Meetings: 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.

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.

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.

Hosting Information: Schools wishing to host a general assembly may call the Student Affairs Office (301-670-1419) or download a copy of the host checklist and application here (PDF file).

Membership Form (PDF file) Schools joining both MCR and MASC before November 1st receive a $5.00 discount from MCR. See the membership form for details or call the Student Affairs Office at 301-670-1419. (MASC Membership Form - pdf file)

2008-2009 Calendar

Please RSVP to Karen_L_Crawford@mcpsmd.org by the registration deadline so the school trip tickets can be finalized and sent to the field trip office in a timely manner. (Download registration deadlines and GA chart pdf) One week before the meeting, email the number of students attending and the number of students buying lunch so the host will be able to prepare for the meeting.

Registration Deadline	General Assembly Date	Location
Tuesday Sept. 9, 2008	Tuesday Sept. 23, 2008
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Thursday Oct. 16, 2008	Thursday Oct. 30 , 2008
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Tues., Nov. 11, 2008	Tuesday Nov. 25, 2008
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Wednesday Dec. 3, 2008	Friday Dec. 19, 2008	Richard Montgomery HS
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Friday Feb. 6, 2009	Friday Feb. 20, 2009
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Wednesday March 4, 2009	Thursday March 19, 2009
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Friday April 3, 2009	Thursday April 23, 2009
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Helpful Forms

School Roster (SGA President/Liaison) MCR needs a complete roster for all SGA presidents. Please send your SGA President roster information (pdf form) to the Student Affairs Office, Lakelands Park MS, Room 120.

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.

Schools are asked to email a school report to Karen_L_Crawford@mcpsmd.org at least one week prior to the general assembly. School reports will be included in a news packet for the presidents/school representative to take back to their school and share. This is a great resource for new ideas and to share the great things that are happening at your school!

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 wel 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 theirhome 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 Officeand the liaison must attend an MCR exeuctive 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 and fax the special transportation form to the Student Affairs Office at least five days before the general assembly (301-670-1407). Download this form here (pdf file)or from the MCR folder on MCPS email system of FirstClass (Conferences > Extra Curricular Activities > SGA

Updated June 17, 2008| Maintained by Karen Crawford