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Participatory

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West End Secondary School

Civics for All 2026

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Participatory Budgeting is a democratic process in which community members directly decide how to spend part of a public budget.

Civics for All brings this process to schools, where students identify and propose projects that are voted on by the school community. Participating schools receive $2,000 to fund the selected project(s).

Last year, Participatory Budgeting brought you the Student Lounge!

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Goal is for…

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  • Students to gain an increased understanding of what it means to be an active community member
  • Students to work collaboratively to identify potential solutions to meet community needs

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We will accomplish this through Participatory Budgeting!

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However, we need YOUR help.

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To do the research necessary to accomplish this task, we are creating a student-led Research Committee. This Research Committee will do all the groundwork research on potential projects to determine what can be bought, accomplished, and how it can be done.

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If you are interested in joining this research committee, please fill out this form (which is also sent to your email). Our first meeting will be Monday, January 12th.

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This committee will work closely with StuCo, school administration, and each other to implement the logistical framework that allows these projects to succeed.

Research Committee Opportunity

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Unacceptable Requests

Acceptable Requests

Real life statue of Lebron James

Redo the bathrooms

“Get a real gym”

Trampoline Park + Swimming Pool

Student Lounge

Free SAT/ACT Tutoring

New Sports Equipment

New Art Supplies

“Sigma Boy”

New Instruments

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These are real responses!

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The school chose…..

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