File: JIBA
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE
GARDNER SCHOOL COMMITTEE
A
Student Representative shall serve on the Gardner School Committee according to
the provisions of the Massachusetts General Laws (Chapter 71:38M).
The
Student Representative shall be a full-time student at Gardner High School
during his/her term of service and shall be a resident of the City of Gardner.
The
following guidelines shall apply to the functioning of the Student
Representative on the Gardner School Committee:
- He/she shall serve “ex
officio” with full participation in School Committee deliberations but
shall abstain from all voting.
- He/she may give input
on matters before the Committee that affect the student experience in the
District, whether academic or extracurricular. Such input shall be given
during Committee deliberations prior to the taking of any official vote.
- He/she shall bring
forward pertinent matters of concern from the student body or its
committees. These matters should be those over which the Gardner School
Committee has some jurisdiction or can provide direction to the
Administration.
- He/she may provide a
report for the Gardner School Committee at its regular meeting, sharing
student concerns at that time and giving brief announcements regarding
student accomplishments at Gardner High School. A place on the meeting
agenda will be reserved routinely for this report. The student representative will provide
the report in advance of the meeting.
- Prior to the meeting of
the Gardner School Committee, he/she shall receive a copy of the agenda
and all attachments (confidential material excluded).
- He/she shall not be
present during executive sessions of the Gardner School Committee, unless
such right is expressly granted by the School Committee.
- He/she shall not be
appointed to any subcommittees, whether standing or “ad hock,” of the
Gardner School Committee, but participation is encouraged should the
student desire.
- He/she shall serve for
a term of one year but may be reelected for an additional term or terms.
- The election of the
Student Representative shall be held in the spring prior to the beginning
of the new academic year.
[Adopted:
September 2009]
School Committee Policy Manual – Gardner Public Schools