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Student Members

Seattle School Board Student Members

2024-25学期的申请于3月11日开始,截止日期为4月10日. See below for details on applying.

Role, Responsibilities, and Time Commitment

西雅图买正规足球比赛的app认为,学生拥有宝贵的洞察力,应该在学区接受的教育和董事会做出的决定中拥有至高无上的发言权.  

受安吉拉·戴维斯(Angela Davis)的名言“侧翻的墙是桥”的启发,“董事会认识到,学区的组织结构可能会在决策者和学区所服务的学生之间竖起一堵墙.  

The School Board Student Member positions were created School Board Policy No. 1250, School Board Student Members, in response to student advocacy about the need to uplift and increase student voices within Seattle Public Schools; to work toward a student-centered educational system; and to help students understand the educational system around them and share their perspectives with district leadership. 

Beginning with the 2022-23 school year, 董事会将每年安排买正规足球比赛的app学生成员,通过董事会委员会和定期董事会会议代表学生的声音.  

校董事会学生成员将担任无投票权的顾问职位, 但会通过提供学生的洞察力和观点来促进讨论, advocating their positions on district issues or needs, and serving as liaisons between the board and students.

买正规足球比赛的app学生成员将有机会参与地区政策制定过程,并就地区潜在行动对学生的影响向董事会董事提供咨询. 他们还负责吸引学生和学生团体的反馈,并发扬正规买足球的App学生的多样化观点.  

Training, Mentorship, and Compensation

学生买正规足球比赛的app成员将接受工作人员和董事会董事的指导,并将与买正规足球比赛的app董事导师配对,以获得持续的支持.

学生也将有机会参加校外培训, 比如通过华盛顿州学校董事协会. 

Compensation 

School Board Student Members will receive $18.69/小时,每月不超过20小时.  

Once selected, 学生成员需要获得父母或监护人的书面许可才能工作.  

In order to be compensated, 学生将被视为地区小时工,但须符合标准的入职和犯罪背景调查要求,并得到家长/监护人的同意. 

有犯罪记录不会自动取消申请人担任校董事会学生成员的资格. 

Time Commitments

买正规足球比赛的app的学生成员应该期望每月花大约十(10)个小时履行他们的职责. 学生委员会成员在一个月内参加董事会会议的估计总时数为六(6)小时.

学生会成员每个月大约要花4个小时做额外的工作, including reviewing meeting materials, meeting with peers, and meeting with support staff and board mentor.

一个月的小时数可以不同,但不应超过20小时.  

Regular Board Meetings 

买正规足球比赛的app学生成员也将参加买正规足球比赛的app的定期会议,大约每月一次轮换,并将有机会报告他们委员会的工作, 对董事会提出的议案和决议提出意见, and communicate other topics of student interest or concern. These meetings are held Wednesdays at 4:15 p.m. at John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence. 

Preparation for Meetings 

买正规足球比赛的app的学生成员将获得会议议程和其他准备材料,并鼓励他们参加董事会的工作会议和其他特别会议. 

Committees 

每个买正规足球比赛的app学生成员也将被分配到董事会委员会 standing committees or ad hoc committees.  

Meeting days and times vary by committee.

买正规足球比赛的app的学生成员将参与委员会的讨论,并鼓励提出问题和交流他们的意见, suggestions, and concerns. 

Student Applications for School Board

Applications for the 2024-25 term were due April 10, 2024.

进入三年级或四年级的学生有资格申请为期一年的学期,从8月开始,到6月学年结束.

Who Can Apply?

School Board Student Members should reflect the impressive diversity of the district; represent a variety of interests, perspectives, and backgrounds; and possess an awareness of challenges and barriers that they or others experience in education and in society. 

Applicants must be:

  • 正规买足球的App的学生进入高中三年级或四年级时的选择;
  • On track to graduate; and
  • 继续在正规买足球的App注册,完成他们的学期.  
  • While serving, 校董事会学生成员必须参加课程,以确保正常的毕业进度,并保持升入下一年级所需的学分数量. 

Apply to be a Student School Board Member

The application includes three (3) phases: a written application form with short answer questions; a video response to a prompt; and an interview along with two recommendation submissions.

最初的书面申请估计需要三(3)个小时来填写.  

Contact us with questions about applying to be a School Board Student Member.

The School Board Student Member application consists of:  

Phase I: Written Application

  • Written short answers 通过在线申请表格提交给学生申请人 

Phase II: Video Submission

  • Video submission (被评选委员会选中的学生将收到提示)

Phase III: Interview

  • Interview (被选拔委员会选中的学生将收到安排面试的请求)
  • Two recommendations submitted through an online recommendation form

申请将被审查资格,然后由学生领导的选拔委员会进行评估. 在第一轮选拔中被选中的申请人将被要求根据提示提交一段视频回应. 进入第二轮甄选的申请人将获邀参加面试并提交推荐信.

Application Form with Short Answer Questions 

要提交申请,您需要填写在线表格.  

To fill out the online application form, you must be logged in to your SPS account.  

The form cannot be saved, 因此,请将简短回答问题的答案起草成word文档,并复制粘贴到表格中.   

To help you prepare before you complete the application, 在开始申请之前,请起草你对以下问题的回答.  

Short Answer Questions 

  1. Why do you want to serve as a School Board Student Member? (4-6 sentences) 
  2. Seattle Public Schools’ five-year strategic plan – Seattle Excellence ——是关于改变破碎的系统和消除公共教育中的种族主义遗留问题. The district, including the School Board, 是否积极致力于建立一个反种族主义的教育体系,并确保远离教育公正的学生茁壮成长. 请分享为什么你认为学生的声音对地区决策和实现西雅图卓越的目标很重要? (4-6 sentences) 
  3. 买正规足球比赛的app学生成员应反映学区令人印象深刻的多样性,并代表广泛的利益, perspectives, and backgrounds. 学生成员还应该意识到他们或其他人在教育和社会中遇到的挑战和障碍. 请描述你与这个职位相关的经验,以及你为这个职位带来的观点. (4-6 sentences) 
  4. 买正规足球比赛的app学生成员将作为买正规足球比赛的app和整个学区的学生之间的桥梁. 这意味着关系的建立和有效的沟通将是有效服务的关键. 请描述你将如何处理这个角色的这些关键组成部分, and share any prior relevant experience. (4-6 sentences)
  5. 作为校董事会学生成员,你希望在你的任期内完成什么? 你想从事什么工作?你希望留下什么样的影响? (4-6 sentences)

申请将被审查资格,然后由学生领导的选拔委员会进行评估. 在第一轮选拔中被选中的申请人将被要求根据提示提交一段视频回应. 进入第二轮甄选的申请人将获邀参加面试并提交推荐信.

遴选委员会将选出三名申请人推荐给董事会. Per School Board Policy No. 1250,买正规足球比赛的app将做出学生成员的最终选择.  

Read more about the selection committee.

Timeline

  • March 11, 2024 – Application Opens有兴趣申请或想了解更多流程的学生请使用在线表格或Let 's Talk通知买正规足球比赛的app办公室.
  • April 10, 2024 – Applications Due提交完整的申请,包括书面问题的答案. 
  • Student-led Evaluation Committee reviews applications. 在第一轮中被选中的申请人将被要求提交视频陈述. 遴选委员会将挑选申请人进行面试, conduct interviews, and make the final selection.
  • In June 2024, finalists are presented to the Board during a Regular Board Meeting. School Board considers recommended candidates. 校董事会投票确定校董事会学生成员的选择.
  • August 2024: 校董事会学生成员将宣誓就职并完成入学介绍.
  • September 2024: First Regular Board Meeting with School Board Student Members. 

Who can provide references? 

你的两封推荐信可以由任何人提供,他们可以证明你的领导能力,以及为什么你会很适合学生成员的角色. 这包括,但不限于,学校工作人员,社区导师,或同龄人.

家庭成员和现任或前任西雅图买正规足球比赛的app董事 cannot be references.  

When will Student Members start? 

Student Members will start in August 2024 with orientation. 他们的第一次定期董事会会议将于2024年9月举行.  

How long will the Student Members serve?

Each cohort of Student Members serve for one school year. For example, 进入2024年春季申请周期的申请人将在2024-25学年入学.

What days of the week and times will student members work? 

买正规足球比赛的app会议在工作日(周一至周五)举行。. 买正规足球比赛的app例会每月两次,时间为周三下午4:30-8:30.m. 学生会员将被要求平均每月参加一次例会,但可选择参加更多例会.

董事会委员会每月在周一至周四召开一次会议. Time of day and day of the week depends on each committee, but typically committees are held in the afternoon, between 4-6:30 p.m.  

Why can’t student members vote? 

学生会员不能投票,因为根据州法律,他们不是买正规足球比赛的app成员. 只有由学区的登记选民选出的买正规足球比赛的app董事才能投票. 西雅图学区的规模也被州法律限制在7名买正规足球比赛的app成员. Student Members also will not make motions, second motions, hold board office (President, Vice President, Member at Large), or attend Board Executive Sessions and Closed Sessions.  

学生成员将有机会通过董事会委员会和定期董事会会议的讨论来通知董事会的决定, as well as engage in the policy making process.  

What supports will student members have access to? 

学生会员将与董事会导师配对,以支持他们的工作. 学生会员也将在2024年8月获得入学指导和入职培训, 作为买正规足球比赛的app工作的一部分,参与持续的培训, 并与学区和全州的其他学生领袖建立联系,以支持他们的领导力发展,并作为学生成员工作.  

如果我不想成为董事会的学生成员,我该如何参与? 

如果您有兴趣参与地区的领导机会, 但不想申请成为买正规足球比赛的app的学生成员,还有很多其他的机会.

You may participate in the student-led selection committee 谁将推荐谁将被董事会任命为学生委员. You can also apply to be on the Superintendent’s Advisory Board.

Have Questions?

Contact us with questions about applying to be a School Board Student Member.