school council
Pupil representative body
A school council is a group of elected students, and sometimes staff or parents, that represents the student body and participates in school governance.
Councils typically discuss policies, organize events, and voice student concerns to administration: She ran for school council in her junior year.
The term is more common in British and Commonwealth usage; Americans often say student council.
- chairpersonOne who leads meetings
- committeeAppointed group for duties
- presidentElected leader of nation
- electionsFormal choosing of officials
- initiativesSelf-started new efforts
action plan · budget proposal · delegate · voting · representation · advocacy · peer mediation · fundraising · bylaws · inclusivity · consensus-building · open forum · surveys · agenda · motion · suggestion · leadership · treasurer
- schoolteachers, classrooms, classes, student, grades
- Scuolamaestro, maestra, materia, banco, preside
- parent groupsPTA, PTO, booster club, parent association, room parents
- school governanceboard of education, board of trustees, governing body, superintendents, superintendent
- meetingsmeeting, AGM, meet, attendee, meetings
- school personnelteacher, principal, vice principal, superintendent, headmaster
school councilfaculty
Inherent power or ability
central administration · district office · school administration · principal's office · executive leadership