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the schools. For example, Palmetto State e-Cademy changed its education management company in 2009, which demonstrates that the school is broader than the hired management company. Palmetto State e-Cademy later decided that it could operate without an EMO, and has been operating that way for the last two years. In practice, the line between school and education management company can be difficult to see, but the law in South Carolina is clear in making an operational and organizational distinction between the education management companies and the schools.
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state legislature as an alternative method for public charter schools to be approved for operation in the state. The state legislature did this, in part, to resolve various legal questions regarding resource allocation for public charter schools in local districts. In addition, the legislature hoped that competition with local school districts might lead to greater reform for the state's historically lagging public school system.
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Many of the district's virtual learning schools use an education management company. In some states, these companies are for-profit, but in South Carolina these companies are prohibited by law from being for-profit. The schools are actually different entities than the management companies that serve
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Another way for a public charter school to open in South Carolina is through the auspices of a local public school district. However, many such traditional districts are hesitant to open public charter schools for a variety of reasons. The SCPCSD was created as a charter school authorizer by the
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The South Carolina Public Charter School District is semi-unique in the United States for being one of the few public school districts that span the entire state.
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school, $ 1,900 for those enrolled in a virtual school, and 4,300/student for those enrolled in a special education program.
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The district oversees the following public schools, of which some are traditional "brick and mortar" schools and some are
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appropriates a per pupil amount through an annual budget proviso––$ 3,600/student for those attending a
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SCPCSD is provided funding based on student population by a local school district. The
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across the state. The district has approximately 17,500 students.
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Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence Academy (PACE)
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