What is Student Advisory Council (SAC)?
The SAC serves as the main
representative body of students to work in partnership with Sacramento
City Unified School District (SCUSD) administration and the SCUSD
Board of Education to collaborate on school site and district-wide
policy and strengthen the student voice....continue
What Does Student Advisory
Council (SAC) do?
The SAC provides a forum for students
to participate in administrative meetings within the district and for
students to meet once a month from their Youth Congress sites to
discuss challenges and policy school and district wide ...continue
What is Youth Congress?
Four
members chosen from each class level (i.e. freshmen, sophomore, junior
and senior) to be a representative from the school’s Youth Congress ...continue
How can I become part of Student
Advisory
Council (SAC)?
The development of leadership is a
life-long process that starts with the potential within you.
Look around, does your site have a Youth Congress, Student Leadership
class or group that meets after school? If you are interested in
participating, start with your school site, reach out!
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What is the SAC Executive Board?
The SAC Executive Board
has eight positions, five of which are elected and three are
appointed. The elected positions are: Student Board Member,
President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. The
appointed positions are selected by the incoming SAC Board, they are:
Marketing, Communications and Historian
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The SAC is comprised of
students from each participating high school Youth Congress or student
leadership class. Youth Congress is designed to meet on a regular basis
(determined by each high school) to discuss site policy or school topics.
These meetings and discussions are brought forward to the monthly SAC
Meetings. The SAC meetings are a forum for the student voice related to
student concerns, school site and district wide policy. The SAC is
supported by the Superintendent and overseen by the Assistant Superintendent
of Community, Health and Student Support Services. Through this support the
SAC has the power to:
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Participate and
contribute input on initiatives;
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Coordinate high school
activities in addressing district matters;
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Represent high school
students as a liaison to the Superintendent, district committees, and the
Board of Education; and
SCUSD is proud to work
closely with our student body comprised of approximately 48,000 students to
champion and institutionalize the youth voice in district and school
site-level decision-making and problem-solving processes. |
How Can You Be Involved
with Youth Congress and the SAC?
The
development of leadership is a life-long process that starts with the
potential within you. Look around, does your site have a Youth Congress,
Student Leadership class or group that meets after school? If you are
interested in participating, start with your school site, reach out! SCUSD
has established a system where youth congress members can participate on SAC
and district wide committees. Students work with adults to address top
priority issues regarding their respective high schools and key district
issues and initiatives.
SAC fosters
the leadership process by strengthening the student voice at the high school
level. This process builds leadership skills, and offers opportunities for
students to develop the basic skills that foster successful personal
relationships, contribute to school site organization and work on district
wide committees.
You can be
involved and engaged in the SAC by participating on your school site Youth
Congress or your site leadership class.
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SAC Executive Board
The SAC Executive Board
has eight positions, five of which are elected and three are appointed. The
elected positions are: Student Board Member, President, Vice President,
Secretary and Treasurer. The appointed positions are selected by the
incoming SAC Board, they are: Marketing, Communications and Historian.
All members of the SAC
Executive Board are expected to:
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Attend all monthly SAC and weekly SAC
Executive meetings
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Work directly with the SAC and the Youth
Engagement Coordinator to promote authentic youth engagement at the high
schools
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Able to commit to a term beginning July 1 –
June 30
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Be an enrolled student within the Sacramento
City Unified School District.
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Able to communicate effectively with youth
and adults.
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Maintain a professional appearance.
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Be responsible and well organized.
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Maintain a minimum 2.5 GPA.
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2006/07 Student Advisory
Council Executive Board
Members
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Current and Ongoing SAC Projects
February 2007
The SAC provides a forum
for students to participate in administrative meetings within the district
and for students to meet once a month from their Youth Congress sites to
discuss challenges and policy school and district wide. This year our SAC
is focusing on 4 main areas of student concerns:
1)
Safety
2)
School Site Recognition
3) Academics/Quality
of Learning
4)
Nutrition/Lunch
Students have met and
formed committees that will attend administrative meetings and report back
to the group at large.
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