Who is it for?
Building Instructional Capacity (BIC) is designed to support principals, assistant principals, instructional coaches, and teacher leaders as they continue to develop as instructional leaders at their schools. Ideally, schools would send an administrator (principal or assistant principal) and a teacher leader or two. Individual educators may also attend. Participants enrolled in BIC focus on leading adults to improve instruction, instructional vision, data literacy, serving each student and building a community of support.
Contact: Frank Robinson, frobinson@ed.sc.gov
What does it look like?
Participants enrolled in BIC focus on leading adults, vision, data literacy, equity, and building a community of support. We believe building instructional capacity is a way of thinking and not a program. We will model how to reflect on multiple sources of data to uncover opportunities to increase equitable access to effective instruction for all students. The following is a requirement for all BIC participants: Each participant will create a personalized learning outcome (PLO) based on personal and school needs. Ideally, the PLO will align to a school need and a desired area of growth for the participant. We will utilize case studies and small group discussion to support each participant as they apply their new knowledge back at their school.
What are people saying?
- ”BIC was a great experience. I highly recommend this for current and future leaders.”
- ”I thought the diverse group (responsibility, race, etc.) added to the effectiveness of the sessions.”
- ”Tom Smith is a blessing! I hope to do more classes with him in the future. I wish more teachers were like him.”
- ”It helped me refocus on how I view my role and the lens through which I look at things. Collaborative leadership is important. Tom did a great job sharing research, articles, and personal experiences that helped me grow in my role.”
- ”My participation in BIC has transformed my mind-set of effective leadership. My experience with BIC has helped me shed light on how to develop a collective leadership team. My BIC experience has given me resources and strategies on how to be an effective leader. I believe that working on a collective well-balanced team promotes an effective leadership team!”
What do you need to know?
There is no fee for this course, but the participant/school/district are responsible for travel and lunch on your own. Each session runs from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm with an hour for lunch. Principal permission is required prior to session one and attendance and laptop are required for all sessions. Participants are eligible for 120 renewal credits upon completion of all sessions and required work.
Contact: Frank Robinson, frobinson@ed.sc.gov
Cohort 16
BIC Cohort 16 Class Dates
- Session 1: October 10, 2025
- Session 2: November 5, 2025
- Session 3: December 4, 2025
- Session 4: February 3, 2026
- Session 5: March 3, 2026
Cohort 17
BIC Cohort 17 Class Dates
- Session 1: October 3, 2025
- Session 2: November 10, 2025
- Session 3: December 5, 2025
- Session 4: February 6, 2026
- Session 5: March 4, 2026
