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CarolinaCAP – Quarterly Report / Year Three : Q3

As the CarolinaCAP licensure pathway continues to meet the needs of South Carolina school districts by supporting candidates who want to teach in schools across the state, our team is proud to…

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CarolinaCAP – Quarterly Report / Year Three : Q2

The CarolinaCAP team is pleased to present to you our Year 3: Quarter 2 report. This quarter, we placed even more CarolinaCAP candidates in districts and schools with hard-to-staff classrooms, and…

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CarolinaCAP – Quarterly Report / Year Three : Q1

The CarolinaCAP team is pleased to present our 2022-2023 Quarter One report. After you read this document, please feel free to reach out to us with any questions, comments, or ideas you may have…

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CarolinaCAP – Year Three Annual Report

The Carolina Collaborative for Alternative Preparation (CarolinaCAP) is a high-quality, targeted alternative preparation pathway administered by the University of South Carolina (UofSC) in…

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CarolinaCAP – Q2 Report

CarolinaCAP continues to meet the needs of South Carolina school districts by supporting candidates who want to teach in schools across the state. Read more about program impact in the Year Two Q2…

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CarolinaCAP – Y2 Q3 Report

CarolinaCAP continues to meet the needs of South Carolina school districts by supporting candidates who want to teach in schools across the state. Read more about program impact in the Year Two Q3…

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CarolinaCAP – Y2 Q1 Report

CarolinaCAP continues to meet the needs of South Carolina school districts by supporting candidates who want to teach in schools across the state. Read more about program impact in the Year Two Q1…

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CarolinaCAP – Year Two Annual Report

Executive Summary The University of South Carolina (UofSC), Mira Education, and rural school districts in South Carolina are in partnership building a three-year, high-quality alternative teacher…

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CarolinaCAP – Year Two Report

CarolinaCAP is a non-degree alternative pathway leading to full licensure for candidates in partner districts via a high-quality experience in teaching that marries the expertise of local teachers,…

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CarolinaCAP Year Two Q2 Report

CarolinaCAP continues to meet the needs of South Carolina school districts by supporting candidates who want to teach in schools across the state. Read more about program impact in the Year Two Q2…

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CarolinaCAP Year One Quarter Four Report

CarolinaCAP is a non-degree program leading to full licensure for candidates in partner districts with with the goal to create a high-quality alternative pathway into teaching that marries the…

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Alternative Certification in Higher Education

The 2018-19 school year began as the previous year with classrooms nationwide without certified teachers. In South Carolina, there were approximately 621 vacancies compared to 500 just one year ago…