Provision for filling a vacancy on the Council
- A new member is elected from the class/year which no longer has the required number of representatives
- A prospective member must agree to go forward for nomination
- A new member is elected by secret ballot
- A new member must sign the contract and agree to the rules of the Council.
Conduct of Student Council
- The Management of the school, members of Staff, School policy or Code of behaviour may not be discussed
- No individual student’s problems, whether of personal, social or academic nature, may be discussed
- No individual student’s dealings with teachers, disciplinary or otherwise, may be discussed
- Student Council may not be used by any member to represent any perceived grievance of an individual student or group of students with respect to any teacher or with respect to the code of behaviour of the school
- Discussions at Student Council meetings lead to recommendations not decisions. All definitive recommendations will be presented to the Principal for approval.
- Proposals must be for the benefit of the school in general
- The Council must not meet unless the Staff Liaison Teacher or other appointed Teacher is present
- Any Staff member has the right to attend any meeting of the Council as he/she wishes.
Location of Student Council Meetings
- This may vary
- Effort should be made to keep the location as consistent as possible.
Frequency of Meetings
- Every week
- Meetings are to be held at lunchtimes unless a ‘special meeting’ is called by the S.C. Liaison Teacher
- The day of the week on which the Student Council meets may be chosen at the start of each year and meetings should take place on that day throughout the year.
Notification of Meetings
- Members will be notified of meetings at least a day in advance
- Dates of meetings will be decided by the Chairperson
- Dates of sub-committee meetings will be decided by the Chairperson.
Amendments to the Constitution may be made at a Student Council meeting provided that details of the amendment have been circulated to all members with the notice convening the meeting and a vote in favour by two-thirds of the members present is recorded by the Chairperson.