online.

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