Whether you are creating a brand new student council program, the existing one you just inherited is a mess, or your constitution is simply not very good, this sample constitution with an accompanying workbook is made for you!

What’s included:

• 9-page Google Doc sample constitution complete with thought-of-everything-yet-still-succinct language for each of the following 10 Articles:
  Preamble
  1. Name of Body
  2. Statement of Purpose & Powers
  3. Membership
  4. Eligibility of Student Council Members
  5. Duties & Powers of Executive Board Members
  6. Meetings & Voting
  7. Elections
  8. Removal from Office & Vacancies
  9. Amendments
  10. Ratification
• 7-page Get Started Workbook with essential tips for the whole process
  – 6 must-dos from forming a strong committee to securely storing your final draft
  – Pre-Planning & Brainstorming question sheets to mapping out goals for the process and final document

This resource is 7 PDF pages, plus 9 Google pages.

What grades is this intended for?
This should work for either middle or high school students. I have used it with 9th through 12th graders, but these activities don’t require any high school-specific skills. Please read the description and examine the preview file closely to determine if it is appropriate for your students.

What supports are included? Can I modify this?
Detailed teacher directions and editable Google Doc file are included so you can modify activities to suit your group’s needs and setting. 

What are the terms of use for this resource?

This resource, including all ancillary files, may be used as needed for regular, non-commercial single-classroom use between a teacher and their students. 

This includes printing copies and sharing digital files with students through a secure platform, like Google Classroom or Canvas, email, or a classroom-only shared drive.

The using and sharing of any part of this resource in any manner outside the above-mentioned capacity is strictly prohibited. Prohibited uses include, but are not limited to,

• posting files on the open internet or in a Facebook group
• emailing files to or sharing print copies with others (without purchasing additional licenses)
• uploading or storing files in a shared cloud drive accessible by anyone other than students
• including any part, or any derivative work, within any commercial endeavor like curriculum development, professional training, or for-profit teaching like Outschool, or selling this resource as your own in either print or digital formats

Doing so violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), copyright law, and these terms.

By downloading this resource from Let’s Cultivate Greatness, the original user has been granted one license for a single teacher (or number of teachers matching the number of licenses purchased) and their students at any one time. 

Let’s Cultivate Greatness retains the full copyright of this resource.