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Indiana Area SD highlights Student Leadership Council as model for student voice
Summary
A committee member described how a long-vacant student representative seat led the Indiana Area School District to create a Student Leadership Council that has begun shaping board policy, mentoring students and informing the district's strategic planning.
A committee member of the Indiana Area School District said the board turned a long-vacant student representative seat into a broader Student Leadership Council intended to give students a meaningful voice in district decisions. "We had the student representative seat for over 30 years, and unfortunately, it sat vacant for the past 7," the committee member said.
The Student Leadership Council was created after board members concluded the old single-seat model risked tokenism; the committee member said the council has already participated in the board policy committee and has presented new…
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