T.A.S.C. District 3
Quick Start Guide
In this guide you will find fast information about the following:
- Welcome to begin a T.A.S.C. Advisor!
- What is T.A.S.C. and its organization?
- General members
- Setting Up Committees
- TASC website
- State Papers
- Money
- Beginning of school
- Advice about School Traditions
- School Elections
- Homecoming
- Attendance to meeting and documentations
- Constitutions
- District Conventions
- State District
- Fun Group Activities
- Don’t forget to have fun!
- Meeting Organization Helps (agendas, minutes and Robert’s Rules)
- Stuco Songs
- TASC Newsletter blast
- Fundraising Ideas
- Remind 101 and other social media helps
- Project Proposals….principals
1. Welcome to Student Council
2. What is T.A.S.C. and its organization?
3. General Members
4. Setting Up Committees
5. TASC website
How to work the website: Where do you find the state papers? What are the state projects? Do you have to complete these state projects? Explain the tabs, etc.
6. State Papers
What are the State Papers? Do you have to complete the state papers?
7. Money
8. Beginning of school
Student Council sponsors might be responsible for events at orientation, giving campus tours, possibly offering a school t-shirt, pep rallies, etc.
9. Advice about School Traditions
10. School Elections
Suggested offices, discuss options of a general student body election vs. an in council election. Trouble-shooting election ideas. Heads up ideas for campaign problems….passing out food, buttons, and preventing cheating. Using electronic voting suggestions.
11. Homecoming
Ideas: Homecoming parade, spirit days, half-time King and Queen crowning….don’t forget to order the flowers, crowns and sashes in a timely manner.
12. Attendance to meeting and documentations
Ideas on how to keep records of attendance
13. Constitution
Show on the TASC website where there is a template for a constitution if you don’t have one and where on the website you can see other school samples.
14. District Conventions
What is a district convention? Why is it important to take your students? What will they do? What will the sponsor do? Is it required?
15. State Convention
What is a district convention? Why is it important to take your students? What will they do? What will the sponsor do? Is it required?
16. Fun Group Activities
Ideas for icebreakers
17. Don't forget to have fun!
You can get all catch up doing good work and forget to celebrate successes. Don’t forget sometimes to order pizza after school, put on some music for a general meeting. This is supposed to be fun….or have a Christmas party maybe with your Council.
18. Meeting Organization Helps
Why is it important to have a meeting agenda? What should it look like? Who should make it? What do meeting minutes look like? Why have them? Short explanation of Robert’s Rules. What should your officers be doing in the meeting?
19. Stuco Songs
All the songs …and traditions (like a standing ovation) that students will experience in a convention.
20. TASC Newsletter Blast
What is this? How often does it come? What information do I need to make sure to be on the lookout for?
21. Fundraising Ideas
Selling food: Information about the food and nutrition laws. Other ideas for raising funds without selling food.
22. Remind 101 and other social media helps
23. Project Proposals….principals
How do your students go about getting projects approved? All principals when it comes to how much they want to be consulted about what student council is doing. Many want to know about every project. Some want to be consulted only when it affects the entire student body.