Jo Mackey Academy of Leadership and Global Communication (Elementary Magnet School) is one of only a few leadership elementary schools in the United States. As part of our academic curriculum we attend to enhancing our students, parents, community and teachers in the democratic process.

Our Student Council serves as a learning opportunity of the democratic process, for our educational community. Currently, our school uses the same Electronic Ballot Boxes used by the Clark County Election Department to elect our Student Council Representatives.

Elected Student Officers will be responsible for the following;

President:  The President is the leader of Student Council. He or she is in charge of conducting the meetings and knowing all of the rules of Student Council. The President is also expected to prepare a list of things to be discussed at the meetings, call the meeting to order, cover the list of items to be discussed, and make sure that everyone who wishes to speak gets a chance. The President must also count votes and be able to summarize the meeting for people who were not there.

Vice-President:  The Vice-President serves as a substitute in case the President is absent form a meeting. Therefore, the Vice-President has the same requirements as above. In addition, the Vice-President assists the President in their duties and forms the committees which may be organized.

Secretary:  The Secretary takes neat, careful notes at every meeting, reads their notes from the previous meeting before the beginning of the next meeting, and writes any letters that the Council decides to send.

Treasurer:  The Treasurer keeps careful records of the money that Student Council has through fundraisers and how much they spend. They report on how much money they have spent at every meeting and help to prepare a budget for the year with the other members.

Student Representatives:  All elected Student Council Representatives are to attend all Student Council meetings, represent the views of your classmates, aid in Student Council activities and keep your classmates informed of decisions.

Administrative Assistant:  The Administrative Assistant to the Student Council is an appointed position. Students must be nominated by their Student Council Teacher Advisory Board members. An Administrative Assistant is responsible for aiding the Student Council Teacher Advisory Board and our elected Student Council body. In addition, the Administrative Assistant may be called upon to aid in various tasks such as; writing/e-mailing letters to politicians, making public announcements, sending of memos, and other duties as assigned.

Through our Student Council Governance process our students will be positively exposed to leadership skills in the areas of:

1. The order of business
2. The electoral process
3. Democracy
4. How to speak in public forms
5. How to express your ideas
6. How to report decisions to fellow classmates
7. Writing our Student Council Constitution
8. Civic Service Learning Expeditions
9. Proactive Leadership Characteristics