Need Help with SC Administrative Certification Reciprocity Any Contacts?

Jun 27, 2024, 7:20 PM

Hi everyone,

I apologize if this is not the right place, but I could really use some advice and thought I’d start here.

It looks like I may need to move back to South Carolina after my first year as an assistant principal at an international school in the Middle East to take care of my elderly mom. I've worked incredibly hard to earn my administrative certificate from Washington DC and will soon complete my doctorate in educational leadership after four years of dedication. Additionally, I have over 13 years of experience teaching and leading mathematics departments.

Unfortunately, the process to gain reciprocity for my Washington DC certification in South Carolina has been incredibly challenging, despite there being an agreement between the two states. The customer service line hasn’t been very helpful.

I’m reaching out to see if anyone here has a good contact for certification requests in South Carolina. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

PBT

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Re: Need Help with SC Administrative Certification Reciprocity Any Contacts?

Thanks man. More than you know! ;-)***

If you can find a district that wants to hire you

Theres a reason SC is about last

Re: Theres a reason SC is about last

They should certify you based on college transcripts and proof of experience, but they sometimes are unreasonable. Back in the '70's, I was working with a fellow school psychologist who finished a 60 hour Masters program in Arizona. In SC you could be certified as a Level I school psych with a 30 hour Masters but a Level II person had to have a 30 hour Masters plus an additional 30 hours (after the Masters for a total of 60). The same 60 hours for Level II - right? Not according to those in Columbia so they didn't want to give her Level II and she had a lot of trouble getting the higher level of certification because she did not have 30 beyond the degree . It was finally resolved in her favor but should not have been an issue.

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Need Help with SC Administrative Certification Reciprocity Any Contacts?

Re: Need Help with SC Administrative Certification Reciprocity Any Contacts?

Thanks man. More than you know! ;-)***

If you can find a district that wants to hire you

Thanks for that!***

Theres a reason SC is about last

Re: Theres a reason SC is about last

Re: Theres a reason SC is about last

It can be done but good luck with the red tape

Re: Need Help with SC Administrative Certification Reciprocity Any Contacts?

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