Student Advisory Agenda

Meeting #7

March 20th, 2025

• Welcoming Activity:
• Review Group Agreements:

• Lead: Show up reliably and communicate your needs
• Trust: Connect honestly and compassionately
• Learn/Grow: Allow judgment-free space for questions & curiosities
• Belonging: Be open to honoring & listening to multiple perspectives
• Confidentiality: There needs to be a safe space for honest sharing

• Discussion Items:

• Superintendent Q & A review
• Input on SAC process & how we can make this process more meaningful

Student Advisory Agenda

Meeting #6

February 20th, 2025

• Welcoming Activity:
• Review Group Agreements:

• Lead: Show up reliably and communicate your needs
• Trust: Connect honestly and compassionately
• Learn/Grow: Allow judgment-free space for questions & curiosities
• Belonging: Be open to honoring & listening to multiple perspectives
• Confidentiality: There needs to be a safe space for honest sharing

• Discussion Items:

• Superintendent Search
• Support of Multi-Language Learners in EPS

Student Advisory Agenda

Meeting #5

January 16th, 2025

• Welcoming Activity:

• Turn & talk - what is the one thing you would advocate/fight to save in EPS?

• Review Group Agreements:

• Lead: Show up reliably and communicate your needs
• Trust: Connect honestly and compassionately
• Learn/Grow: Allow judgment-free space for questions & curiosities
• Belonging: Be open to honoring & listening to multiple perspectives
• Confidentiality: There needs to be a safe space for honest sharing

• Discussion Items:

• Dr. Moloney - Levy
• Food Services

Student Advisory Agenda

Meeting #4

December 19th, 2024

• Welcoming Activity:

• Find someone else with similar clothing or shoes

• Share: What is something you’re looking forward to during winter break? Why?

• Review Group Agreements:

• Lead: Show up reliably and communicate your needs
• Trust: Connect honestly and compassionately
• Learn/Grow: Allow judgment-free space for questions & curiosities
• Belonging: Be open to honoring & listening to multiple perspectives
• Confidentiality: There needs to be a safe space for honest sharing

• Discussion Items:

• Relevant issues

• Brainstorm places of curiosity or need based on students’ experiences

• Examples from SAFE Dec meeting: financial needs resources
• Example from last month’s SAC meeting: Web blocker

• Narrow any patterns that surface

• Example of fees associated with participation in sports or clubs

• Next Meeting January 16

Student Advisory Agenda

Meeting #3

November 19th, 2024

• Welcoming Activity:

• Homework = Notice what is happening with phones around you during the day. Ask peers what they think about policy? Challenge: Talk to people outside your group.

• Review Group Agreements:

• Lead: Show up reliably and communicate your needs
• Trust: Connect honestly and compassionately
• Learn/Grow: Allow judgment free space for questions & curiosities
• Belonging: Be open to honoring & listening to multiple perspectives
• Confidentiality: Needs to be a safe space for honest sharing

• Discussion Items:

• Cell Phone Follow Up

• How are you and your classmates using your phone during school hours? Sticker activity by level
• Discussion questions:

• What does “practice” on cell phone management look like?
• What happens if someone doesn’t comply?

• Mural Policy

• Next Meeting December 19th

Student Advisory Agenda

Meeting #2

October 17th, 2024

• Welcoming Activity:
• Review Group Agreements Brainstorm:

• Discussion Items:

• Review input from “big themes”
• Student led discussion on Cell Phone Policy
• Introduction to Securly Home

• Next Meeting November 21st

• Mural Policy Feedback
• Feedback on Securly Home

Student Advisory Agenda

Meeting #1

September 19th, 2024

• Introductions: (name, pronouns, school, grade, what is one thing you’re excited about for this school year?)

• Advisors
• Students

• Welcoming Activity:

• Similarities & Differences game

• Turn to your elbow partner and name:

• Two similarities
• Two differences

• Purpose of this group:

• The Student Advisory Council is a recommending body with the intent of providing guidance to the superintendent and/or school board for the purpose of keeping the board thoroughly informed of student experience in EPS.
• This is intended to be student-led and supported by us as advisors

• Begin to think about what kinds of support you may need in facilitation, planning, etc.

• Begin brainstorming Group Agreements:

• What do you need to show up authentically?
• What will this look like, sound like, feel like for you?
• What makes these things important for our time together as a council?
• Example: Confidentiality

• Discussion Items:

• Introducing Dr. Moloney
• Big themes for this year:

• Attendance

• What is keeping students coming to school?
• What is preventing students from coming to school?

• Belonging

• What is something that helps you feel connected to school?

• Safety

• What makes you feel safe at school?
• What makes you feel unsafe at school?

• DEBRIEF: Being an upstander & having a trusted adult

• Cell Phone Policy

• Did you take the survey? What do you think?

• Next Meeting October 17th

• Mural Policy Feedback
• Cell Phone Policy Survey Data Dive