Student Council Application 2024-2025

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Deadline to submit the form: 2nd of September 2024.

Rules & Procedure

Please read the “Election Procedure”, “Rules & Regulations of the Campaign” and the “Roles & Responsibilities of the Student Council Members” given below.

Election Procedure:

• Apply for nomination via this form by the 2nd of September 2024.
• Receive a confirmation email regarding your nomination on the 7th of September 2024.
• Nominated candidates will send a pre-recorded speech.
• For your speech, email it to the Student Council for broadcasting. This speech must be of impeccable quality and should adhere to all the guidelines which will be provided in the email confirming your nomination.
• Elections will be conducted on the 27th of September 2024.

Rules and Regulations of the Campaign:

• You will be allocated a fixed amount of time to deliver a pre-recorded speech on a date chosen by the panel committee.
• You are not allowed to disrupt classes or campaign during teaching hours. Campaigning is restricted to only break times.
• Campaigning can only be done if you are an approved nominee by the panel committee. Upon approval of your nomination, you will be sent an e-mail at the address you have provided, stating the details.
• Banners or charts can only be placed in specified areas such as the grille in the quadrangle.
• You are not allowed to lure voters by promising them fake/uncertain things.
• You cannot bribe students for votes by means of any material or immaterial items.
• You must not be found using the elections as an excuse to miss out on classes.
• Your speech must not contain any foul language or defamatory clauses and it must be pre-approved by the panel committee via e-mail after your nomination has been confirmed.
• Your logo must be approved by the panel committee before you begin campaigning with it.
• Any nominee found in defiance of any of the aforementioned rules may be subject to rejection by the panel committee.

Roles and Responsibilities of the Student Council Members:

• Student Council Members (hereby referred to as “SCMs”) are required to hold the highest values as they are expected to be role models for the younger students.
• SCMs shall be the lead representative of the Student Body in dealings with MIS faculty and with the parental community.
• SCMs will be fully accountable for all their activities within or outside the school campus.
• SCMs will be required to draft and submit proposals to the principal for any activity they would like to conduct in the school.
• SCMs are to directly report to the Student Council Teacher in charge, Miss Sreena or Mr. Shibu.
• SCMs should be aware that their position is a very prestigious one and they must do their best to live up to the standards expected of them.
• All SCMs must abide by the Rules of the Prefecture and must follow and obey the hierarchy.
• SCMs are to hold regular meetings and to maintain activities throughout the academic year.
• SCMs must only keep the interests of the student body in mind while making decisions and should not be focused on pushing personal agendas.
• SCMs are to carry out supervisory responsibilities and must seek the intervention of teachers in serious matters that cannot be handled by them.
• SCMs must plan and assign duties to prefects weekly and prepare a duty list. SCMs must also maintain a check-and-balance on the prefects.
• SCMs are responsible for ensuring school rules are followed on the campus and discipline is maintained throughout the academic year.
• SCMs are expected to speak for all students in the school and support and prepare activities that encourage and aid the learning of pupils as well as extra-curricular activities.
• SCMs are expected to regularly listen to the woes and worries of the student body and act accordingly to overcome their problems.
• SCMs are responsible for serving in various committees to plan school events such as school carnivals, newspaper activities, clubs, or other organized events.
• SCMs are expected to be punctual, polite, modest, and should have a positive attitude.
• SCMs are to represent the school at sports activities, parent events, academic functions, promotional activities, fundraising activities, charity events, and social events.
• SCMs are to lead, monitor, and assess the progress of each member of the prefect body individually and hold workshops to train newly inducted prefects.
• SCMs must reprimand students indulging in any wrongdoing(s).