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