Student Board Representatives

Any student, who is enrolled in the Brooklyn Center High School STEAM, Brooklyn Center Early College Academy, or Insight, is a junior or senior, and is dedicated and committed to being an advocate for Brooklyn Center youth. Applications are filled out by the student, and emailed to; Ms. Paxton (epaxton@bccs286.org) or Mr. Fraser (jfraser@bccs286.org) at Brooklyn Center High School STEAM; Ms. Portillo (iportillo@bccs286.org) or Mr. Miller (mmiller@bccs286.org) at Brooklyn Center Early College Academy and Insight.

The student representative will gain a wide array of leadership skills through this unique opportunity. This may strengthen future college applications and/or resumes. A$1000-dollar scholarship will be awarded

The student representative will serve a one-year (if a senior) or a two-year term (if your starting as a junior and participate the following year as a senior) from January 13, 2025, to December 15, 2025 or through December 14, 2026 if serving a two year term. They will be sworn in at the first school board meeting of the 2025 calendar year, January 13, 2025.

The student representative will be required to attend school board business meetings from 6:30 pm to approximately 8:30 pm on the second Monday of every month and one work session*, January 27,2025*. In addition, the student representative can participate in school board work sessions that are applicable which occur on the fourth Monday of every month. The exact schedule is available at https://www.bccs286.org/our-district/school-board. The student will also make time between meetings to study the agenda materials and consult with the Superintendent and school board members if questions arise. The following meeting dates are set for 2025 and are as follows starting at 6:30 pm: January 13, January 27, February 10, March 10, April 14, May 12, June 9, July 14, August 11, September 8, October 13, November 10, and December 8.

The Selection Committee is composed of the Superintendent, one member of the School Board, and one principal. This committee will select the student representative the week of November 4, 2024. The committee will review each application carefully, selecting the student whose application materials best demonstrate their leadership skills, ability to set and follow through on goals, public speaking experience, dedication to public education, and other relevant experience. The decision of the Selection Committee is final. Applicants will not receive an evaluation on their applications, nor will their application materials be returned.

The student is selected to serve on the Brooklyn Center School Board will be announced publicly the week of November 11, 2024.

1. Why are you interested in serving as the student representative on the Brooklyn Center School Board? Please limit your response to 100 words.

2. What strengths do you bring to the School Board? Please limit your answer to 100 words.

3. If selected as a student representative, what are the skills you would like to develop? Please limit your response to 100 words.

4. In what way have your previous experiences equipped you for this position of student representative? Include your experiences with both peers and adults. Please limit your response to 250 words.

5. Describe a time in which you encountered a challenge. How did you identify it as a challenge? What was your response? Please limit your response to 250 words.

All applications must include a letter of recommendation from an adult that is not related to you (i.e. teacher, counselor, principal, dean, other school staff, boss, etc.)