SIC Announcements

Congratulations to our newly-elected SJMS School Improvement Council members for 2023-2024! 😊

• New Members Joining SJMS School Improvement Council in 2023-2024:

• Laura Fletcher -– 7^th Grade Parent Representative in 2023-2024
• In place of Christina Burzler
• Annie Hickerson -– 7^th Grade Parent Representative in 2023-2024
• In place of Samantha Radar
• Jennifer Tallevast –– 2022-2023 SJM Teacher of the Year
• In place of Waylon Ross

Our Returning 2023-2024 SJM SIC members include the following:

• Matt Hall -- St. James Advisory Board Representative
• Cynthia Wells Poole – Community Member and SJM Alumni Representative
• Jane Eason – Community Member
• Jeffrey Peterson – Secretary - 8^th grade parent representative
• Michael Hart – Vice Chair - 8^th grade parent representative
• Nicholas Stillmak – 2021-2022 SJM Teacher of the Year
• Susanne Liggett –– 7^th and 8^th grade Teacher Representative and Community Member representative

• Olga Toggas – otoggas@horrycountyschools.net – Principal

SJM Meeting Schedule:

Our meetings are from 3:45 – 4:30 via Virtual Link- https://meet.google.com/fpu-jdkf-int for St. James Middle School. They are scheduled for the second Thursday of each month from 3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (with exception to our meetings in November and in May).  

• Thursday, September 14, 2023 – 3:45 – 4:30 p.m. - https://meet.google.com/fpu-jdkf-int
• Thursday, October 12, 2023 - 3:45 – 4:30 p.m. - https://meet.google.com/fpu-jdkf-int
• Thursday, November 2, 2023 - 3:45 – 4:30 p.m. - https://meet.google.com/fpu-jdkf-int (Conflict on Thursday, November 9, 2023 – Parent Teacher Conference Night)
• Thursday, December 14, 2023 - 3:45 – 4:30 p.m. - https://meet.google.com/fpu-jdkf-int
• Thursday, January 11, 2024 - 3:45 – 4:30 p.m. - https://meet.google.com/fpu-jdkf-int
• Thursday, February 8, 2024 - 3:45 – 4:30 p.m. - https://meet.google.com/fpu-jdkf-int
• Thursday, March 14, 2024 - 3:45 – 4:30 p.m. - https://meet.google.com/fpu-jdkf-int
• Thursday, April 11, 2024 - 3:45 – 4:30 p.m. - https://meet.google.com/fpu-jdkf-int
• Thursday, May 23, 2023 - 3:45 – 4:30 p.m. - https://meet.google.com/fpu-jdkf-int (new members are welcomed to meet SIC members from 2024-2025 and to ask questions)

If you have ideas that you would like to share with our SJMS School Improvement Council, please email Principal Olga Toggas.

Elections for leadership positions for School Improvement Council will be held on Thursday, September 14, 2023 (during our first meeting).

            If you are interested in volunteering for SIC Subcommittees, participating in PTA, or making a donation to support SJM students and staff:

• Donations:
• Please visit www.shopsharkgear.com to contribute to our students' incentives and activities.
• SIC Subcommittee or PTA Volunteer (of time, or resources):
• Please contact PTA Leadership Team member Diane Vaspory at joeytoddv@gmail.com for more information.