- Approval of Minutes
- Reports
- Search Committee Rep Selection
- Council Leadership Discussion
- Robert's Rules Modification Motion
- Notes & New Business
“Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.” ~Newt Gingrich
Council
Minutes 12/2/2011
1.
Approval of Minutes
2.
Reports
·
[Mod]: Thanks for being on time today! We are thinking about
moving back to the auditorium until we find a better meeting time/place. Also,
we will be forming a hiring committee and we will be needing two student
representatives.
·
[A-Mod]: Please keep side conversations to a minimum.
·
[Sec]: The sound clip of last meting’s ethics discussion is on
the website. Senior, junior and freshmen alternates may vote.
·
[DSB]: DSB meeting next Tuesday.
·
[Curric]: We are reviewing the revised CCCC in conjunction
with the DEC.
·
[SA]: Quidditch will be on the 29th. Make sure you
dress up.
·
[SL]: Food vending machines should be up and running after Thanksgiving
break. We’ve also come up with a tentative plan to get freshmen more involved
in school activities.
·
[COI]: COI has spoken in opposition to the CG switch
initiative. We also discussed future enrollment projection numbers, they were a
little lower than expected.
3.
Freshmen Off Campus Motion
·
Discussion (on the amendment to broaden the motion to all of
off-campus):
Debate
closes.
Motion
(amendment) passes.
·
Discussion (on the amended motion):
o
Would the administration veto this motion if it was passed?
§
Yes.
o
We shouldn’t let the administrations’ opinions impact our own
decisions: there is a veto override policy in place if needed.
o
Remember that expanding open campus could risk it for
everyone, since there are many opponents of the policy as it stands.
o
This motion could work because parents still have the ultimate
authority, they do not have to sign their students’ permission forms.
·
Motion: I move to refer this motion to Student Life.
o
[Rachel]: We need more info, feedback and time.
·
Clarifying Questions:
o
Wasn’t this brought last meeting?
§
Yes, it was.
·
Discussion:
o
There were extensive studies done in the past showing
community support for off campus that should be considered.
o
Being a Student Life rep, I think we definitely need to
discuss more in committee.
Debate
closes.
Motion
(referral) passes.
4.
Notes & New Business
·
[Catherine]: We were discussing resisting arrest in Health
class, and my CG/Health class wanted some clarification on school policy. If
you were at a party, but we not violating the law, could you be subjected to
school punishments?
o
No. You will not be punished for simply being at a party
unless you have participated in illegal activity.
·
[Ethan]: Let’s discuss changing the start time of school to
8:30 or 9:00. There have been many studies showing the positive effects of
school starting later.
o
This is unnecessary. Students just need to learn to manage
their time better. Think about the summer time: it will be very hot outside,
and in the winter, we will still being going to school when it’s dark outside.
o
This idea would coincide nicely with a lot of studies done on
teen health.
o
It might be a good idea to refer this to committee.
o
Ethan had a very good presentation for our Civitas class, he
should make that presentation for Council – it’s good info.
Discussion
closes.
·
Motion: I move to allocate
$200 to the Alternative Energy Club.
o
[Ben Stallman]: Student Activities has reviewed this money
allocation and has brought it back with a reduced, yet still significant,
amount of money. We have met with them and they have agreed to do some
fundraising. We think this is a really great cause.
·
Clarifying Questions:
o
How much money do we have in the co-curricular fund?
§
Around $950.
o
What would the money be used for?
§
The AEC presented a plan on 9/23 which outlined their
spending.
·
Discussion:
o
None.
Debate
closes.
Motion
passes.
·
Motion: I move to amend Robert’s Rules so that a Council member may
speak and then close debate immediately following his/her comment.
o
[Rachel]: I think it would make more sense if Council members are
able to explain why they would like to close debate.
·
Point of
Information: This would have to be a bylaw revision, since there is a
clause concerning this in part XI of the Bylaws. This would count as a Bylaw
notification and this motion would have to come back next week.
·
Motion: I move that we change the consequence from the loss of open
campus privileges to a four week schedule up for failing to meet the academic
requirements.
o
The current consequence for failing two classes is the loss of
open campus privileges the following semester. Because this is difficult to
enforce, this motion would make more sense.
·
Discussion:
o
This motion sounds great and meets the original intent, but
makes it stronger.
Debate
closes.
Motion
passes.
Meeting
adjourns.
