Student/Parent Handbook - Braintree Public Schools

Student Government
Student Council: Mr. Anthony Garofalo
The Braintree High School Student Council serves:
• To act as a liaison between the administration and the entire student body
• To work jointly with the administration, the faculty and the student body in
solving school and community concerns
• To encourage a higher quality of school morale and involvement
• To promote a positive environment within the school
• To recognize and protect the needs of students
• To coordinate and lead school and community service projects
The BHS Student Council is comprised of 44 elected members, including Student
Council Officers, Class Officers, and Class Representatives.
The 4 Student Council Officers (President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer)
are nominated each spring from amongst the current Council members, and elected
from a vote by the entire student body to serve the following school year.
Each of the Class Councils (freshmen, sophomore, junior, and senior) is comprised of
10 members, including the 4 officers and 6 representatives that are elected each year.
Elections are held in June of the previous year for the upcoming sophomore, junior and
senior classes, and in the fall for the incoming freshmen.
To be eligible to run for class officer/class representative, a student must:
• Be a member of that class, and be academically eligible at the time of
elections
• As part of the nomination process, obtain 10 signatures of classmates, 3
faculty members and his/her designated Housemaster, who will determine
whether there have been any significant discipline issues on the part of this
student. If there are significant issues, the Housemaster may elect to not
endorse the student’s candidacy, in which case, he/she will not be allowed
to run for office.
• Adhere to the regulations listed in the student Council Constitution and bylaws
(specifically for current members seeking re-election)
In order to be elected for an officer position:
• Candidates must receive 50.1% of their classmates’ votes.
• In any category in which no candidate receives 50.1% of the vote, a run-off
election will be held the next day, between the top two vote getters.
• Class Representative positions are granted to the top 6 vote getters for
each class.
Each candidate for officer will be allowed to make a speech at an assembly of his or her
classmates prior to the election. Campaign posters may be placed around the school.
All candidates who have met the eligibility requirements to run for office will receive a
written policy regarding speeches and campaigning, which must be adhered to. Failure
to adhere to this policy may result in termination of a student’s candidacy.
GREATER BOSTON REGIONAL STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL (GBRSAC)
Two members of the BHS Student Council are appointed by the Council and the Faculty
Advisor to represent the school at the monthly regional meetings. The GBRSAC is a
statewide organization of high school students, which has voting representation on the
State Board of Education, and is involved in educational decision-making across the
state.
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