Students Have Opportunity to Voice Concerns, Ideas to Superintendent

Twenty-five GCS high school students represent their peers in the Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council (SAC), the first of its kind in the district. From March until May, these students met with Superintendent Green to serve as advisors in his decision-making process and will reconvene this fall.

The group provides feedback and suggestions on major district-wide initiatives and programs.  In addition, the SAC serves as a liaison between other students in order to identify, express and resolve concerns across the district.

Green received input from the SAC on various topics, including the strategic plan, standard mode of dress, character education and the advantages of traditional scheduling versus block scheduling.

“The students, with their keen analytical skills, have offered me tremendous advice on a wide variety of matters,” commented Superintendent Green. “Through our discussions, my thinking on various topics has been enriched and the work of the district has been and will be enhanced.”
 
Samara Johnson, supervisor of high school counseling, serves as the liaison to the group: “This is an outstanding group of young intellectuals. They are very vocal and focused on the needs of students in GCS. What better way to get to the core of student concerns than giving students an opportunity to verbalize and express their thoughts and ideas?”