SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL

In South Carolina, a School Improvement Council is an advisory council to the principal and school on issues related to school improvement. By law, every K-12 public school in South Carolina must have an SIC that is made up of parent, teacher, student (grades 9-12), and community member representatives. The principal is an ex-officio member of every SIC. An SIC may create additional ex-officio positions such as the school’s Teacher of the Year, PTA or PTO President, past SIC Chair, or a representative of the school’s Title I Advisory Committee.

Required SIC duties include:

• assisting in the preparation of the five-year School Improvement Plan and annual updates;
• assisting in monitoring the school’s progress under the Plan;
• consulting with the school on development of the family engagement portion of the School Reading Plan as required by the Read to Succeed Act;
• writing the annual SIC Report to the Parents (distributed by April 30 and posted to online SIC Member Network by June 1);
• assisting the principal in writing the narrative report for the annual SC School Report Card.

SIC Handbook (English)

Meetings:

9/4/25

10/16/25

11/20/25

12/11/25

1/15/26

2/19/26

3/19/26

4/23/26

Agendas