School Improvement Council/Title I Planning Committee
News
We had our latest SIC meeting on Tuesday, October 14. Attendance at the meeting was exceptional and the team exchanged ideas and provided insight to the members of the leadership team who were present.
Our Title I Planning/SIC Meetings occur monthly in the cafeteria at 8:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome to attend. Our next meeting for the 2024/2025 school year is scheduled for: December 10, 2024 at 8:30 am
Frequently Asked Questions about School Improvement Councils
What is a School Improvement Council (SIC)? An SIC is a broad-based body intended to advise the principal and school, and is focused on helping to achieve school improvement.
Who serves on an SIC? Parent, teacher, student (9th grade or above), and community member representatives serve on an SIC, as do the school's principal and other ex-officio members.
Is every school required to have an SIC? State law requires that every K-12 public school in South Carolina convene an SIC. The law states that it is the responsibility of the local school board to ensure SICs are constituted within each district. This includes career, vocational, and technical schools. Public charter schools may convene an SIC but it is not required by law.
How many SICs members are there in South Carolina? As of January 2021, there were approximately 12,000 individuals serving as SIC members on more than 1,100 School Improvement Councils throughout South Carolina.
What do SICs do? SIC duties focus primarily on the school improvement process. SICs:
provide input and feedback during the development of the school's five-year renewal (improvement) plan and annual updates;
assist in implementation of school improvement programs and activities;
monitor and report on progress toward improvement goals in the annual SIC Report to the Parents and with the principal in the narrative to the SC School Report Card;
provide other assistance as requested by the principal.
