Suggestions:

1.  Keep your sense of humor, and be flexible and patient.

2.  Do not attempt to do everything or please everyone.

3.  Allow students to make mistakes; these are often learning experiences.  Learn from your mistakes, too.

4.  Encourage help from staff members, parents, and students.

5.  Acknowledge any help or encouragement from staff members, parents, students.  Send lots of Thank You's.

6.  Be aware that you play a dual role and you will be caught in the middle between students and staff, staff and principal, community and district.

Responsibilities:

1. Student Council

a. Assist with campaign and election of student council officers and representatives.

b. Assist with organization and operation of student council.

(1) Offer suggestions to students.

(2) Address the faculty at the first meeting of the year to encourage support.

(3) Coordinate a workshop at the beginning of the school year.

(4) Suggest a time for old and new officers to meet, exchange new books, talk privately.

c. Coordinate all student council meetings and advise their proceedings.

(1) Order Roberts’s Rules of Order, newly revised and The Interaction Method, for use by the student council.

(2) Accompany members to meetings outside of school.                             .

(3) Make sure committees are meeting their responsibilities and deadlines.

d. Assist in maintaining student council records and documents.

e. Assist in distributing student council communications throughout the school.

f. Coordinate and assist in training student council officers and representatives.

g. Offer a leadership training class.

h. Suggest attendance at leadership conferences or summer camps.

2.  Student Council Activities

a. Maintain a calendar for scheduling student council events.

b. Attend all after-school student council activities.

c. Remain in attendance until students have left the activity.

d. Help arrange for chaperones, custodial help, clean-up help, location, equipment.

e. Be responsible for financial matters and personally handle school purchase orders.

3.  Student Council Announcements

a. Approve all special announcements pertaining to student council.

b. Arrange for editing, publishing, distribution and announcement of bulletins.

4. Personal

a. Maintain open communications with faculty, principal, and staff.

b. Represent the principal and faculty when working with student council.

c. Be aware of role in guiding students.

d. Assist to resolve any difficulties between teachers and student council members.    

e. Set an example of leadership, honesty, compassion, and integrity.