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General Assembly Attendance Report
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MCR and MASC Membership

School Report for MCR Newsletter: MCR will publish a newsletter to MCR member schools that includes reports of SGA activities from our county high schools. Schools should periodically report on your school's SGA's activities. Please do not include any student names in your report. Click on this link to submit a report for your school (link). There is no password to log-on.

Bus Request :deadline 3:00 p.m. (see chart below for deadlines) (Chart of all deadlines - PDF)
Schools must request a bus for their school's delegation to attend a general assembly. The bus RSVP is due approximately 12 days before the general assembly. This time allows the field trip office to group the schools and then the the Student Affairs Office completes the field trip paperwork. Click on this link to request a bus for your school (link). There is no password to log-on.

Attendance Report : deadline 3:00 p.m. (see chart below for deadlines) (Chart of all deadlines - PDF)
Schools must report the number of students attending and the number of students purchasing lunch for the general assembly. This allows the host school to prepare for the meeting. The deadline is FOUR school days BEFORE the meeting. Click on this link to request report your school's attendance (link). There is no password to log-on.

Hosting Information:
Schools wishing to host a 2009-2010 general assembly should first read the hosting checklist (pdf), then apply on-line (link). There is no password to apply.

Lunch at the General Assembly: All students attending the General Assembly need to bring a bag lunch or cash for lunch. A student's SNAP or PIN number is not accepted at other schools. Students on free or reduced lunch should arrange for a bag lunch from their own school prior to the general assembly. The host school will provide a light morning refreshment. It is important that school register the number of students attending and the number of students buying lunch so the host school may prepare.

General Information and required paperwork for the General Assembly: Students attending the MCR General Assembly should turn in a copy of their field trip permission form (PDF file) to the SGA advisor. The school will complete a School Attendance Form (PDF file)and will attach the copies of the permission forms to be turned in at the general assembly. These will be collected for emergency information and data purposes. It is the responsibility of the school SGA advisor to collect all of the necessary forms and keep the original on file at the school. This is a MCPS approved field trip.

Meeting Times: 10:30am - 12:45pm
MCR has bus transportation to their general assemblies! The Board of Education appropriated the bus money because it was felt that having students drive to meetings is a major safety concern. What this means for MCR is that now our high school’s diverse population (age, culture, socio-economic) can be truly represented at the monthly meetings. Buses pick up students beginning at 9:25 a.m. and return them between 1:15 - 1:45 p.m.

Membership Schools joining both MCR and MASC before November 1st receive a $5.00 discount from MCR. Click here to complete the MCR membership application. To join MASC directly, click here to go to the MASC web site)

2009-2010 Calendar

Please RSVP at the on-line link by the registration deadline so the school trip tickets can be finalized and sent to the field trip office in a timely manner. (Download bus and attendance count deadlines and GA chart pdf) Email reminders will be sent to MCR staff, SGA advisors, SGA presidents and others who are on the contact list.)

Bus Deadline click on date to register	Attendance Deadline click on date to report	GA Date	Location (click here to apply to host)
Sept. 9, 2009	Sept. 22, 2009	Sept. 25, 2009	CESC
GA Synopsis Sept. 25 - The purpose of this first general assembly was to teach students about the dangers of cyber bullying. Mr. Larry Wong gave a presentation show how nothing is private on the internet and bullying can even lead students to committing suicide. Our SMOB also informed everyone about the progress he has made as a board member and ways students can get involved with SMOB 2.0.
Oct. 13, 2009	Oct. 26, 2009	Oct. 29, 2009	Blair
GA Synopsis Oct. 29 - MCR and MCJC were joined together for this meeting to learn about recycling and reducing energy costs from SERT’s presentation. Schools received press releases with energy consumption data and came up with ideas to make their schools more environmentally friendly. Schools can contact SERT to get more ideas and request funding.
Dec. 2, 2009	Dec. 14, 2009	Dec. 17, 2009	Richard Montgomery
GA Focus - MCPS Food and Nutrution Services...ask a question - click here for more details
Feb. 2, 2010	Feb. 16, 2010	Feb. 19, 2010	Watkins Mill
March 1, 2010	March 11, 2010	March 16, 2010	Quince Orchard (pending)
March 25, 2010	April 19, 2010	April 22, 2010	TBD

Helpful Forms

School Roster (SGA President/Liaison) MCR needs a complete roster for all SGA presidents. Please complete your SGA President roster information as soon as possible. (on-line link...no password is needed)

Legislative Form (PDF file) - please turn it in to the MCR advisor as soon as delegates arrive at the host school so it may be typed on the computer for all to see during discussion. If possible, email written legislation to Karen_L_Crawford@mcpsmd.org no later than two days before a general assembly.

General Assembly Bus Logistics

Two or three schools will be grouped on a bus according to their location to the host school.

Schools complete the Attendance Sheet (pdf) and attach a copy of the students' permission forms (pdf) to be turned in at the General Assembly registration.

Buses will pick up students at the first school in the group (usually the school farthest from the host school) starting at 9:25am and will arrive at the host school between 10:00-10:30am. Bus operations for MCR are treated the same as regular morning and afternoon bus runs and thus do not require an adult "chaperone" on the bus. This has worked well for past years and it is expected that the high school delegates will continue to represent their schools in a positive manner.

Light refreshments will be served during registration (10:00-10:30am) at the host school. The meeting will begin at 10:30am (or as soon after 10:30am when most of the buses have arrived).

MCR is required to provide a lunch-time during the general assembly meeting because students will miss their scheduled lunch time at school All delegates should bring either cash for lunch or a bag lunch. The host school usually sells pizza/chips/sodas/etc. to students wishing to purchase food. Students may bring a bag lunch.
Note: Students on free or reduced lunch should check with their cafeteria manager several days before the meeting to request that a bag lunch be ready for them to pick up on the day of the meeting before boarding the bus.

The meeting will end promptly at 12:20pm, and the students will eat lunch, then board buses to return to their home schools before the afternoon bus run.

Delegate Allotment for Schools

The chart below shows the number of voting delegates allowed from each high school based on the projected enrollment report for 2007-2008. Schools may send a full delegation of voting delegates, and equal number of observers, plus MCR executive board members (which include any elected and appointed MCR executive staff who attend your school, your school’s SGA president and a confirmed MCR liaison from your school). Delegates can be any interested students, not just SGA members.

(link to MCR Constitution/Bylaws for population/voting delegate breakdown)

Every high school may name a student as their MCR liaison. This is an additional vote for the school. Schools need to turn in the name of their liaison to the Student Affairs Office and the liaison must attend an MCR executive board meeting to be confirmed (executive board meetings which are generally held one evening at the beginning of each month–click here for schedule) Liaisons must be confirmed before assuming this position. In addition to MCR staff, including SGA presidents and MCR liaisons, the executive board meetings also are open to other interested students.

EXPECTATIONS: With the advantage of bus transportation, MCR expects that all schools should be able to send a delegation to every general assembly. Remember, students attending MCR do not have to be a member of the school’s student government. Since ANY student now has the means to attend a general assembly, your SGA has an excellent opportunity to reach out and involve the under-represented populations in their schools.

DRIVING - STUDENTS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO DRIVE TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLIES. Students attending MCR general assemblies MUST ride the bus. Students who have tests, sporting events, etc. will NOT be given permission to drive.

The ONLY exceptions to this rule are:

* the four elected MCR officers - they have to arrive early for set up. Other students (even siblings) may NOT ride with them
* students who have an internship or work-related assignment. Other student (even siblings) may NOT ride with them
* the student member of the Board of Education

Students who meet the above exceptions must complete the special transportation form (pdf file), have it signed by the school administration and a parent, and bring it to the general assembly. It will be turned in with the school attendance sheet and other permission forms.

Updated October 29, 2009| Maintained by Karen Crawford