Voting

Each school is allocated only one vote, and that vote should be the consensus of your school, not based on your personal opinion. When preparing for a vote, it is your responsibility to bring all information related to the voting issue back to your school for feedback prior to voting. This includes explaining the goal of the study, initiative or issue at hand as well as the district-wide impact of what is being proposed. After soliciting input from the families and staff at your school, you will then represent their opinion back to the council. Discussions should be held with every member of your school’s representation when preparing for a vote.

One person should be designated to announce your school’s vote. No one representative has the authority to out vote another representative from your school. If members cannot come to an agreement, that vote must be abstained. Remember that when you are voting, while what is best for your school and community are important, the final objective is what is best for the district as a whole.