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Student Advisory Council urges student councils in every Framingham school; committee unanimously refers proposal to policy subcommittee
Summary
High school Student Advisory Council presented findings from visits and surveys of elementary and middle school councils and recommended a policy requiring student councils across Framingham. The full school committee unanimously voted to refer the proposal to the policy subcommittee for development of a draft policy.
Jordan Cohen, chair of the Framingham High School Student Advisory Council and a senior at Framingham High School, presented a months-long review of student leadership across the district on Wednesday, March 26, urging a district policy that would establish student councils in every school.
The Student Advisory Council reported visits to five of nine elementary schools with student councils, a December all-clubs meeting that hosted 25 club leaders, focus groups with roughly 30 students, and specific findings about enrollment, transportation and the need for common supports such as earlier late buses and publicity for clubs. "We've been working really hard over the past few months," Jordan Cohen said, introducing the team's presentation. "Our goal is that…
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