The purpose of our Associated Student Body is to:
- Develop leadership skills in students
- Provide opportunities for students to practice management on finances and people.
- Educate students on the democratic process.
You are encouraged to keep these things in mind when planning your activities for the year. This will help give purpose and vision for your club. A trap that many advisors find themselves in is…the desperate drive to raise money to support their program instead of educating students how to be fiscally responsible. As you can see from the above statements, this is not the intention of the ASB. If you keep the three “purposes” in mind it will drastically change the workload that you create for yourself.
Students are to be encouraged to participate fully in all phases of club activities - from planning to record keeping; however, they cannot be expected to manage their clubs and activities without advisor supervision. An ASB club advisor job description is included in this manual. Potential advisors should read it carefully. Students must be apprised of correct ASB procedures and advisors must carefully monitor student use of these processes.
Advisors are to provide direction, counseling and guidance in the supervision of extracurricular activities. Advisors are also expected to be able to administer and implement school district policy and procedures so that student welfare is protected.