California Association of Student Councils
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| Motto | Change the future |
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| Formation | 1947 |
| Legal status | non-profit 501(c)(3) |
| Headquarters | Oakland, California |
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Executive Director
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June E. Thompson, Ph.D. |
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Board Chair
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Sue Dykema |
| Affiliations | National Leadership Institute |
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Staff
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2 |
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Volunteers
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200+ |
| Website | www |
The California Association of Student Councils (CASC) is a non-profit, student-led, student-run youth leadership and advocacy organization.
The California Association of Student Councils is a youth training/mentoring organization that also lobbies for youth-oriented legislation. It runs over sixty student leadership training events a year training students from elementary, middle, and high school students in leadership and team-building skills. All trainings are peer-to-peer, and thus all directors and counselors at the conferences are students.
In addition to leadership trainings, CASC serves as an advocate for youth in Sacramento, lobbying continuously through the year. CASC holds two conferences each year at which students create formal proposals to the California State Board of Education and California State Senate or California State Assembly Education Committees.
CASC programs are hands-on experiences that demonstrate the power of peer-to-peer teaching, with students as mentors and instructors. CASC works toward the principles on which it was founded in 1947: “to give students actual experiences and involvement in decision making and democratic experiences.” Their student officers, trainers and alumni are consistently recognized for their professionalism, competence, and adaptability.
“The mission of the California Association of Student Councils is to provide leadership development for elementary, middle and high school students that emphasize authenticity, ethics, and collaborative decision-making through peer counseling. Our primary focus is the training of students, advisors and organizations in California and across the world. CASC enhances the quality of education by involving students in activities and programs outside the classroom that build citizenship and encourage self-esteem. CASC serves as an advocate for youth, provides a channel for student views, and empowers youth to take action."
"The purpose of the California Association of Student Councils is to improve the quality of life in the world by developing skilled, ethical and sensitive leaders of diverse backgrounds and cultures."
Most of the work done by the California Association of Student Councils is completed by the members of the State Council. The State Council is made up entirely of high school students that are appointed in the spring of each year to serve a one-year term. The positions are:
**Last edited on Friday, January 6th, 2017 by Nandeeni Patel**
Each region has its respective president who appoints a cabinet from students between the grades of 9-12 from that region. The positions available on Region Cabinet include but are not limited to:
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