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............................................................................................................. 2  \nObjectives of Student Councils ....................................................................................................... 3  \nMinimum Standards for the Operation of a Student Council.......................................................... 4  \nAreas of Student Council Authority ................................................................................................ 5  \nGetting Along with the Principal, Faculty and Staff......................................................................... 6  \nAdvisors Responsibilities ................................................................................................................. 8  \nTips for Advisors ............................................................................................................................. 9  \nWriting a Constitution and By-Laws ............................................................................................. 10  \nSuggested Elements of a Student Council’s Constitution ................................................................11  \nWhat is my Job? ............................................................................................................................ 12  \nTips for Organizing Elections........................................................................................................ 14  \nSample Student Council Point System .......................................................................................... 15  \nLettering in Student Council......................................................................................................... 16  \nA Student Council is a group of elected and volunteer students working together with an adult advisor within the framework of a constitution or bylaws to provide a means for student expression and assistance in school affairs and activities, give opportunities for student experience in leadership and encourage student/faculty/community relations.  \nTHROUGH PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES, STUDENT COUNCILS WORK TO:  \nPROMOTE CITIZENSHIP  \n• By supporting and further developing democracy as away of life  \n• By involving students in meaningful, purpose-oriented activities  \n• By helping each student develop a sincere regard for law and order appropriate to this democratic society  \n• By leading each individual in developing a sense of personal responsibility and earned self respect  \n• By example through teaching the processes and procedures ofa democracy  \n• By encouraging desirable attitudes and the continuous upward development of valued patterns  \nof good citizenship  \n• By providing a forum for student opinions, interests and desires so these may be understood by the entire student body, faculty, administration and community  \n• By honestly reflecting and interpreting the student viewpoint  \nPROMOTE SCHOLARSHIP  \n• By contributing to the total educational growth of all students in the school  \n• By encouraging highest standards of scholarship and positive student involvement in learning and thinking  \n• By providing experience in genuine problem-solving procedures  \n• By providing training and experiences in the skills and techniques of good citizenship and leadership to prepare articulate citizens and leaders for a progressing society  \nPROMOTE LEADERSHIP  \n• By providing young people with the power and right to speak and, especially, the power, right  \nand privilege of being heard by those in authority  \n• By avoiding the commercial or cultural exploitation of students  \n• By providing coordination of school-sponsored student activities with constant evaluation in terms  \nof the selected purposes  \n• By promoting opportunities for leadership among student body members  \n• By utilizing the ideas","cbCaib35rrM7rVSd","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaib35rrM7rVSd","pdf",336612,16,"English","# What is a Student Council?\n# Objectives of Student Councils\n# Minimum Standards for the Operation of a Student Council\n# Areas of Student Council Authority\n# Getting Along with the Principal, Faculty and Staff\n# Advisors Responsibilities\n# Tips for Advisors\n# Writing a Constitution and By-Laws\n## Suggested Elements of a Student Council’s Constitution\n# What is my Job?\n## Tips for Organizing Elections\n## Sample Student Council Point System\n## Lettering in Student Council","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of a student council?\",\"answer\":\"A student council provides a framework for student expression and assistance in school affairs, offering leadership experience while encouraging student-faculty-community relations. 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