School Improvement Council (SIC)

S.I.C. Agenda 9/10/2024 

 

• Call to order 

• Review old business 
  • Review last year at a glimpse 
  • 5 year plan 
  • By-laws 
• New Business 
  • Complete the SIC Self-Assessment Profile together 
  • Discuss recruiting new members to SIC 
  • Review SIC criteria  
  • Set tentative goals for 2024-2025 
  • SIC elections October 8^th. 
• Next Meeting  October 8, 2024  7:20AM Room 710 
• Adjourn 

S.I.C. Agenda 9/10/2024 

In attendance:  Foster, Rutherford, Santmyer, Howard, Turoski, Glover, Ranslow 

 

• Call to order 

• Review old business 

  • Review last year at a glimpse 

    • Intermittent attendance 

    • BINGO night was a success! Would like to continue for the new year. 

• 5 year plan 

  • Need to review SIC 5 year plan. 

  • Mission/vision solidified. 

• By-laws 

  • Revise by-laws. 

• New Business 

  • Complete the SIC Self-Assessment Profile together 

    • Highlights from the self-assessment 

    • Include/invite PTSA President 

    • Need to recruit parents/community members

    • Election for SIC Oct.8 (SIC for November faculty meeting)

    • “Year 1” for election purposes 

    • Journal Scene??? Community members 

    • Be sure to follow SIC attendance guidelines for members. 

    • Elects Chair, Vice-Chair, and Secretary 

    • SIC/PTSA link 

    • Riley Award—we don’t qualify yet 

    • Share SIC Plan Schoolwide 

    • School community should know members of SIC 

    • Define roles, responsibilities, etc. 

    • Increase district/school SIC contacts 

    • Recognize appreciation of SIC members 

• Discuss recruiting new members to SIC 
  • 2 parents, 2 teachers, 2 community members 
  • Minimum of 7 members 
  • Review SIC criteria  
  • Set tentative goals for 2024-2025 
    • Review next meeting 

• SIC elections October 8th. 

• Next Meeting  October 8, 2024  7:20AM Room 710 

• Adjourn 

S.I.C. Agenda 10/8/2024

· Call to order

· Review old business

• Review 5 year plan

· New Business

• Review By Laws
• Hand out Handbook and By Laws
• Review election results from October 4th
• Vote on Chair, Vice-chair, and Secretary for the current year
• Approve goals for 2024-2025

· Principal Report (including school activities success/concerns)

· Committee Reports

· Next Meeting November 12, 2024 7:20AM Room 710

· Adjourn

S.I.C. Minutes 10/8/2024 

In attendance: MFoster, CRutherford, DRanslow, SWhite, KHoward, SCourtney, MNelson, BFiorito, JSantmyer 

 

• Call to order 

• Review old business 

  • Review 5 year plan-Walkthroughs, OSS, digital tools, school climate, Student achievement, teacher retention 

• New Business 

  • Review By Laws  

  • Hand out Handbook and By Laws  

  • Review election results from October 4th – Stuart Courtney and Sierra White were voted in as our parent representatives. 

  • Vote on Chair, Vice-chair, and Secretary for the current year- Chair-Mary Ellen Foster  Vice-Chair-Stuart Courtney    Secretary-Kathryn Tupper 

  • Discuss/Approve goals for 2024-2025 

    • Community partnerships-improving community involvement (to raise funds for School Improvement) Will pay for 2 subs to go knock on doors during school day 

    • Introduction of staff through introductions on morning show to build relationships cross grade level Also-check in with teachers just to touch base to form relationships with staff 

    • Partnership with Alston Bailey to improve relationships 

    • Parent involvement-having a quarterly award per grade level or an grade level sponsored activity These could also tie in with monthly title activities 

• Principal Report (including school activities success/concerns) 

  • Shared how SIC and PTA can work together including: Collaboration-SICs and PTAs can collaborate to improve the local school by bringing together parents, educators, students, and community stakeholders. School improvement plan-SICs and PTAs can work together to develop and implement a five-year school improvement plan.  School events-SICs and PTAs can hold events together, such as PTA/PTO meetings, open houses, or athletic events. Funding-SICs can request funding from their school or district for initiatives, such as training for SIC members or family and community engagement events. SICs can also write grant proposals or request donations on behalf of their school, but these must be made directly to the school, PTA/PTO, or other authorized organization.  

SICs are mandated by law to exist in every public school in South Carolina. They serve as an advisory committee to the school's principal and faculty. SICs are not funded and are run by volunteers. 

• Committee Reports 

• Next Meeting  November 12, 2024  7:20AM Room 710 

• Adjourn 

 S.I.C. Agenda 11/12/2024 

 

• Call to order 

• Review old business 

• Review survey to determine needs of school and direction of SIC Goals 

• New Business 

• Discuss then Approve goals for 2024-2025 

• Community partnerships-improving community involvement (to raise funds for school improvement) Will pay for 2 subs to go knock on doors during school day 

• Introduction of staff through introductions on morning show to build relationships cross grade level Also-check in with teachers just to touch base to form relationships with staff 

• Partnership with Alston Bailey to improve relationships 

• Parent involvement-having a quarterly award per grade level or a grade level sponsored activity These could also tie in with monthly title activities 

• Create a working model for monthly community/parent/student events  to work closely with PTSA and Title one plans 

• November 

• December 

• January 

• February 

• March 

• April 

• May 

• Principal Report (including school activities success/concerns) 

• Committee Reports 

• Next Meeting  December 10, 2024  7:20AM Room 809 

• Adjourn 

S.I.C. Agenda 12/10/2024

 

· Call to order

· Review old business

o Goal- AMS Will build relationships in and out of the classroom eliciting parent involvement through monthly activities.

o Model for monthly community/parent/student events to work closely with PTSA and Title one plans

• November-
• December-PTSA
•  January-Bingo
• February-Sneaker Dance 2/14 to benefit Relay for Life, Umoja Festival
• March-Math Game Night, Relay for Life 3/21
•  April-Super Saturday with ABES 4/26 Possibly pair with a Stem festival
• May-House Festival

· New Business

o Discuss and fine tune monthly events. Create a working model for people to head up each monthly activity, select dates, review necessities.

• December-
• January-
•  February-
• March-
• April-
• May-

o Update on sponsorships.

o Anything for the good of the cause.

· Principal Report (including school activities success/concerns)

· Committee Reports

· Next Meeting January 14 , 2025 7:20AM Room 809

· Adjourn

S.I.C. Minutes 12/10/2024 

In attendance: Foster, Dowd, Santmyer, Rutherford, Glover, Ranslow, Howard, Tupper, White, Nelson 

 

• Call to order 

• Review old business 

  • Goal- AMS Will build relationships in and out of the classroom eliciting parent involvement through monthly activities. 

  • Model for monthly community/parent/student events to work closely with PTSA and Title one plans 

    • December-PTSA 

    • January-Bingo 

    • February-Sneaker Dance 2/14 (to benefit Relay for Life), Umoja Festival 

    • March-Math Game Night, Relay for Life 3/21 

    • April-Super Saturday with ABES 4/26 Possibly pair with a Stem festival 

    • May-House Festival  

• New Business 

  • Discuss and fine tune monthly events.  Create a working model for people to head up each monthly activity, select dates, review necessities. Dates, times, and committee members for each activity 

     
    • December-12/19-PTSA to speak at the fine arts performance  
    • January-Bingo (Foster, Santmyer, Tupper) 
    • February-Sneaker Dance (White, Courtney, Ranslow )  Umoja (Rutherford, Foster, Howard) 
    • March-Math Night (Howard, Nelson, _________)  Relay for Life (Dowd,  __________, _________) 
    • April-Ranslow, Glover, Nelson 
    • May- (Foster, Santmyer, Tupper)                                                                                  
  • Update on sponsorships Will be going out into the community to elicit Sponsors.  Asking for specific requests.  A link will be sent out from Rutherford for reference.  This link is filled out by prospective sponsors.  It is lengthy, so a member of AMS can fill out the link on the behalf of the business.  We are in the process of rebuilding business partners since covid.  Possibly asking for donations to sponsor students to attend camps.  Santmyer, Foster and Howard have volunteered to go out in to the community to try and start rebuilding. 
  • Anything for the good of the cause.

• Principal Report (including school activities success/concerns) Looking for Map growth this week.  Love the Fine Arts activities, they are helping to build the synapsis in math and Ela. 

• Committee Reports 

• Next Meeting  January 14 , 2025  7:20AM Room 809 

  • Bring behavior data to the next meeting to share and analyze. 

• Adjourn 

S.I.C. Agenda 1/14/2025

• Call to order
• Review old business
  • Goal-AMS will build relationships in and out of the classroom eliciting parent involvement through monthly activities.
  • Model for monthly community/parent/student events to work closely with PTSA and Title One plans
    • January-Bingo (Foster, Santmyer, Tupper)
    • February-Sneaker Dance 2/14 (White, Courtney, Ranslow)                                               Umoja (Rutherford, Foster, Howard)
    • March-Math Night (Howard, Nelson, _____)                                                                         Relay for Life 3/21 (Dowd, Foster, _______)
    • April-Super Saturday with ABES 4/26 Possibly pair with a STEM festival (Ranslow, Glover, Nelson)
    • May-House Festival (Foster, Santmyer, Tupper)
• New Business
  • Update on January and February activities
  • Update on sponsorships
  • Anything for the good of the cause
• Principal Report
• Committee Reports
• Next Meeting February 11, 2025 7:20 AM Room 809
• Adjourn

 

S.I.C. Minutes 1/14/2025 

In attendance: Foster, Dowd, Santmyer, Rutherford, White,  Courtney, Glover, Howard, Nelson 

 

• Call to order 

• Review old business 

• Goal- AMS Will build relationships in and out of the classroom eliciting parent involvement through monthly activities. 

• Model for monthly community/parent/student events to work closely with PTSA and Title one plans 

• January-Bingo (Foster, Santmyer, Tupper) 

• February-Sneaker Dance 2/14 (White, Courtney, Ranslow-   Umoja (Rutherford, Foster, Howard)- 

• March-Math Night (Howard, Nelson, _________)  Relay for Life 3/21 (Dowd,  Foster, _________) 

• April-Super Saturday with ABES 4/26 Possibly pair with a Stem festival (Ranslow, Glover, Nelson) 

• May- House Festival (Foster, Santmyer, Tupper) 

 

• New Business 

• Update on January and February activities-Bingo will be hosted Tuesday 1/28 5:30-7 PM  Double checking with PTSA to help with pizza and presenting before we begin. Will send out email to staff and a form to ask for teachers to come help facilitate.  SIC members willing to help (Ranslow, Santmyer, Tupper, Foster, Howard, Nelson, Glover, Courtney) 

• Sneaker Dance 2/14 (White, Courtney, Ranslow-  White will touch base with Hannigan. Umoja (Rutherford, Foster, Howard)-Had a pre-planning meeting.  Will be a culminating activity at the end of the month inviting neighborhoods in to learn about black history.  Survey will be going out to planning committee to gather info fo planning purposes.  Name may change. 

• Update on sponsorships.-Hannigan and Ruthorford have been working in tandem to secure business partnerships.  Barber 843, This Whole House, Taluccis, Vicious Biscuit, Carolina Teen Center, (TBA) Law Firm,Beacons, Tikiz and Kona Ice 

• Anything for the good of the cause. Math Night is being planned.  It will be hosted on 3/4  5:30-6:30.  Will have kits and flyers sent out.  A rep will be conducting the evening.  Will request $ for light refreshments. 

• Principal Report (including school activities success/concerns)  

• December was a successful month for parent involvement with all fine arts inviting parents in to see their children perform.   

• Looking into providing experiences for our students who have never left their neighborhood/community and experienced other areas. 

• Behavior Data-793 Referrals this school year this is down from the 1077 where we were at last year.  ¼ of school population are repeat offenders. 

• Committee Reports 

• Next Meeting  February 11 , 2025  7:20AM Room 809 

• Adjourn