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Student council is a group of students elected by peers to participate in designated areas of school government. Any student is generally welcome to attend the council meetings. Student councils exist at the elementary, middle, and high school levels, and involvement at the lower levels has proven to be beneficial in that when students reach the higher grades, they have already experienced how meetings run and decisions are made.
Student council is a group of students elected by peers to participate in designated areas of school government. Any student is generally welcome to attend the council meetings. Student councils exist at the elementary, middle, and high school levels, and involvement at the lower levels has proven to be beneficial in that when students reach the higher grades, they have already experienced how meetings run and decisions are made.
Activity 1
Activity 1
Learn about the parts of an agenda to conduct meetings
An agenda is a tool for attendees, the chairperson and secretary, and it serves several functions, before, during and after a meeting.
These functions include:
- It helps members to prepare for the meeting.
- It provides a structure for the meeting.
- It allows the chair to control the meeting.
- It provides a way to judge the success of a meeting.
The Agenda
The Agenda
Meetings are held regularly for the organization to communicate ideas, plan projects, make announcements, and share ideas. With a little bit of structure meetings can be conducted effectively and quickly. An agenda is the best way to keep track of meeting items. Generally, an agenda will include:
Call to order
Call to order
Roll call or attendance
Roll call or attendance
Reading and approval of minutes
Reading and approval of minutes
Treasurer’s report
Treasurer’s report
Officer reports
Officer reports
Committee reports
Committee reports
Unfinished business
Unfinished business
New business
New business
Announcements
Announcements
Adjournment
Adjournment
Parliamentary Procedure • Robert's Rules of Order
Parliamentary Procedure • Robert's Rules of Order
Activity 2
Activity 2
Learn about Parliamentary Procedure
Parliamentary procedure, or parliamentary law, refers to the rules of democracy—that is, the commonly accepted way a group of people come together, present and discuss possible courses of action, and make decisions.
Parliamentary procedure also defines what duties people typically have when they are elected the president, secretary, or treasurer of an organization.
Fundamentally, parliamentary procedure defines how groups of people, no matter how formal or informal, can most effectively meet and make decisions in a fair, consistent manner—and make good use of everyone’s time. While parliamentary procedure cannot guarantee that every member of an organization is pleased with the outcome of a decision, it aims to ensure that every member is satisfied by the manner in which the decision was made, and that the organization makes decisions efficiently but with consideration for every member’s opinion.
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