Article One

 The name of this organization shall be the McCoy Elementary School Student Council.

 Article Two

 The purpose of the Council shall be to: 

1. Strive for good citizenship.
2. Strive for academic excellence.
3. Respect all individuals in the school and community.
4. Involve all students in sharing ideas to make our school the best it can be.
5. Help all students work together in our school.
6. Give all students practice in democracy in action.
7. Help other citizens and groups in our community.

 Article Three

 Section 1:  All students in Grades 4 and 5 shall have the opportunity to be nominated, to vote and to offer ideas for Council action.

 Section 2:  The members of the Student Council shall be the officers elected by the students in grades 4 and 5 and homeroom representatives elected by their homerooms. 

Section 3:  The President shall be elected from Grade 5.  All other officers shall be elected from Grades 4 or 5.  The officers shall be defined as the President, the Vice President, the Secretary, the Treasurer, the Historian, and the Parliamentarian.  

 Section 4:  Each homeroom in Grades 4 and 5 shall elect a homeroom representative.

 Section 5:  The principal of McCoy Elementary School shall be the final authority over all actions of the Student Council.

 Article Four

 Section 1:  Any student who wishes to be a member of the Council, either an officer or a homeroom representative shall: 

1. Maintain grades of A’s and B’s on the report card at the end of each nine weeks.
2. Maintain an S or E in citizenship on the report card at the end of each nine weeks.
3. Have all homework completed on time.
4. Have all class work completed on time.
5. Strive to be well organized.
6. Have the ability to work well with others.
7. Maintain high attendance at school.
8. Be punctual to school, to class, and to Council meetings.

 Article Five

Section 1:  The officers shall be the President, the Vice President, the Secretary, the Treasurer, the Historian, and the Parliamentarian.  

 Section 2:   The term of office will be the school year for which the officer was elected.

Section 3:  In the event that the elected officer is unable to fulfill his or her role to which he or she was elected, the student who was first runner-up for the position will fulfill the obligation of that office.  If there was no runner-up, the Council will elect one of the homeroom representatives from grade 5 to fill the vacant position.

Section 4:  An officer may be placed on probation for a period of nine weeks when:

The decision to place an officer on probation will be made by the elected officers with final approval by the sponsors and the principal.

While the officer is on probation, his or her office will be filled by the first runner-up for that position.  At the end of the nine weeks if the officer has met the qualifications to hold an office on the Council, he or she will be reinstated to that position.

Section 5:  Removal from office:

If an officer needs to be placed on probation for the second time, the officer may be removed from office by a majority vote of the Student Council with final approval by the sponsor and the principal.

Article Six

Section 1:  Each homeroom in grades 4 and 5 shall have one elected Council representative. 

Section 2:  The term of office will be the school year for which to homeroom representative was elected.

Section 3:  In the event that the elected representative is unable to fulfill his or her role to which he or she was elected, the student who was first runner-up for the position will fulfill the obligation of that office.  If there was no runner-up, the Council will elect one of the homeroom representatives from grade 5 to fill the vacant position.

Section 4:  A representative may be placed on probation for a period of nine weeks when:

While the representative is on probation, his or her office will be filled by the first runner-up for that position.  At the end of the nine weeks if the representative has met the qualifications to hold an office on the Council, he or she will be reinstated to that position.

Section 5:  Removal from office:

If a representative needs to be placed on probation for the second time, the representative may be removed from office by a majority vote of the Student Council with final approval by the sponsor and the principal.

Article Seven

Section 1:  Student Council meetings shall take place at least twice monthly.  The Student Council will meet on the 1^st and 3^rd Fridays of each month, from 2:30-3:00 in the Library.  An agenda shall be prepared and handed out to each member of the Council at least one day before each meeting.  Student Council members may initiate agenda items.  All items for the agenda must be submitted to the president or sponsors two days before each meeting.  Additional agenda items may be added at the beginning of each Council meeting by a majority vote of Council members.  If a quorum (half of Council members plus one) is not present for a meeting, no Council action may be voted upon.

Section 2:  Each Homeroom Representative shall conduct class meetings at least one day before and at least two days after each Student Council meeting.  The purpose of the meeting prior to Council meetings will be to solicit ideas to take to the Council.  The purpose of the meeting after the council meeting will be to share information covered in the previous Council meeting.

 Article Eight

Section 1:  Each officer and each representative shall have one vote.  The president votes only in case of a tie.

 Section 2:  All motions require a second; all motions require a majority vote of the Council members for passage.

 Section 3:  Any and all actions of the McCoy Student Council are not official until approved by the principal.

Georgetown Independent School District

Last updated:  11/13/07 11:25 AM