Eustace Middle School

National Junior Honor Society

Selection Process Guidelines

 Academic Eligibility

As the first step in the process, students’ academic records are reviewed to determine those individuals who are scholastically eligible for membership, i.e., those persons who meet the required cumulative 3.3 GPA standard. Officers are required a 4.0 GPA.

 Additional Faculty Input

  The actual selection of members must be made by the five appointed members of the faculty council. Faculty input sheets will be collected on each candidate. All information obtained is strictly for review purposes, for the  faculty council to add to their information when considering selections. Faculty members should consider their evaluative input in the most professional manner and be able to substantiate claims with professional actions—particularly for low ratings. All input from faculty must be signed.

Review, Deliberate, and Vote

 The candidate information forms will be reviewed by the faculty council, along with any other verifiable information about the candidates relevant to their candidacy. Including the previous school years grades, conduct, etc. Some faculty councils may wish to interview candidates personally. The manner in which all candidates have fulfilled the selection criteria— service, leadership, character, and citizenship—should be reviewed carefully. Faculty council members are encouraged to deliberate in order to guarantee that their decisions are based on accurate and complete understandings of all information presented for review. With the vote on each candidate, those candidates receiving a majority vote of the faculty council should be invited to be inducted into the chapter. All candidates identified and listed as “not selected” (i.e., those who do not receive the majority vote of the faculty council) should also be notified.

Report Results to the Principal

Prior to notification of any candidates, the adviser must report to the principal the results of the faculty council’s deliberations for approval. Lists of selected and non-selected students as well as reasons for non-selection are to be incorporated into this report. This reporting will ensure the support of the administration prior to any student notification.

 Notification

 Chapters should initiate formal notification of all selected candidates and their parents to inform them in writing about selection and the timing of the induction ceremony. Schools should also consider how students who are not selected are properly informed about their nonselection to see that this method is both timely and considerate of the student’s well being.

Verification and Induction

To finalize the plans for the induction ceremony, a plan should be devised for verification of membership and acceptance of the invitation for membership as well as attendance at the induction ceremony.