It is the plan of the Seymour Board of Education to seat two (2) students from Seymour High School, in a non-voting capacity, at all public Board of Education meetings.

Definition: The student representative will not attend executive sessions of the Board, nor will they have access to associated backup material.  Student opinion will be solicited to give an added dimension to the Board’s decision-making process.

Procedures:

1. Two students will be recommended yearly by the high school principal, in conjunction with the Student Council, approved by the Superintendent of Schools, and voted on by the Seymour Board of Education no later than the first regular meeting in October.

2. Such students seated will be given an orientation session by the Superintendent of Schools after the students have been voted on by the Board, but before their first board meeting as student representatives.

3. Student representatives will be chosen by the Student Council on the basis of their scholarship and leadership abilities and will represent the student body of Seymour High School.  Furthermore, these representatives will be expected to report back to the Student Council on the deliberations of the Board.

4. The student representative’s term of office shall be one (2) years.

5. Student representatives may be removed from their position of non-voting members of the Seymour Board of Education by an affirmative vote of 2/3 of the Board or by the school principal for poor behavior and/or poor academic performance.

Updated 8/25/2021