School Improvement Council (SIC)

SIC Meeting Minutes:

10/07/25

1. Introductions/Members Present:

   • Mrs. Dover- Math Department (virtual)
   • Ms. Martin-Math Department
   • Mrs. Jamison -Assistant Principal
   • Kai Bergman- student
   • student
   • Mr. York- Counseling
   • Ms. Hughey-ex-officio

2. Approval of Minutes

   • Meeting Minutes approved by Krista Martin and Mrs. Jamison

3. Principal’s Report

   • Senior Events start September 17
   • High Five Mondays.
   • Successful food drive over 1000 items.
   • Senior Pictures retake Oct. 10
   • College Night a Success-target Juniors next year to give them better opportunities
   • Pride Celebration on 9/10
   • Mrs. Maas AP Seminar building team dynamics
   • Raising Canes Fundraiser September 17
   • AP Scores rising 82% 3+
   • Early Release Sept 10
   • October Activities

4. Goals/Reports/Plans

   • Help with high five Mondays recruit students to help.
   • CTE Video post to Social Media and to teachers to share with students in 1st period. (awaiting official video) *still awaiting promotional video
     CTE Facebook posts about teachers.
   • Mr. Young in charge of what?
   • PTA is Fort Fosters (what is this that she was talking about?
   • Donations from canned food drive over 1000 items collected.
   • Homecoming Dance students can get service hours for it.
   • ML cultural night date?
   • College application day several students showed up.
   • Butts and bbq festival in need of sponsors
   • New report card should come out soon
   • New Goals for 25/26
     • To increase awareness of Multi-Lingual Learners’ needs and improve family engagement among ML families
     • Fall festival October 9 for family engagement. Spread word will be from 430pm to 6pm
     • PD session during learning by design (ellevation, accommodations in the classroom)
     • 2nd goal: To reduce congestion and improve the flow of student movement in the hallways during class transitions to ensure safety, punctuality, and a more positive school culture.
     • -testing cones in the intersection possibly trying out on Oct 9 or Oct 16th
     • 3rd goal: To alleviate long lunch lines and ensure students have enough time to get food and eat by improving line efficiency and optimizing the flow.
     • more students utilizing the free lunch. Someone to reach out to Aramark. Check with Culinary if they can help out too. Who is in charge of Aramark. Who is reaching out and October 16th. What is the incentive for culinary students?
     • All information by November 11 25
   • Community/Parent involvement Mrs. Floyd can advertise on the Jumbotron and Parentsquare
   • Volunteer form already filled out by parents.

5. New business-

   • ML Awareness-brainstorm activities -how can we reach out to those communities.
   • Feature Teacher- CTE teacher featured and posted on Facebook.
   • Elections: need another 1 parent, 2 students, ex officio and 3 community members

6. Announcements & Next Meeting Dates

   • Next meeting October 7th

7. Public Comment – N/A

8. Adjourn

   • Meeting Adjourned at 5:59pm

SIC Meeting Agenda:

11/11/25

1. Introduction/Members Present:

2. Approval of Minutes

3. Principal’s Report

4. Goals/Reports/Plans

   • Goal 1: Increase awareness of Multi-Lingual Learners’ needs and improve family engagement among ML families
   • Goal 2: Hallway congestion: Hallway Intersections with orange cones.
   • Goal 3: Alleviate long lunch lines

5. New business-

6. Announcements & Next Meeting Dates

7. Public Comment –

8. Adjourn

SIC Meeting Agenda:

9/9/25

1. Introductions/Members Present

2. Approval of Minutes

3. Principal’s Report

4. Goals/Reports/Plans

5. New business-

6. Announcements & Next Meeting Dates

7. Public Comment –

8. Adjourn

SIC Meeting Minutes:

11/11/25

1. Introductions/Members Present:

   • Mrs. Dover- Math Department
   • Ms. Martin-Math Department
   • Mrs. Jamison -Assistant Principal
   • Mr. York- Counseling
   • Himi Patel- student
   • Steven Nguyen-student
   • Selina Cheng- Student
   • Mr. Barton-teacher

2. Approval of Minutes

   • Meeting Minutes approved by Mrs. Jamison and Mr. Barton

3. Principal’s Report

   • FDHS NHS Supply driver for Jamaica
   • Canned food drive we beat SHS
   • Clements class collect most
   • Butts and Wings BBQ
   • Counseling is hosting career week
   • FDHS Student Book club
   • Red Ribbon success
   • Marlie Duarte went to state for Golf 14th out of 88
   • Mayor Burgess shadowed Mr. Aldredge
   • Early College Program accepting freshman applicants
   • Winter Guard Auditions
   • Buzy Bee Coffee Truck on 11/18
   • 600 students at Homecoming dance
   • PTSA clean up day on November 8th

4. Goals/Reports/Plans

   • School report card College and Career Readiness up from 80.9 to 84.6 Still excellent rating.
   • Goal 1: Increase Awareness of Multilingual: multicultural night parents vs student soccer game. Town Hall to gain perspective.
     • ML event to incorporate all cultures partial spirit week with maybe one to two days of activity schedule
     • Read to the elementary students in their native language. Contact elementary schools what languages are in demand at each school. Mrs. Jamison will contact elementary schools. Form to students to find who can read and write in their language. Mr. York will contact elementary schools.
     • Movie night have clubs host the events. Himi will reach out to SHS
     • Theme at sporting events.
     • Potluck during school and incorporate Salsa Lesson in February (world language) and Zumba(in gym Martin with check with staff),
     • snack and paint/craft (reach out to Ms. Stewart) paid event in or out
   • Goal 2: Hallway Congestion: cones have been removed. Worked for a few days
     Dover check with engineering
   • Goal 3: Lunch lines Mrs. Grace it is doable for the culinary to help out as a work study. Meeting coming up.
   • Help with high five Mondays recruit students to help.

5. New business-

6. Announcements & Next Meeting Dates

   • Next meeting December 9th

7. Public Comment – N/A

8. Adjourn

   • Meeting Adjourned at 6:01pm

School Improvement Council Meeting 12/9/25

• E-Sports has been winning in the playoffs.
• Pet Supply Drive has been extended through December 16th
• DECA regionals had 4 students qualifying for state.
• FBA everyone qualified for state.
• Archery students were offered scholarships on arrival at campus in a school in Arkansas.
• Fort Dorchester High School has the highest graduation rate compared to the other high schools in the district.
• Salsa said maybe having the game idea in the school would be better due to the weather.
• York has reached out to the ML teachers in the surrounding elementary schools. Next semester would be a better time for FDHS ML students to be able to go to elementary schools and read to their students.
• The school improvement council talked about the possibility of having a news show maybe once a month. A newspaper was also talked about between the group (maybe a Canva newspaper)
• Mr. Barton will reach out to engineering about a solution to the hallway traffic. The students talked about painting the barrels showing what direction students should be walking for class.
• York will reach out to Dr. Duplantis about her meeting with Aramark. Possible work study opportunity for our culinary students.

SIC Meeting Agenda:

1/13/26

Purpose:

The School Improvement Council is an advisory council comprised of teachers, parents, community members, and students. The SIC is intended to advise the principal and school and is focused on helping to achieve school improvement. Every K-12 public school is required by law to convene an SIC.

1. Introduction/Members Present:
2. Approval of Minutes
3. Principal’s Report
4. Goals/Reports/Plans
   • Goal 1: Increase awareness of Multi-Lingual Learners’ needs and improve family engagement among ML families
   • Goal 2: Hallway congestion: Hallway Intersections with orange cones.
   • Goal 3: Alleviate long lunch lines
5. New business-
6. Announcements & Next Meeting Dates
7. Public Comment –
8. Adjourn

SIC Meeting Minutes:

1/13/26

Purpose:

The School Improvement Council is an advisory council comprised of teachers, parents, community members, and students. The SIC is intended to advise the principal and school and is focused on helping to achieve school improvement. Every K-12 public school is required by law to convene an SIC.

Introduction/Members Present:

• K. Martin-Chair Selena Cheng- student
• S. Dover- Secretary Himi Patel- student
• M. Huey- ex-officio Mr. Neal- ECPI
• Mrs. Jamison-Admin
• Mr. York-Counseling

Approval of Minutes

Approved by York second Huey

Principal’s Report:

• Archery went to Lyon College and received scholarships.
• FDHS Vision Screening completed 1/12 and 1/13
• SC Educator Association 12 students earned excellent and 12 superior rating Fall Piano festival
• Snowball Dance canceled due to ticket sales
• Spirit week 1/26 and 1/30
• Data Trailblazer awarded.
• Alps and Mediterranean trip.
• NCAA requirements meeting 1/14 at 6pm
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Goals/Reports/Plans

• Goal 1: Increase awareness of Multi-Lingual Learners’ needs and improve family engagement among ML families
  • Salsa lesson in February ML department will host.
  • Zumba lesson info
  • Elementary Schools Mr. York contacted them in December awaiting further information.
  • African American Student leadership month of February announcements with a spirit week.
• Goal 2: Hallway congestion: Hallway Intersections with orange cones.
  • Mr. Barton reached out to engineering in December. Will reach out again and discuss in February.
• Goal 3: Alleviate long lunch lines
  • Huey reached out to Culinary and York reached out to Duplantis, but have not able to work anything out with Aramark. Students have been hired in the past by Sodexo.
• Annual report due April 30th

New business-

Announcements & Next Meeting Dates

February 10th

Public Comment –

Adjourn 5:39pm

SIC Meeting Agenda:

2/10/26

Purpose:

The School Improvement Council is an advisory council comprised of teachers, parents, community members, and students. The SIC is intended to advise the principal and school and is focused on helping to achieve school improvement. Every K-12 public school is required by law to convene an SIC.

Introduction/Members Present:

Approval of Minutes

Principal’s Report

Goals/Reports/Plans

• Goal 1: Increase awareness of Multi-Lingual Learners’ needs and improve family engagement among ML families
• Goal 2: Hallway congestion: Hallway Intersections with orange cones.
• Goal 3: Alleviate long lunch lines

New business-

Announcements & Next Meeting Dates

Public Comment –

Adjourn

SIC Meeting Minutes:

2/10/26

Purpose:

The School Improvement Council is an advisory council comprised of teachers, parents, community members, and students. The SIC is intended to advise the principal and school and is focused on helping to achieve school improvement. Every K-12 public school is required by law to convene an SIC.

Introduction/Members Present:

K. Martin-Chair Selena Cheng- student

Stephanie Brown-community

S. Dover- Secretary Mr. York-Counseling

Mrs. Jamison-Admin

Approval of Minutes

Approved by Martin, Selena

Principal’s Report:

• TOY: Raquet, Star Performer Edwards, Counselor York, & RTOY Dr.
• Dunkin Cruiser 2/13
• Fort Elite carnations for Valentines day
• Finalist for Palmetto’s Finest
• ALA Palmetto Girls State applications due 2/20
• Beta Club convention multiple students qualified for Nationals

Goals/Reports/Plans

• Goal 1: Increase awareness of Multi-Lingual Learners’ needs and improve family engagement among ML families

  Salsa lesson in February ML department will host.

  Zumba lesson info

  Due to WIDA testing Salsa postponed till March.

  Elementary Schools Mr. York contacted them in December awaiting further information.

  African American Student leadership month of February announcements with a spirit week 22nd to 27th.

• Goal 2: Hallway congestion: Hallway Intersections with orange cones.

  Mr. Barton reached out to engineering in December. Will reach out again and discuss in February.

  Mr. Gumbiner is speaking with students for ideas.

• Goal 3: Alleviate long lunch lines

  Duplantis reached out to Aramark and they said yes. Awaiting on date and time for meeting with Aramark to discuss further.

• Annual report due April 30th

  in the report: Jostens and BASC reporting, three goals, Accolades for groups and teams (narrative last paragraph), send out forms to staffulty for groups, sports, fine arts, ROTC accolades

New business-

Announcements & Next Meeting Dates

March 10th

Public Comment – question about walk out

Adjourn 5:37pm