Do You Know a Winner?
Do you know an outstanding volunteer?
Nominate them for the State Board of Education Volunteer Award!
Each year the State Board of Education (SBE) recognizes individuals, businesses, school improvement councils, and civic organizations for their significant volunteer contributions to the education of children and youth in South Carolina.
You can make sure that individuals and/or groups who have made a difference in your school or school district are recognized for their contribution. Click the link below to download all of the information needed to complete nominations for the SBE Volunteers Awards.
2008 SBE Volunteer Awards Nomination Form (Word doc 97 KB)
The Dick and Tunky Riley School Improvement Award
This award was created by the SC-SIC Board of Trustees in honor of former SC Governor and US Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley and his wife, Tunky, in 2002. The annual award recognizes School Improvement Councils for outstanding achievement and civic engagement on behalf of their school. Check out this year's winners!
Download the 2007 - 2008 application for a look at what your SIC needs to do to apply for next year's award:
2007-2008 Riley Award Application (Word doc 53 KB)
Apply for the Riley Award - Join the Honor Roll!
Every school applying for the 2009 Dick and Tunky Riley School Improvement Award now has the opportunity to land a place on the SIC Honor Roll! SICs earning 55 out of 65 points in Level One of the competition will be recognized as Honor Roll SICs. Honor Roll SICS will receive a special certificate from SC-SIC acknowledging their outstanding effort in building an effective School Improvement Council. Up to 20 Honor Roll SICs will be chosen as semi-finalists for the Riley Award.
For winning examples of case statements for the application process, click on the links below to download case statements written by 2007 winner Chuckker Creek Elementary School or Honorable Mentions Taylors Elementary School and Pineview Elementary School. Your case statement may be similar to these or very different - each SIC has a unique story to share. Follow the format described in the application instructions, include all components and check spelling and grammer - it counts!
Riley Award Case Statement - Chukker Creek ES (Word document 37 KB)
Riley Award Case Statement - Taylors ES (Word document 32 KB)
Riley Award Case Statement - Pineview ES (Word document 25 KB)
The SIC Advocate of the Year Award
The SIC Advocate of the Year Award recognizes exemplary efforts by an individual or team on behalf of school improvement councils. This award is presented by the SC School Improvement Council Board of Trustees to someone who goes above and beyond to support and promote school improvement councils in their particular sphere of influence. In previous years the award has been presented to a district level staff person, a pair of legislators, and a principal - SIC chair team. Read about this year's winner!