APPENDIX A
STUDENT BODY CONSTITUTION
PREAMBLE
We, the Associated Student body of Douglas MacArthur Intermediate School, in order to promote and uphold the academic and social principles of this school, to foster a spirit of cooperation, to promote and encourage activities in the best interest of the student, school and community, do hereby establish this constitution of Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate School.
ARTICLE I - NAME
The official name of this organization shall be the Associated Student Body of Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate School.
ARTICLE II - PURPOSE
SECTION 1: The purpose of this organization is to promote school spirit, to encourage and support helpful school activities, and to cooperate with the faculty and school administration in all matters pertaining to the welfare of our school.
SECTION 2: School spirit is understood to be a willingness to support all school matters pertaining to the welfare of students, as well as a liberal support of all school activities.
ARTICLE III - MEMBERSHIP
SECTION 1: Any student regularly enrolled in Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate School shall be considered a member of the Associated Student Body and shall have all constitutional privileges unless otherwise specified.
SECTION 2: All members of the faculty of Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate School shall be considered honorary members of this organization.
SECTION 3: Any other honorary membership in the Associated Student Body of Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate School may be conferred by a majority vote of the Student Council.
ARTICLE IV - STUDENT COUNCIL
SECTION 1: The executive and legislative powers of the Associated Student Body shall be vested in the Student Council.
SECTION 2: The Student Council shall have charge of the following:
a). Legislative power and the execution of any legislation created by the Associated Student Body.
b). All activities of the Associated Student Body.
c). All Associated Student body meetings.
d). The confirmation of all appointments and approval of the establishment
of new clubs on campus.
e). Associated Student Body funds with approval of the Student Council advisor and school administration.
SECTION 3: All members of the Student Council shall have regular voting privileges with the exception of the ASB president.
SECTION 4: The ASB president shall vote only to break a tie or to make a 2/3 vote.
SECTION 5: The principal shall designate a member of the faculty to sit on the Board of Control. This person will be referred to as the Student Council Advisor.
ARTICLE V - STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICERS
SECTION 1: Officers of this organization shall be: President, Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer, Student Activities Chairperson, Student Relations Chairperson, Academic Affairs Chairperson, Publicity Chairperson, School Service Chairperson, two Eighth Grade Representatives, two Seventh Grade Representatives, and two Sixth Grade Representatives.
SECTION 2: No student shall be elected or appointed to more than one office during a school year unless by special appointment by the Student Council Advisor.
SECTION 3: A special appointment shall occur when a Student Council member resigns, moves, or is removed from office.
BY LAWS
ARTICLE VII - QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE
SECTION 1: All members of the Associated Student Body who meet the academic and citizenship requirements for eligibility at Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate School shall be eligible to hold office in the Student Council.
SECTION 2: All candidates must have at least a 2.0 grade point average, no ³F² grades, and no ³N² or ³U² citizenship grades at the grading period preceding the election.
SECTION 3: All candidates must be interviewed by the Student Council advisor as a prerequisite to final candidacy approval.
SECTION 4: All Student Council members are to maintain the election qualifications as stated in Article VII during their term of office.
ARTICLE VIII - DUTIES OF OFFICERS
SECTION 1: All ASB (Student Council) officers shall be responsible for carrying out the duties assigned to them by this Constitution and by the Student Council Advisor, and all adopted policies concerning said officers.
SECTION 2: The Student Body President shall:
a) Be the executive officer of the Student Council
b) Preside at all Student Council meetings
c) Have the power to appoint committees, as he/she may deem necessary
d) Coordinate all Associated Student Body activities
e) Be an 8th grade student (elected position)
f) Represent the best interests of the school and Student Body at all times.
SECTION 3: The Student Body Vice President shall:
a) Perform all the duties of the president during his/her absence
b) Assume the office of president if the office is vacated
c) Be responsible for any work done on any committees appointed by the president
d) Be chairman of the Student Congress
e) Be a student in either the 7th or 8th grade (elected position)
SECTION 4: The Secretary/Treasurer shall:
a) Record the minutes of all Student Council meetings, and post where designated
b) Assist with correspondence between school student councils
c) Assist the Student Council advisor in maintaining a financial record of all Student Body transactions
d) Report the financial status of the Student Council and school clubs at all Student Council meetings
e) Submit to all clubs a copy of their financial status each month
f) Be a student in any grade level (elected position)
SECTION 5: The Student Activities Chairperson shall assist the Student Council in the following capacities:
a) Planning all school activities, assemblies, and fund raisers
b) Assist the ASB president, vice president, and advisor in planning elections
c) Assist with the Class-of-the-Year competition
d) Be a member of either the 7th or 8th grade (elected position)
SECTION 6: The Publicity Chairperson shall:
a) Publicize and communicate to the Student Body all school activities and athletic contests
b) Keep the Student Council and Student Body bulletin boards updated
c) Organize, with assistance for the Academic Affairs Chairperson, aStudent Council scrapbook
d) Shall be a student in any grade (appointed position)
SECTION 7: The Student Relations Chairperson shall:
a) Chair the Student Relations Committee composed of the class representatives
b) Keep the Student Council and Student Body bulletin boards updated
c) Shall be a student in either the 7th or 8th grade (elected position)
SECTION 8: The Student Relations Committee shall:
a) Be composed of the grade level representatives
b) Survey student interest and opinions regarding school activities and concerns
c) Coordinate the Class-of-the-Year competition
d) Assist the Student Activities Chairperson with school relations
e) Assist with the distribution of school items such as I.D. cards, school pictures, and yearbooks
f) Be elected to office
SECTION 9: The Academic Affairs Chairperson shall:
a) Assist the advisors of academic students such as Honor Roll
b) Organize and post a school calendar
c) Assist the School Service Chairperson with Open House and Back To School Night
d) Assist with the Student of the Month Program
e) Assist the Publicity Chairperson in organizing and maintaining a Student Council scrapbook
f) Be a student in 7th or 8th grade (appointed position)
SECTION 10: The School Service Chairperson shall:
a) Coordinate Student Council activities associated with Back To School
Night and Open House
b) Assist the Student Activities Chairperson with assemblies and activities
c) Coordinate refreshments for Student Council activities
d) Assist with the dispersal of school pictures, I.D. cards, and other such items
e) Shall be a student in 7th or 8th grade (appointed position)
ARTICLE IX - ELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICERS; VACANCIES
SECTION 1: There shall be a general election held in the spring of the school year preceding the year in which new officers take office.
SECTION 2: A candidate running for a Student Body Officer will be elected based upon
four (4) areas: Written Application (10 points)
Teacher Evaluation (15 points)
Personal Interview (25 points)
Student Vote (50 points)
Total: 100 possible points
SECTION 3: In case of a tie, a run-off will be held the day following the election, and the candidate receiving a majority of points will be judged the winner.
SECTION 4: All eligible incoming 6th grade students will be allowed to run for the 6th grade representative position. A special election will be held no later than twenty school days following the first day of school.
SECTION 5: If there are no candidates for any given office, the newly elected Student Council will nominate potential candidates at its first business meeting of the new school term.
SECTION 6: Prior to the election there will be held a candidateıs speech assembly in which designated office candidates will present their views to the Student Body.
SECTION 7: All balloting shall take place only at the designated polling places and only on the day or days of the election.
SECTION 8: Incoming officers shall be inaugurated in an appropriate manner.
SECTION 9: Should the office of any ASB officer become vacant, such vacancy will be by appointment of the Student Council.
ARTICLE X - GENERAL PROCEDURES
SECTION 1: The Student Council shall meet regularly throughout its term of office.
SECTION 2: Parliamentary procedures shall be followed in meetings at all times with such rules and authority of parliamentary procedure as deemed necessary.
SECTION 3: All records of the Student Council are subject to inspection by all interested counter-parts, subject to the approval of the Student Council advisor and the ASB presidency.
SECTION 4: All sessions of the Student Council shall be open to interested faculty and students with prior approval of the Student Council advisor.
SECTION 5: The Student Council must, at all times, abide by the Associated Student Body Constitution.
SECTION 6: A majority of the Student Council membership and the presence of the advisor shall constitute a quorum.
SECTION 7: All members of the Student Council shall have equal voting privileges except for the ASB president who votes in case of a tie vote.
ARTICLE XI - CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS
SECTION 1: Any group of students may petition to organize a club.
SECTION 2: The signature of these students, together with a statement of their purpose in organizing the club, shall appear on the petition which they present to the Student Council at any regular meeting. A petition may be picked up in the Student Activities room.
SECTION 3: The Student Council shall take request under consideration and act at a regular business meeting. Majority vote is necessary in order to ratify a request.
SECTION 4: The request is subject to the final approval of the principal.
SECTION 5: If approved, the club shall become duly constituted as an organization as well as governed by all regulations which apply to clubs.
SECTION 6: The following actions may be taken by the Student Council and/or the school administration:
a) They may place a club on probation to warn the organization in question that it shall be under observation for a stipulated period of time due to an infraction of constitutional or policy requirement.
b) They may suspend an organization that is on probation for failure to comply with constitutional requirement or organizational behavior. During this probation period, if another fraction of rules occurs, the clubıs charter may be revoked.
c) They may declare the charter of an organization in question null and void and to completely disband the organizationıs activities and declare further activity of the organization unconstitutional.
ARTICLE XII - IMPEACHMENT, PROBATION, SUSPENSION, REMOVAL FROM OFFICE
SECTION 1: Any Student Council member may have impeachment charges filed against him/her at any time.
SECTION 2: A written statement of charges must be filed with the advisor to the Student Council.
SECTION 3: Grounds for impeachment will be:
a) Dishonesty
b) Incompetence
c) Evident unfitness for service
d) Lack of commitment
e) Violation of the Constitution
SECTION 4: A ³Motion to Investigate² will be made to a general meeting of the Student Council. The motion would have to receive a majority to pass, withholding the right to vote of the person(s) the charges are brought against. If passed, a special meeting of the Student Council would have to be held within one week of the ³Motion.²
SECTION 5: The Student Body president will preside at this meeting unless he/she is the one under investigation, then the ASB vice president will preside.
SECTION 6: The accused member will be guaranteed equal time to defend himself.
SECTION 7: At the end of the defense the Student Council will vote to drop the charges or discipline the member(s). A vote of 2/3 would be required.
SECTION 8: The Student Council advisor shall decide the punishment, which may include any of the following:
a) No punishment, a verbal warning
b) Probation for a designated period of time
c) Suspension from office for a designated period of time
d) Removal from office
ARTICLE XIII - AMENDMENTS
SECTION 1: Amendments to this Constitution may be proposed by a 2/3 vote of the Student Council or by a petition signed by not less than fifteen percent of the total membership of the Associated Student Body and approved by the principal and the Student Council.
SECTION 2: Amendments may be adopted through ratification by a 2/3 majority of the voting Associated Student Body, provided written notice of such amendments has been posted at least one week before such vote is taken.
ARTICLE XIV - AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY
SECTION 1: For every club or organization on campus, there shall be a faculty advisor approved by the principal.
SECTION 2: The faculty advisor and student officers shall be directly responsible to the principal for all activities of their respective organization of the Associated Student Body.
ARTICLE XV - AMENDMENT OF BY-LAWS
SECTION 1: Proposed changes in by-laws may be brought up at any regular meeting of the Student Council.
SECTION 2: If approved by a 2/3-majority vote of the Associated Student Body, the proposed change shall become immediately effective.
ARTICLE XVI - IMPLIED POWERS
SECTION 1: The Constitution of Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate School shall be the guiding authority for all Associated Student Body activities.
SECTION 2: The principal will be the final authority regarding all Constitutional concerns