Charters+of+Student+Councils

Objective:
 * create a student council charter for Malden High School

__**Part 1:**__
To help us figure out how we want the student council at Malden to operate, we will examine the charters of two different student councils - one from Glastonbury High School in Connecticut and the other from the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy.

The following students will read through the Glastonbury charter: Kevin A, Amanda D, Nicholas, Wei Jie, Jaime, Kierra, Theresa, Dolkar, Tenzin, Amanda N, Steven, Jasmine K, Joshua, and David.

Glastonbury High School

The following students will read through the Illinois Academy charter: Terrance, Jasmine N, Danielle, Nahom, Nicole, Kevin C, Devon, Sukey, Jonathan, Roberto, Olivia, Tristar, Casey, and Laura. Illinois Mathematics & Science Academy

While you examine these charters, answer the following questions below:


 * 1) How is the charter of the student council organized?
 * 2) How many officers do they have? What kind are they? Describe some of their duties.
 * 3) How many members can a council have?
 * 4) How often does the council meet?
 * 5) What are the requirements for the advisor?
 * 6) How are elections organized?
 * 7) How can you change officers?
 * 8) How can you change rules within the charter?
 * 9) What kinds of events and activities does the council organize/coordinate?

Next, meet with a partner and share information on these two different charters.

__Part 2 - Evaluate:__
How do you think Malden High School's student council should be set up? What kinds of ideas, rules, policies, etc. would you take from one or both of the charters? Do you think the charter itself should be more like Glastonbury's or Illinois Math & Science Academy's?