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asb Appointed officer positions

Responsibilities of all members of Student Executive Council:

  1. Attend the Officer Training in April during Flex, SEC Training in May (Date TBD) and mandatory SEC Retreat on either August 9th or 10th, 2021 (to be confirmed once fall schedule is set).  (If you cannot attend the August Retreat, you should not run for office.)
  2. Help with school-wide events (e.g. Homecoming, Dances, lunchtime activities, NIOS, Spring Fling, Rallies, etc.) by running games, decorating, cleaning up, and any other assigned tasks.
  3. Dress up for all dress-up days.
  4. Represent their class and/ or the Student Body as a whole
  5. Supports class council/ all-class events as needed.
  6. Regular attendance in class to discuss issues relating to school climate and policy.
  7. Support final decisions made by group consensus in SEC.
  8. Discuss and approve all club and school group events.
  9. Participate in and complete all class assignments (Impact Project, Legacy Portfolio, and others)
  10. ​Make posters and help with publicity
  11. Participate in all SEC/ School/ District committee meetings as assigned
  12. Runs or is a member of SEC Event Teams as they relate to officer position.
  13. Work well with your peers and try to improve Gunn
  14. Be prepared for weekend and evening commitments as well as times when regular class periods will be missed to assist with SEC responsibilities.
 
Members of the Student Executive Council are required to enroll in the C Period Student Government class.  This G Elective course has all the same requirements as other classes and will include assignments relating to leadership issues as well as individual roles on SEC, for which participants will receive a grade.  Please ask Mrs. Hall if you have additional questions about course requirements
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Position-Specific Responsibilities (Ratified by SEC on 02/03/21)
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Special Events Commissioner (3 Positions – One Sophomore, One Junior, and One Senior)
  • Organizes/ creates lunch and brunch activities throughout year
  • Delegates jobs among SEC members in order to ensure smooth execution of events
  • Must feel comfortable speaking in public and have strong organizational skills
  • Works closely with Publicity Commissioners to create marketing campaigns for events.
  • Plans and implements Gunn school-wide events, including but not limited to: Gunn Class Spirit Competitions, Homecoming Week, Halloween Activities, September Event, Cozy Snowmance, Love Week Activities, Elimination, Work with Spring semester SEC Impact Projects `
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Student Body Secretary
  • Takes formal minutes at SEC meetings and posts minutes on the Gunn SEC Meeting Minutes Website
  • Creates Meet the SEC surveys and other surveys as needed for SEC projects
  • Compiles and presents quantitative and qualitative feedback for review
  • Works with SBVP to track club minutes and sends reminders if minutes are missing
  • Works with SEC to coordinate thank you notes to volunteers
  • Sends and/or responds to any communications from other schools 

Student Body Treasurer
  • Prepares annual Budget presentation for approval by SEC; prepares monthly report to SEC on account actuals.
  • Attends annual district ASB budget meeting
  • Communicates daily with ASB Bookkeeper regarding financial obligations
  • Tracks Student Body expenditures
  • Advises SEC and Club Officers on proper use of accounts and forms
  • Works with SEC committees to create budget plans for events/ final expense reports to Event Team Leaders
  • Signs check requests and other accounting forms and checks requests’ budgets with calculating numbers.
 
Wellness Commissioner
  • Works closely with the Wellness Center Staff to oversee wellness initiatives on campus
  • Helps plan and publicize events sponsored by Wellness Center
  • Updates the SEC on all wellness related clubs, projects, and events for the school
  • Coordinates with leaders from wellness-focused clubs/ initiatives on both a school and district level
  • Attends meetings as needed with wellness staff to coordinate and update in regards to wellness outreach efforts
  • Connects students with wellness resources and trusted adults on campus
  • Can plan and execute their own wellness initiatives with support from SEC/ Wellness Center as needed
  • Is liaison to SELF program

Diversity Commissioner (3 positions)
  • Promotes campus diversity and cultural awareness by creating and implementing a schedule of events celebrating diversity not only at Gunn, but also with an eye on a broader cultural context and reaching a broader range of students
  • Coordinates Dia de los Muertos, Unity Day, Lunar New Year, Global Cultures Week, MLK Events, and other events as assigned
  • Publicizes all cultural events and holidays and promote on campus understanding of all cultures
  • Helps with organization of Not In Our School/ Titan Pride Week or similar events
  • Works on various information campaigns to help raise awareness about all diverse groups on campus
  • Works with and is a liaison to cultural/ ethnic-based clubs and the SEC, to advocates for these groups
  • Demonstrates strong leadership and organizational skills and interest/ willingness to promote and support diversity/ identity safety at Gunn
  • Represents SEC on Student Equity Committee (at least one officer)
Publicity Commissioner (3 Positions) – Campus Based & Online Social Media
  • Publicizes and creates advertising campaigns for events as creatively as possible
  • Oversees decoration of campus for Homecoming and decoration days
  • Organizes and oversees SEC poster making/publicity distribution on campus
  • Manages in-class publicity calendar for all events and SEC google calendar (publicity timeline)
  • Maintains and restocks poster making supplies
  • Designs SEC apparel and Gunn apparel to sell in the SAO
  • Manages/publicizes all social media sites (Facebook, Instagram) for SEC/Student Activities
  • Helps with school wide publicity for clubs and other student/ department events.
  • Must have strong organizational and artistic skills
  • Answers questions students send to SEC through Facebook and Instagram
  • Records events through social media (e.g. videos/ pictures on Instagram stories/ live feeds, etc.)
  • Creates social media feedback forms 

​Video Commissioner (3 positions):
  • Directs and produces informational and entertaining videos for publicity and education at Gunn.
    • Plans, casts, writes, films, and edits videos.
  • Manages project priority and scope, as well as SEC’s video equipment and budget.
  • Manages crews and productions that include other students both in and outside of SEC.
  • Projects include:
    • The Dance Behavioral Expectations video (PSA)
    • The Homecoming Theme Reveal video
    • Homecoming Week Daily Recap videos
    • Airbands videos
    • Assistance with ASB Election videos
    • State of the School, Meet the SEC videos
    • The Prom Location Reveal Video
    • Promotion for any new large events, on decisions by SEC
    • Promotion for the SEC, new programs, and videos for any important messages for school spirit
  • Works with SEC to ensure quality and appropriateness of video production for the school
  • Have had prior experience with editing and filming videos
  • Manages the Gunn Student Activities Youtube channel
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​Web/ Tech Commissioner
  • Act as liaison with student-made software or web applications to improve Gunn quality of life and support SEC projects 
  • Maintains SEC website (gunnsec.org) on Weebly with Mrs. Hall
    • Maintains the Gunn Web Store catalog passthrough on gunnsec.org
  • Create or outsource web applications (such as interfaces or brackets) to supplement SEC projects such as Elimination, Ping-Pong Tournament, etc. 
  • Maintain an endpoint to communicate SEC projects with application creators, serving at least SEC events and other information (such as course listings or school data) as the Web Commissioner sees fit.
  • Organize chartering of SEC-approved Gunn applications

​Other positions, assigned to SEC by Publications:
  • Oracle Representative  ​
  • ​Olympian Representative​



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