No. 004.1
ROSE TREE MEDIA
SCHOOL DISTRICT
SECTION:
LOCAL BOARD PROCEDURES
TITLE:
STUDENT BOARD
REPRESENTATION
ADOPTED:
October 28, 1999
REVISED:
004.1. STUDENT BOARD REPRESENTATION
1. Purpose
The Board recognizes that the students attending the Rose Tree Media School
District are the district's most important concern. The Board, therefore, establishes
the position of Student Board Representative to the Board to establish a
communications link between itself and the student body and to present the students'
viewpoints.
2. Authority
In order to achieve this goal, the Board will permit the appointment of three (3)
junior class student representatives to sit in a nonvoting capacity on the Board.
3. Guidelines
Selection of the representatives will occur as follows:
1.
Three (3) students shall be selected by the School Board at its May Legislative
meeting and shall serve together as three (3) Student School Board members.
2.
Candidates shall be required to write a 500 word essay entitled, "My
Qualifications and Desire to serve as a Student Representative to the Rose Tree
Media Board of Education."
3.
The essays and three (3) teacher/administrator recommendations shall be
submitted to the Student Board Member Selection Committee of the School
Board consisting of three (3) School Board members, the Superintendent or
designee, and the high school principal or designee.
Student Board Representatives will be interviewed in April of the school year
and appointed at the May Legislative meeting. They will serve for a term of one
(1) school year commencing the following September and concluding in June.
4.
The Selection Committee may recommend a representative to complete the
unexpired term within thirty (30) days.
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Participation
At least two (2) Student Representatives are expected to attend the combined
monthly Planning and Legislative Board meetings and, if invited, sessions of Ad
Hoc committees or other committees that may be created by the Board. One (1)
Student Representative is expected to attend the monthly Curriculum, Technology
and Operations Committee meetings. The three (3) Student Representatives shall
work among themselves to attend these meetings so that the burden of attendance is
shared equally.
Role of Student Board Representatives
The Student Board Representatives shall act in a nonvoting capacity.
.
1.
The Student Board Representatives shall, with assistance from the school
professional staff, develop two-way communications with secondary students in
the district's attendance areas.
2.
The Student Board Representatives shall become familiar with the educational
goals of the district and shall offer constructive contributions toward the
realization of those goals.
3.
The Student Board Representatives should consider the aspects of health, safety
and welfare of their fellow students and advance constructive contributions in
these areas.
4.
The Student Board Representatives shall communicate with schools through
Student Council all policies, actions and decisions that are an appropriate
concern of the students.
JOB DESCRIPTION/EXPECTATION
Purpose
To establish a communication link between the Board of School Directors and the
student body.
Role and Responsibility
1.
Be aware of the great responsibility of the position and be willing to represent
the total student population and not an individual group.
2.
Refer requests for action through proper administrative channels.
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3.
Recognize that effective democratic procedure exists when all Board members
support the implementation of policy that has been approved by majority action
at an open public meeting.
4.
Be willing and able to attend all Planning and Legislative meetings (currently
the same night) and share the responsibility to attend the Curriculum,
Technology and Operations Committee meetings. Executive sessions, personnel
meetings, and student disciplinary hearings, or other subjects deemed
confidential by the Superintendent or Board will exclude the Student Board
Representatives.
5.
Be a nonvoting participant of the Rose Tree Media School Board.
6.
Receive the agenda for meetings, and other related materials as deemed
appropriate by the Superintendent, agreeing to read and study these materials.
7.
Be prepared with the agenda at each meeting including review of any
appropriate items with the high school principal and/or the Student Government.
Be prepared to make presentations at Board meetings, as necessary.
8.
Be courteous with Board members and the public at all times.
9.
Understand that sometimes meetings can run late; have a clear understanding as
to the time commitments and transportation.
10. Serving as a Student Board Representative will satisfy the Community Service
Requirement for that year.
Sunset Provision
This policy shall terminate on the last day of school in the year 2002.
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