South Carolina H 5689: North Central Elementary School, award

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2025-2026 Bill 5689 Text of Previous Version (May. 12, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 5689

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A house RESOLUTION

TO CONGRATULATE NORTH CENTRAL 
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OF THE KERSHAW COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ON BEING SELECTED AS A 
BEATING THE ODDS INVESTIGATIVE STUDY SCHOOL BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATION 
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.

Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives is pleased to 
learn that North Central Elementary School was chosen as a Beating the Odds 
Investigative Study school by the South Carolina Education Oversight Committee 
(EOC); and

Whereas, the Beating the Odds Investigative Study was implemented by 
the EOC in 2024 and is ongoing; and

Whereas, the purpose of this study is to examine the practices and 
characteristics of schools where students are achieving well academically 
despite having a high percentage of pupils in poverty. Because the EOC is 
charged with encouraging continuous improvement in South Carolina public 
schools, this study will be used to help identify possible characteristics that 
might assist schools in serving students in poverty; and

Whereas, schools selected for the study met the following criteria to 
qualify: enrollment of more than one hundred students; excellent overall rating 
with no below-average or unsatisfactory indicator ratings; poverty ratio 
greater than, or equal to, 75%, based on average poverty index of elementary 
schools with an overall rating of below average; open enrollment policies that 
do not permit admission based on application or criteria; and

Whereas, research shows that schools with higher poverty rates tend 
to have lower academic achievement. Therefore, these schools are "beating the odds" 
in producing top-tier student achievement; and

Whereas, the House takes great pleasure in recognizing North Central 
Elementary for receiving the honor of being included in the Beating the Odds 
Investigative Study, and the members look forward to hearing of North Central's 
further achievements in the days ahead. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of 
Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House 
of Representatives, by this resolution, congratulate North Central 
Elementary School of the Kershaw County School District on being selected as a 
Beating the Odds Investigative Study school by the South Carolina Education 
Oversight Committee.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to 
Principal Brittan Gardner of North Central Elementary School.

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