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Campbell County Schools establishes student advisory group; applications due April 4
Summary
School officials outlined a Student Advisory Group composed of eight juniors and seniors—two from each high school—to meet quarterly and provide student perspectives; principals will nominate applicants and Dr. Wilkerson will select final members.
Campbell County Public Schools officials presented details of a new Student Advisory Group at the March 24 school board meeting, saying applications are due April 4 and finalists will be named by April 11.
Doctor Kevin Hale, introducing the plan, said the group will start small with eight student members — two representatives from each of the district’s four high schools, drawn initially from current juniors and seniors. “We see the benefit of Student Advisory Group … to provide that student perspective, so that we get their feedback,” Hale said, describing goals that include elevating student concerns and proposing workable solutions.
The application will include short written responses and three recommendations: two from teachers and one from an administrator, Hale said. Principals will collect and forward redacted applications to Dr. Wilkerson, who will make final selections. Doctor Hale said the district will notify selected students by April 11.
Board members and staff said the group will meet quarterly to accommodate student schedules. The district intends to assign two school board members to support agenda-setting and to have senior staff attend when specialized expertise is needed. Hale said a notetaker will record action items and follow-up. "We would also make sure that we assign a notetaker, really to have that follow through, with action items and to be able to give updates," he said.
Board members asked how students who attend the regional technical center would be represented. Hale said students at the technical center would likely be represented through their home high schools, and that he and Mr. Hardy would revisit the process if technical-center representation proved insufficient. "If there is a school that's not getting applicants, then I would follow up with the principal," Hale said.
The plan calls for student members to serve as liaisons to peers at their home schools; the district said Student Council Associations and other school leadership groups could feed into the advisory panel. The board aims to hold at least one meeting of the new advisory group before the end of the school year and to formalize a selection and meeting schedule for the next school year.
No formal board vote was taken on the advisory group during the March 24 meeting; the presentation was informational and included logistical details about selection, meeting cadence and staff support.
