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STUDENT COUNCIL GENERAL ELECTION information

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Article IV, Section 2 of our Constitution:

2. There will be a Registration Period of at least three school days, in which interested sixth and seventh grade members of the Student Body will have the opportunity to declare their intent to become a potential candidate for Executive Office.  The dates for this period will be set by the Advisor, who will consult the eighth grade members of the Executive Board.

  1. To register, a student must have maintained an overall combined average of C+ or better in English, Math, Reading/Writing, Science, and Social Studies for the first two marking periods of the current school year.

  2. To register, a student must not have been assigned office detention or suspension from school on more than six occasions in the current school year.

  3. Reasonable requirements to become a potential candidate, such as completion of a Leadership Training Course, may be set by the Advisor.

 

ARTICLE IV SECTION 2A sets an academic eligibility standard, in which potential candidates must have at least 23 GRADE POINTS for the first two marking periods combined in the five academic classes mentioned above.  Grade points are awarded according to the scale below, which is consistent with Board of Education policy:

A   = 4.0 B+ = 3.3 B-  = 2.7 C   = 2.0 D+ = 1.3 F   = 0.0
A-  = 3.7 B   = 3.0 C+ = 2.3 C-  = 1.7 D   = 1.0

ARTICLE IV SECTION 2B is clear on its prohibition of candidates that have exceeded Constitutional limits in terms of disciplinary referrals.  Executive Members of our Student Council are expected to be model citizens in our school.

ARTICLE IV SECTION 2C allows our Student Council to use Candidate Training as a prerequisite to running for Student Council office...

  • For 6th graders intending to run for Secretary or Treasurer, this means participation as a delegate in the B.L.T. Saturday Leadership Training Conference.  

  • For 7th graders intending to run for President or Vice President, this means successful completion of the Candidate Training Course, which includes participation as a delegate in B.L.T. Saturday.  The Candidate Training Course is broken into four two-hour sessions, conducted after school in the month of March.