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Global Citizenship Experience Student Constitution Preamble We the Global Citizens of the Experience, on this day of February the 22nd, hereby propose these contributions to the current school systems in the form of a student constitution. Article I: Tardies The new rules are if you are late three times or more during the term you have to do at least 30 minutes of community service. Also if you are absent more than three times during the term without a valid excuse(i.e. sick, family emergency, etc) , then you will be mark as an unexcused absence. When a student is tardy, they would be put on a chart. Whatever day they are tardy, it would line up with the assignments needed. Therefore, there is no bias based on what each student can and can’t do. Before, students would work on service based on how hard they were willing to work. Those willing to stay and do work, spent much more time working than those who weren’t willing to. My rule would eliminate this, and any student can get as much work as the next. GCE created Code Of Conduct (CoC) that made the school system for both fun and good learning Experiences. In life known to man, there has always been things to improve and things to improve more. My amendment or proposal are methods that can support existed codes. One is to create a permission or late class excuse that makes things easier and for the sake of time, to avoid any misunderstandings between teacher and student. Two is to install alarm clock for every class duration to avoid the situation in the first place. There can even more solutions for this problem, I hope in the future it could be upgraded.

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Global Citizenship Experience

Student Constitution

PreambleWe the Global Citizens of the Experience, on this day of February the 22nd, hereby propose

these contributions to the current school systems in the form of a student constitution.

Article I: TardiesThe new rules are if you are late three times or more during the term you have to do at least 30minutes of community service. Also if you are absent more than three times during the termwithout a valid excuse(i.e. sick, family emergency, etc) , then you will be mark as an unexcusedabsence.

When a student is tardy, they would be put on a chart. Whatever day they are tardy, it would lineup with the assignments needed. Therefore, there is no bias based on what each student canand can’t do. Before, students would work on service based on how hard they were willing towork. Those willing to stay and do work, spent much moretime working than those who weren’t willing to. My rule would eliminate this, and any student canget as much work as the next.

GCE created Code Of Conduct (CoC) that made the school system for both fun and goodlearning Experiences. In life known to man, there has always been things to improve and thingsto improve more. My amendment or proposal are methods that can support existed codes.One is to create a permission or late class excuse that makes things easier and for the sake oftime, to avoid any misunderstandings between teacher and student. Two is to install alarm clockfor every class duration to avoid the situation in the first place. There can even more solutions forthis problem, I hope in the future it could be upgraded.

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Article II: Classes/SchedulingI propose that we get rid of Service and Blogging, two forced classes that aren’t necessarilyrequired and could instead be outside clubs in which role they would be more effective andinteresting to those who partook in them.

A student can create their own curriculum for an independent study that would replace a class,as long as they have a weekly lesson plan, they can prove that they can connect it to the coursematerial they are replacing, and they have an adult supervisor that they check in with weekly.This would require a proposal process and they would need to prove its connection to whatevercourse they are replacing or adding on to.

1 of the 2 teachers must be available for the last half of lunch to let kids go to the gym. Unless ifthe privilege is lost due to bad behavior or lack of clean up, 1 teacher suffices to handle theremaining lunch duty. The other teacher (must be agreed upon in advance to not waste the smallamount of time we already have) will take whoever is ready to go, half way through the lunchperiod on Mon,Wed, and Fridays.General Rule: Students are allowed food and drinks during instruction time.Thus the purpose: The students of the school should be allowed to eat snacks during classbreaks and before school. Scientists have proven that while eating food your it will be brokendown into glucose which then goes to the blood stream and brain. While this happen its allowsthe brain to be more active and alert. Students should also be allowed to drink coffee, tea orwater in class at any point of the day. However If something were to destroy a computer allresponsibility should be taken by the person who made the mess. If drinks were to becomedistracting in the group the teachers have every right to say no to a specific student.

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Article III: Dress Code

Our school shall implement a new dress code that will be decided upon by representatives fromthe teachers, students, and parents. Using feedback forms that will be given to everyone atorientation a poll will be created that will show the opinions of the community. A few membersfrom each cohort will join a week before school starts to discuss, debate, and define what thedress code will be that year. Dress code shall be signed by students, parents, and dean ofstudents before school starts.

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Article IV: Code of ConductI propose that every amendment that teachers want to make to the code of conduct should bediscussed with the community upon which it is enforced. This can be done by utilizing thesystem that we already have, either through community circle, service, or study hall. All of theseare perfect windows of opportunity where we can have these discussions.

Come together as a class to mimic the work of constitutional conventions of years past.You will need to identify certain students to fulfill roles, in addition to individuals makingthe case for their individual abductions, among them:

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Minutes from the Drafting of the Constiution

February 21st, 2013

RolesGF, ZF ­ LMS Explanation / Percentage / Unanimity / Process / Veto? How manydoes each student get?DC, HP ­ Secretary(s) ­ Records minutes of the proceedings, assembles the approvedabductions into a single Google doc shared with all;ZF, JP, GL ­ Facilitator(s) ­ Moderates discussion of each abduction;LN ­ Time Keeper (s) ­ Budgets the time allotted, keeps time of each presentationand resulting debate;SM ­ Cat herder

Proposed RulesKBThe argument: Homework Assignments­teachers need to explain the purpose ofassignmentsThe Votes: 10 against || 2 forAudience ideas: people feel it can’t be enforced and that its already clearFinal decision: Not Passed

ZFThe argument: Independent Study­students can create their own curriculum andclassThe Votes: 9 for || 3 againstAudience Ideas: when would you do this, people already do this, paying to dosomething independent, during study hall

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Final decision: Passed

JPThe argument: Rules in the code of conduct­rules aren’t in the code of conductthat we signed can’t be enforced: specifically, the current tardy and absence policyThe Votes: 12 for || 0 againstAudience Ideas: people love the ideas, snaps, claps, agreements, and questionsabout the difference between absent and tardyFinal decision: Passed

JHThe argument: Tardy­every minute you’re late you owe a minute, when you get tofifteen total you have week to make it up.The Votes: NA : Overturned in favor of JP’s AmendmentAudience Ideas: should time be specific?Final decision: Overturned in favor of JP’s Amendment

HPThe argument: Gym at lunch­ longer lunch periods we should be given gym timeThe Votes: 12 for | 0 againstAudience Ideas: How will this effect lunch scheduleFinal decision: Passed

SMThe argument: Tardy community service system­ makes a chart and where everthing you land on you cleanThe Votes: 9 for | 3 againstAudience Ideas: what is a lesser task? Why is it your fault? Who should do what? Itsnot our fault? MUCH DEBATE!!!Final decision: Passed

AWThe argument: Tardy­once a week you should be allows, community service is anoption or a chance to make up the tardy/absence.The Votes: NA : Overturned in favor of JP’s AmendmentAudience Ideas: no questionsFinal decision: Overturned in favor of JP’s Amendment

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GLThe argument: Drink appropriate drinks anytime of the day, food during breaks,scientifically proven to help your brain be more active, if something happensto someone else stuff, they assume responsibility.The Votes: 12 for | 0 againstAudience Ideas: what if you can’t afford it? The loss? Sign a paper and have parentssign, if you can’t affordFinal decision: Passed

DCThe argument: Dress code agreed upon by parents, students, and teachers.The Votes: 8 for | 4 againstAudience Ideas: Difficult to pull off?Final decision: Passed

GFThe argument: rules and amendment are put in place­ we have to hear it anddiscuss it through community circle, service, and study hall to create harmonypeace and accountabilityThe Votes: 12 for | 0 againstAudience Ideas: what if the rule is reasonable but students disagree.Final decision: Passed

HMThe argument: blogging and service aren’t required­ they extend our day by anhour, they are unnecessary, it’s not working, your blog your business, neverour responsibilities, we have school, and work outside plus administratorissues?The Votes: 10 for | 1 against | 1 abstainAudience Ideas: agreement snaps, clappingFinal decision: Passed

LNThe argument: A permission slip should be ready in case a student is late because she or hewas held by a teacher, that way time and space is healthy.The Votes: 12 for || 0 against

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Audience Ideas: no questionsFinal decision: Passed.