The state of South Carolina initiated School Improvement Councils (SIC) through legislation as a means of restoring the influential voice of parents and community members in public education. Each public school in South Carolina has a School Improvement Council that is responsible for planning, monitoring, and evaluating improvement at the school level through the following responsibilities: 1.Participate in the development of the five-year school improvement plan. 2.Assist in the monitoring of the implementation of the plan and evaluation of results. 3.Assist in the writing of the annual updates. 4.Write the narrative to the School Report Card in conjunction with the principal.