Below are the guidelines to follow when starting a new student organization. These guidelines are based on School Board policy JJA and JJA-R.
There are three types of student organizations at Cony.
Recognized Student Organization: This is a student organization that has been approved by the School Board and has full status as a student group. The student group has a faculty advisor who may or may not receive a stipend for their work, depending on the contract.
Probationary Student Organization/Club: This is a student organization that has submitted information to the School Board and received approval as a probationary student organization/club and has begun the two year process to become a recognized student organization.
Interest Group: This is a student group that is faculty-sponsored and has not yet applied for School Board recognition. The group can not expend funds or go off school property as a group.
Please note that ALL Cony student organizations/club/interest group MUST have an administratively approved faculty advisor.
How to Become A:
Cony Interest Group
Determines that a student (s) are interested in forming a student organization.
Secure a faculty advisor who is willing to advise the student organization and willing to attend all functions of the interest group.
Complete page 1 of JJA-R Request for Student Organization and submit it to the Principal.
Meet with the Principal to get approval for the Interest group.
Have an organization meeting with interested members. You may hang posters or do an announcement to get organized. Be sure to indicate that the group is an interest group.
Host interest group meetings as needed with faculty advisor
Interest groups may not expend funds
Interest groups may not leave the property of the school.
Probationary Student Organization/Club
An interest group/student organization must complete all three pages of the JJA-R Request for Student Organization application and submit it to the Principal. The application must include description, student population, number of participants, names, activity, etc.
For the interest group that is approved by the Principal, the group’s application must be approved by the Superintendent. Both the Principal and Superintendent must sign the application form (JJA-R).
If approval is given by the Principal and Superintendent, the student organization will present the group to the Education and Curriculum committee of the School Board. If the Education and Curriculum committee approves the group, then the School Board must vote on the student organization’s approval.
Recognized Student Organization
Once an organization has been recognized as a “club or probationary” student group, they may not propose an official student organization for two years.
After the two year period, the probationary student organization/club must receive the approval of the Principal and Superintendent.
After approval is given by the Principal and Superintendent, then the student organization must receive approval from the Education and Curriculum committee and School Board.