The Council Constitution
1.
Definition
1.1.
Gymnasium Student Council is the association of students of the
Gymnasium.
2.
Purpose.
The
Student Council:
2.1. promotes
the students'
rights and
interests and gives incentives to community work
2.2. promotes
the School's
interests in our community
2.3. presents
the students' views to the School Board
2.4. gives
incentives for engaging students in the functioning process of the
School
2.5. informs
the School Board about its views - when that is needed or when the
School Board requires it
2.6. discusses
the overall students'
grades and
participates in preparing the school-trip
2.7. participates
in creation and implementation of projects which advance educational
work in the School.
3.
Membership
3.1. Student
Council is made by the Representatives of every class in Gymnasium.
Those students do not have to be the class Presidents and their
election must not be limited by any other requirements, including,
but not limited to their class rank.
3.2. Each
class must have two Representatives in the Student Council: the
class Representative and his/her assistant.
3.3. In case of
the Representative's absence, his/her assisent performs his/her
duties.
3.4. The Student
Council Representatives and elected by the simple majority of
students oftheir class.
3.5. Term
of office of the Representative,
i.e.
Student
Council Member is one year.
3.6. If a
Student Council Member doesn't carry our his/her duties in a
satisfactorily, the iniciative for his/her impeachement may come
from his/her Class or the Student Council President or the Executive
Office. A member may be impeached if he/she has more than 4
unexcused absences from the Student Council meetings during one
semester or if he/she has 3 or more disciplinary notices. In case of
impeachment, the new Student Council Member is elected by the
procedure described in the Article 3.4 of this Constitution.
3.7. Any changes
related to the Council Members must be reported to the Year
Vicepresident or to the Student Council Secretary.
4.
Organisation and elections
4.1. The
Gymnasium Student Council has following officers:
-
President
-
4
Vicepresidents
-
Secretary
4.2. The
elections of the officers takes place in the first week of May.
The
necessary quorum is the presence of
50% + 1 (one
class – one Representative) members of the Council. The
voting process follows the principle one class – one vote.
The presence of both Class Representatives is allowed, but one class
has the right to cast just one vote. The voting is secret.
4.3. During
the elections, the first to be elected is the President of the
Student Council. Any member of the Council is eligible, except for
the members whose conduct level is satisfactory or lower. The
President is elected by the 50% + 1 majority of the Members present.
Once the
President has been elected, 3 Vicepresidents are elected – one for
each year (one for the Freshman Year, one for the Sophomore Year and
one for the Junior Year). The fourth Vicepresident is elected in the
last week of September of the next academic year and he/she has to
be a newly admitted Freshman. The VP is elected by the 50% + 1
majority of the Members present. Any member of the Council is
elegibile for the VP for his/her year.
Finally, the
elections for the Secretary of the Council take place. The Secretary
is elected by the 50% + 1 majority of the Members present. Any
member of the Council is elegibile for the Secretary of the Council.
4.4. The
President shall call and preside at the General Council Meetings and
Executive Committee. The President shall oversee the operations and
activities of the Council and all committees. The President shall be
responsible for presenting an annual report of the Council at its
last General Council Meeting before the new Council Officers begin
their term in office. The President may issue disciplinary notices
to the Council Members for unadequate behaviour and/or obstruction
of Council's work. In case of the President's absence, the Senior
Year VP takes his duties.
4.5. Any
Member of the Council may appeal to the President's
or Vicepresident's decision, which can then be opposed by the
majority of Members present at a meeting.
4.6. The
Vicepresident shall call and preside at the Council Meeting of
his/her Year. The Vicepresident shall be responsible for presenting
an annual report of the activities done in his/her Year. The
Vicepresident of the Senior Year shall perform the President's
duties in case of his/her absence.
4.7. The
Secretary of the Council shall be responsible for recording,
posting,
and filing
of minutes of General Council Meetings and maintain the files of the
Council. 1/3 of all Council Members is necessary for the iniciative
for the Impeachment of a Council Officer. An officer may be
impeached by thr 50% + 1 majority of all members of the Council and
the new election is done according to the Articles 4.2 and 4.3. of
this Contitution.
4.9. The
President, Vicepresidents and Secretary form The Executive Board
(EB), which holds the weekly meetings. The Executive Board creates
drafted versions of the Council documents or applications for the
projects and discusses important students-related issues.
4.10. The
Executive Board has no right to make any decision. The EB just
proposes the decisions and making a decision of any kind is the
exclusive right of the Student Council.
4.11. The
Student Council can form Committees for implemeting certain tasks
(Committee
for the humanitarian actions,
Sport
Committee,…).
President of the Council may ex officio serve on any of the
Committees formed by the Council. Committees established by the
Council must operate the Council Constitution. A Committee shall
present a report on its work on request of the President or The
Excecutive Board or any 10 members of the Council.
5.
Meetings
and the decision making process
5.1. The
General Council Meetings shall take place once in two weeks and if
necessary more often. The Year Council Meetings shall take place
weekly or as agreed among the Representatives of a Year.
5.2. The
President calls and presides at the General Council Meeting. Special
Council Meeting may be called by the President, by two members of
the Executive Board, by any 10 members of the Council or by any 20
students of Gymnasium and their request must be presented to the
Council President, who is then obliged to call the Meeting as
described in the Article 5.3. of this Constitution.
5.3. The
Council Members and the Teacher-Coordinator must be informed about
the date and the agenda of the Meeting at least three days earlier.
5.4. All
the Council Meeting are open to the Gymnasium students,
teachers,
members of the Parents Council or to other guests with permission of
the Council President.
5.5.
Simple majority of the Members present at a meeting is necessary for
making a decision,
unless
specified otherwise in the Constitution. The voting follows the
principle
one class
– one vote
and it
does not have to be secret, except when the secrecy is required by
this Constitution.
6.
Changing the Constitution
6.1.
One-third of the quorum Members are necessary to create an
initiative for changing the Constitution. A 2/3 quorum majority is
necessary for changing the Constitution.
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