Agenda 2/9/15 & Minutes 2/4/15

Post date: Feb 11, 2015 4:25:37 AM

Agenda 2/9/15

• 1. Approval of Minutes

  2. Reports

  3. Grade Consequences Motion

  4. Student Life Survey Presentation

  5. Notes & New Business

“We make stupid mistakes when we're young; we do our best to make amends for them as we get older. We survive by learning; by learning we survive.

Such is life. So be it.”

— Allen Steele

Council Minutes 2/4/15

• 1. Approval of Minutes

  2. Reports

     • (A-Mod): Acting Moderator today.

     • (OEC): Created a timeline for elections.

     • (Curric): Updated the course concern form.

     • (Condom): Received parent survey results and a flattering VNews article along with exciting support from medical community.

     • (SL): Analyzed survey results.

     • (SA): Winter Carnival planning.

  3. AIP Consequence Motion

     • Motion to reevaluate base consequences of Academic Integrity Policy violation if perpetrator completes Restorative Justice.

     • https://docs.google.com/a/hanovernorwichschools.org/document/d/1v5I7pZtLYckd4-0Ou4jpuOo0uavA-Oja2tYFNXeS1yg/preview for full motion details and supporting material.

     • There have been RJ cases for not actionable violations.

     • The staff is undecided on the issue.

     • Motion passes.

  4. AIP Retroactive Motion

     • Motion to review previous Academic Integrity Policy violations under the new Academic Integrity Policy including consequence change with Restorative Justice.

     • https://docs.google.com/a/hanovernorwichschools.org/document/d/190iid6iCJZ4NTRLb_2SJDpXc6RvOXOW-0jmfuS5eqHE/preview for full motion details and supporting material.

     • Worried about revisiting the skeleton in the closet for some cases.

     • Motion passes.*

  5. *Motion to reconsider the previous motion as hasty.

     • Motion passes.

  6. AIP Retroactive Motion

     • Allowing consequence change with no RJ is counterintuitive.

     • Informal RJ process was in place before official version.

     • Motion passes.

Meeting adjourns.