Our Lady of Mount Carmel School
Student Council Officer Responsibilities
2017-18
PRESIDENT
- QUALIFICATIONS
- Must be in 7th or 8th grade while in office
- Must have served a minimum of one year on the Student Council in an elected office.
- DUTIES
- Must attend Summer Leadership Camp (June 27 – July 1)
- Supervises and attends all student body activities
- Presides at all meeting of the Student Council
- Must prepare a typed agenda at least one day in advance and present to the Student Council moderator and principal
- Checks on work assigned to other commissioners and committee members to see that it is being accomplished.
- Responsible for making sure all members are updating Student Council binder on a monthly basis.
VICE PRESIDENT
- QUALIFICATIONS
- Must be in 7th or 8th grade while in office
- Must have served a minimum of one year on the Student Council in an elected office
- DUTIES
- Must attend Summer Leadership Camp (June 27 – July 1)
- Serves in the absence of the president or other missing officers (see all duties of President above)
- Leads the student body in the Pledge of Allegiance at morning assembly
- Takes charge of Student Council elections
- Assists the principal in the planning of student body assemblies
COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE AND SECRETARY
- QUALIFICATIONS
- Must be in 7th or 8th grade while in office
- DUTIES
- Keeps accurate record of all Student Council meetings and submits typed minutes and attendance records to Student Council, moderator, and principal on a weekly basis
- Takes charge of all Student Council sales
- Makes sure all fliers are submitted to principal with proposals in advance.
- Checks with school bookkeeper and makes a monthly report to the Student Council and principal on the total finances.
- Makes sure all Student Council members, moderator, principal, and faculty have monthly Student Council activity calendar one week prior to following month.
- Writes all correspondence and filing of records for Student Council.
COMMISSIONER OF BOYS' ATHLETICS
- QUALIFICATIONS
- Must play on all sports teams
- Must be in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade while in office
- DUTIES
- Must report daily to the athletic director and principal
- Shall be responsible for greeting visiting teams and officials
- Shall see that the school is informed about upcoming games and events through morning announcements, posters, newsletters, and calendars
- Shall submit to the school secretary information for the Parents' Newsletter and Faculty Bulletin regarding the school sports programs by submitting a season calendar at the beginning of each season and a weekly calendar noting any changes in the seasonal/practice calendar
- Shall be responsible to make sure that ALL equipment and benches are set up and put away for school games and that all litter is removed following games.
- Maintains all athletic equipment on a monthly basis and makes sure each classroom has a ball monitor
COMMISSIONER OF GIRLS' ATHLETICS
- QUALIFICATIONS
- Must play on all sports teams
- Must be in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade while in office
- DUTIES
- Must report daily to the athletic director and principal
- Shall be responsible for greeting visiting teams and officials
- Shall see that the school is informed about upcoming games and events through morning announcements, posters, newsletters, and calendars
- Shall submit to the school secretary information for the Parents' Newsletter and Faculty Bulletin regarding the school sports programs by submitting a season calendar at the beginning of each season and a weekly calendar noting any changes in the seasonal/practice calendar
- Shall be responsible to make sure that ALL equipment and benches are set up and put away for school games and that all litter is removed following games.
- Maintains all athletic equipment on a monthly basis and makes sure each classroom has a ball monitor
COMMISSIONER OF ASSEMBLIES
- QUALIFICATIONS
- Must be in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade while in office
- Must be willing to be a public speaker
- DUTIES
- Carefully prepares birthday bags on a monthly basis to avoid forgetting a birthday.
- Clearly and loudly announces student's and staff's birthdays at morning assemblies
- Be sure sound equipment is set up for assemblies prior to first bell
- Responsible for making sure Student Council meeting room is set up and put back in order for the meetings
COMMISSIONER OF SCHOOL SPIRIT
- QUALIFICATIONS
- Must be in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade while in office
- DUTIES
- Organizes and plans at least one school spirit day each trimester
- Encourages student participation at all events
- Attends all student body activities, including sports tournaments
- Leads student body in patriotic songs at morning assembly
- Works closely with Commissioner of School Families to promote school spirit
COMMISSIONER OF PUBLICITY AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
- QUALIFICATIONS
- Must be in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade while in office
- DUTIES
- Takes charge of publicizing Student Council activities by submitting posters/fliers to principal for approval
- Maintains the Student Council bulletin board regularly
- Posts fliers and advertises events
COMMISSIONER OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS
- QUALIFICATIONS
- Must be in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade while in office
- Must be a practicing Catholic
- DUTIES
- Takes charge of all student religious activities by working closelywith the faculty Religion Coordinator
- Leads the school in Morning Prayer at Morning assemblies
- Leads the student body in response at all masses
- Plans two fundraisers for the less fortunate during the year
COMMISSIONER OF SCHOOL FAMILIES
- QUALIFICATIONS
- Must be in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade while in office
- DUTIES
- Meets with school family parents to explain responsibilities and go over binder explaining what must be written every year
- Assists in the passing on of school families at 8th grade awards assembly
- Plans and submits for approval monthly school family activities/masses
- Works with school secretary to make sure all new students are assigned to school families
COMMISSIONER OF SCHOOL SAFETY
- QUALIFICATIONS
- Must be in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade while in office
- DUTIES
- Acts as chairperson of school safety program
- Works with principal on safety program for the school
- Raises school flags in the morning and takes down school flags in the afternoon
- Locks all gates in the morning and unlocks gates in the afternoon for carline
COMMISSIONER OF ECOLOGY
- QUALIFICATIONS
- Must be in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade while in office
- DUTIES
- Develops an ecological program for the school
- Develops ways to encourage recycling and keeping the lunch tables clean
- Monitors recycling is taking place in classrooms once a week
- Helps students keep the school yard clean and publishes a monthly schedule for the teachers and students on Student Council bulletin board (Mrs. Regan's 2-week calendar)
REQUIREMENTS OF ALL STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICERS
- Must be registered as a returning student for the 2016-17 school year
- Must attend Student Council retreat on Monday, August 22nd, 9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. at school
- Must attend weekly Student Council meetings (held on Tuesday at lunch and on Wednesday afternoon)
- Must attend occasional emergency meetings
- Must bring Student Council notebook to meetings
- Must demonstrate appropriate and polite conduct
- Must follow through with commitments and duties as outlined
- Must have classroom teacher's permission before leaving or missing any class for Student Council business and must make up any missed activity or assignment.
- Must maintain "B" average in all subjects while in office, including behavior and effort
As leaders of the school, you are held to a VERY high standard.