Student Pupil Government /Organization

CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS

OBJECTIVES OF THE SPG

· Help pupils develop passionate love of country, values, and competencies that will enable them to realize their full potential and to contribute meaningfully to the nation.

· To develop a pupil-friendly, safe, and motivating learning environment

· To represent the pupils in policy-making body of the school concerning the student’s rights and welfare.

· To nurture an inclusive, service-oriented, gender-sensitive, and environment conscious community.

· To develop self-confidence, critical thinking, problem-solving, decision making, and learning among the pupils body and to utilize these skills in contributing towards nation-building.

· To empower the pupils to strive for excellence in academics, leadership, and social responsibility, to encourage them to be proactive members of the society.

· To uphold the values, principles, and ideals of the Department of Education.

· To serve, to protect, and to promote the rights and welfare of every students.

POWER, DUTIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF SPG

Planning

· To support and to promote the ideals, principles, thrusts, and objectives of the SPG, the School, and the Department of Education

· To ensure fair, efficient, and effective delivery of services to pupil’s body

· To formulate and recommend programs that will address relevant issues and concerns of the pupils.

Implementation

· To plan, to implement, and to enforce policies designed to protect and promote the pupil’s rights and welfare

· To spearhead all DepEd driven thrusts, projects, programs, and activities of the SPG

· To create committees as may be necessary to address the needs of the pupils

Monitoring & Evaluation

· To monitor and to evaluate the pupils’ activities in the school and in the community.

· To monitor and to coordinate with the SPG COMELEC every election period.

· To monitor and to coordinate elections of other recognized campus cocurricular organization

Pupil Representation

· To serve as representative of the pupils in voicing their opinions, suggestions, and grievances

· To make recommendations to school authorities regarding pupils matters, affairs, and activities

· To act as Coordinating Council of all co-curricular organizations in the School

· To participate in the crafting and formulation of the School Improvement Plan (SIP)

· To recommend to the School Head the granting, renewal or revocation of accreditation of school pupil organizations

DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF SUPREME PUPUL GOVERNMENT OFFICERS

P R E S I D E N T

· Officially represent the pupils body at any function on or off the school

· Enforce the constitution and by-laws, and other regulations that may be promulgated.

· Sign all the official minutes, project proposals, resolutions, correspondences, and other official papers of SPG o Head the Coordinating Council of School Co-curricular Organizations.

V I C E P R E S I D E N T

· Assist the President in all matters where his/her assistance is necessary

· Assume the Office of the President should the position be vacant

· Head the Internal Affairs Committee, conceptualize programs, projects, and plan activities with the Grade Level Councilors/Representatives

S E C R E T A R Y

· Keep accurate records of the minutes and document proceedings in every meeting

· Provide immediate documentations and reports for every implemented project

· Head the SPG Secretariat

T R E A S U R E R

· Keep all financial records of the SPG and be the one responsible for any information related to the pupils activity fund

· Serve as the disbursing officer of all the SPG funds

· Prepare the annual budget of the SPG

· Prepare accurate and transparent financial reports every month after every activity, and at the end of the term

· Formulate pertinent financial guidelines for the organization

· Serve as an ex-officio member of any and all Finance Committee for the purpose of considering budgetary and/or financial matters for SPG

· Conduct an inventory of all SPG property and submit a report, in writing, of its condition and state

A U D I T O R

· Certify the legitimacy and correctness of the disbursement of funds

· Audit all expenses of the SPG funds

· Assist the Treasurer in formulating guidelines and reports

· Act as the assistant head of the Financial Committee

PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER

· Disseminate and promote the thrusts and objectives of the SPG

· Build and maintain a credible image for the SPG

· Take charge in the promotion of SPG projects and activities

· Head the Publicity Committee

PEACE OFFICER

· Help the presiding officer in maintaining peace and order during meetings

· Act as disciplinary officer, if necessary

· Chair the Pupils’s Welfare Committee and appoint the members

GRADE LEVEL COUNCILORS/REPRESENTATIVES

· Represent his/her grade level in all the meetings of the SPG

· Serve as the grievance desk for their respective grade level o Conceptualize and implement programs and projects, and recommend policies for their respective grade level

ROLE OF THE SPG/SSG ADVISER

QUALIFICATIONS:

· Have experience in organizational management.

· With good character and reputation in the school and community

· Competent, able, and willing to work with the pupil leaders from planning to implementation of projects, programs, and activities.

· Must be non-partisan and experienced in handling pupil government elections.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Monitor all programs, projects, activities, and meetings of the SPG at all times.

· Advisership shall be equivalent to one (1) teaching load as per RA 4670

ROLE OF THE SCHOOL HEAD

· Ensure and oversee the implementation of the DO in their respective schools.

· Approves the teacher-nominees for the SPG advisership

· Serve as the Adviser of the Coordinating Council.

· Monitor the resolutions and agreements made by the Coordinating Council