Agenda 4/22/15 & Minutes 4/8/15

Post date: Apr 9, 2015 11:44:10 PM

Agenda 4/22/15

• 1. Approval of Minutes

  2. Reports

  3. Bylaw Notification: Move PR to Student Life

  4. Principal Motion Response Bylaw Revision

  5. Forum Motion

  6. Notes & New Business

“It is better debate a question without settling it

than to settle a question without debating it.”

— Joseph Joubert

Council Minutes 4/8/15

• 1. Approval of Minutes

  2. Reports

     • (Mod): Tom Hanlon Cup nominations.

     • (A-Mod): Reminder that missing Council for academic reasons does not count as an excused absence. Teachers should not be scheduling anything during the Council meeting period.

     • (Sec): Sophomore alternate can vote.

     • (DSB): Board will vote on AIP revisions on 4/22.

     • (SA): Club budgets will be finalized a week 4/10.

     • (OEC): Planned election announcement.

     • (Curric): Continued work on course concern.

     • (Admin): Worked on Principal Motion Response Bylaw Revision.

     • (SL): Reworked Political Poster Motion.

     • (RJ): Discussed response to DSB presentation.

     • (Condom): Met with Mr. Campbell and nurse to discuss implementation.

  3. Microfinance Funds Allocation

     • Motion to allocate $50 from the Co-Curricular Budget to the Microfinance Club.

     • https://docs.google.com/a/hanovernorwichschools.org/document/d/1O7lSgTR8HnAuMeOlxWN2BIJ2YtjUEphQfExcXVSFsKI/preview for full motion details and supporting material.

     • Motion passes.

  4. Political Poster Motion

     • Motion to prohibit the display of political posters by the school.

     • https://docs.google.com/a/hanovernorwichschools.org/document/d/1nj57eGoOufLdP12CUaoXO5J-IJq0DE4BDsjXoWrA8Pc/preview for full motion details and supporting material.

     • Motion to amend the motion to read: “prohibit the display of political campaign materials in any non-personal location in the school, except those specifically designated for that purpose. This does not include any political campaign materials used for educational purposes.”

     • This clarifies the wording and allows for a space that is exclusively used for expressing everyone’s views to be installed in the future.

     • Motion to amend the amendment to append: “or for Council elections.”

     • Need to make sure that we don’t contradict our bylaws.

     • Amendment to the amendment passes.

     • Amendment passes.

     • We need so make sure that political discussion is free and open.

     • This serves everyone’s needs and can solve a future issue.

     • Since this was brought to Council, it is an issue and needs to be addressed.

     • Motion passes.

Meeting adjourns.