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Massachusetts State Student Advisory Council

The Massachusetts State Student Advisory Council (MSSAC) is a group of students elected by their peers from schools throughout Massachusetts who are helping make decisions about state educational policy and student rights. These students are initiating and carrying through projects to make changes in local schools.

  • SSAC is composed of five Regional Councils and the State Council. According to state mandate, every secondary school must elect two delegates to a Regional SAC. Each Regional Council elects eight (Greater Boston elects twelve) members to the State SAC. The State SAC has its own projects, but also helps coordinate those of the Regional SACs. The SSAC serves as a communication network to share educational information among all students.
  • The student Chairperson of the State SAC serves as a full voting member of the Massachusetts Board of Education.
  • The chairperson represents the needs and the ideas of all students in Massachusetts and is a communication link from the Board to the SSAC. To facilitate education, students must be thought of as participants in, not merely recipients of, the educational process.

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Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Student Advisory Board

In 2011, the Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Student Advisory Board was created to include student voice and perspectives in statewide education policy decisions. Additionally, including student voice at the local level was a critical component of the mission of Graduation Matters Montana. It was underwritten by local businesses and organizations, including Northwestern Energy, Optimum’s Power to Learn initiative, and the Student Assistance Foundation.

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Kentucky Department of Education Student Voice Survey

The Kentucky Department of Education is facilitating statewide data collection via a Student Voice Survey.

WIth questions are aligned to The Kentucky Framework for Teaching, districts are encouraged to share the Student Voice Survey questions.

The 3-5 and 6-12 Student Voice Survey questions are available in a toolkit here. Read an article about the tool and its context here.

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