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Baron DeKalb Elementary SIC, Camden
(Kershaw County School District)
winners of 2012 Dick and Tunky Riley Award for
School Improvement Council Excellence!

Baron DeKalb Elementary SIC

Left to Right - Frederica Brown, Darlene Platte, Betty Turner (Principal), Gov. Dick Riley, Candy Anderson ( Parent & SIC Chairperson), Patricia Leigh, Steve Leigh, Marcia Rogers, Dr. Frank Morgan, KCSD Superintendent, and Timothy Hopkins, Kershaw County School District Executive Director of Elementary Education.
RELEASE: Riley Award Winner 03-24-12.pdf

Fred S. Washington, Jr. named 2012 SIC Advocate of the Year, Ellen M. Still named SC-SIC Mover and Shaker, Claudia P. Wolverton receives SC-SIC Chairman's Award for Excellence

Regretably, at this time we are unable to show videos from our Riley Award winner, the Baron DeKalb Elementary SIC (Kershaw County School District), Honorable Mention Burton-Pack Elementary SIC (Richland 1 School District), Mitch Kennedy, Community Services Director, City of Spartanburg and the "Healthy Schools" initiative at A. J. Whittenburg Elementary School (Greenville County Schools), Dr. Bruce Field, USC College of Education with “Small School, Big City”, or Dr. Steve Thompson, USC College of Education with “USC College of Education Collaboration with Guinyard Elementary.” We will continue to work to bring these videos to you here on our website, or you may contact us directly for information about access.

From our Speakers and Honorable Mention awardees:

Video and Discussion – “Harlem Children’s Zone”, Daniel Canada, Chairman, Eau Claire Promise Zone
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2009/05/29/bia.harlem.childrens.zone.cnn?iref=videosearch
http://www.hcz.org/programs/family-community-a-health

Presentations from Blythe Academy of Languages, Jennie Moore Elementary School and Port Royal Elementary School:

http://www.slideshare.net/SCSIC/blythe-academy-sic-riley-presentation
http://www.slideshare.net/SCSIC/jennie-moore-elementary-school-improvement-council
http://www.slideshare.net/SCSIC/port-royales-sicrileyawardpresentation032412



Dick and Tunky Riley Award for
School Improvement Council Excellence

photo of Riley Award trophyThis 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.

The awards process has three levels. In Level One, SICs tell the story of their accomplishments in the previous school year through a Case Statement. Level One applications count for 75 points. SICs scoring at least 65 points at this level will be entered on the SIC Honor Roll and will receive a certificate of achievement. Up to 20 of the Honor Roll SICS will be chosen as semi-finalists to compete in Level Two, worth 35 points, which provides additional evidence that a council is in compliance with state law and SC-SIC guidelines. Five of the semi-finalists will be chosen for the Winners Level. An independent panel of judges will evaluate the five finalists and choose the Riley Award winning SIC. The remaining finalists will receive Honorable Mention awards.

RileyApp-MemshipForm_2011-2012a.pdf

TIMELINE:

  • Level One applications must be received in the SC-SIC office by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 18, 2011.
  • SC-SIC will announce Honor Roll members and notify semi-finalists for Level Two on or before Friday, January 13, 2012.
  • Notebooks from semi-finalists for Level Two must be received in the SC-SIC office by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 10, 2012.
  • Five (5) finalists will be notified on or before Wednesday, February 22, 2012.
  • The winner of the 2012 Riley Award will be announced in March 2012 at an SC-SIC awards event, on a date to be determined, where Honor Roll and Honorable Mention SICs will also be recognized.

Pertinent information about the application process, requirements, deadlines, and other details can be accessed below. Many fine things are happening in our schools and effective (and potentially award-winning) SICs are a driving force behind a good number of them. The Riley Award is a great way to honor their hard work and the value they bring to our schools!

Apply for the Riley Award - Join the Honor Roll!

  • Every school applying for the Dick and Tunky Riley Award for School Improvement Council Excellence 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.

Case Statements

  • For winning examples of case statements for the application process, click on the links below to download case statements written by 2011 winner Burgess Elementary School or Honorable Mentions Brennan, Jesse Boyd and North Augusta Elementary Schools or Sullivan Middle 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 grammar - it counts!

BurgessCaseStmnt-2011.pdf

BrennanCaseStmnt-2011.pdf

JesseBoydCaseStmnt-2011.pdf

NAugCaseStmnt-2011.pdf

SullivanCaseStmnt-2011.pdf

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