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POLICY: BBBAA
EFFECTIVE DATE: 03/04/26
REVIEWED BY POLICY COMMITTEE: 01/14/2026
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE SCHOOL BOARD
The RSU #74 School Board recognizes the impact that its decisions have on the students who attend Carrabec High School. The school board believes it is important to seek out and consider students’ ideas and opinions. In order to provide for student input and involvement, the school board may appoint an elected non-voting student representative to the school board.
Responsibilities
Student Representative will:
1. Attend regular monthly school board meetings
2. Serve as a liaison between the high school student body and the school board
3. Submit a written report that speaks to the interests of the Carrabec High School students expressing their own views of the student body. The report will be submitted to the superintendent’s office one week prior to the monthly school board meeting.
4. Read the board packet and be prepared to discuss agenda items
5. Meet with the superintendent and board chair as needed
Participation Guidelines
Student Representative will:
Be provided a place at the board table
Be expected to attend board meetings on a regular basis
Receive notice of meetings, the agenda and appropriate agenda materials
Have the same privileges of discussion as board members with the exception of executive session and voting
Provide student input in the decision-making process at the board level
Not participate in collective bargaining sessions or discussions involving personnel matters
Eligibility and selection
Student board member and alternate shall be rising juniors or rising seniors at Carrabec High School and shall maintain curriculum and citizenship standards which include:
1. A cumulative 3.0 (85) GPA
2. Standards of behavior and citizenship that are determined to be of high quality
By April 15th of each year eligible sophomores and juniors shall submit an application for nomination to the principal of Carrabec High School through completion of required forms. Students submitting such forms in completion shall be eligible for election to student board member by a vote of the student body by May 15th. The selected candidates should have a thorough understanding of the expectations set forth in this policy. Regular attendance at board meetings is an expectation. Any unanticipated absences require the student representative to notify the board chair prior to the meeting and no more than two consecutive absences with notice will be acceptable. A student representative may be removed from the position by a two thirds vote of the school board without cause.
Term
The term of a student board member shall be from July 1st of one year to June 30th of the following year.
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