I CREATING
SUSTAINABILITY
Transitions are inevitable and there may be changes in staff and
youth membership during the school year or year-to-year.
Tips for building a sustainable youth
advisory council.
• Include the youth council as part of a district or
school job/position description.
• Develop an online platform as a repository for
communications, information for all projects
(current and past), and history of the council.
Tips from the YOUTH.
• Youth leaders create other youth leaders.
• Involve the entire school community.
• Have an end goal.
• Mix it up for better solutions.
• Recruit and ensure the youth council includes
high school freshman, sophomores, and juniors
in addition to seniors.
• Take on policy projects as a youth council.
• Document success and impact of youth council
projects and impact/behavioral changes of
youth council members.
• Share success often with district/school and
community leadership. Have the youth council
present to the board of education and/or at city
council meetings.
• Consider integrating the youth council into
the school day as a credit-earning course or
advisory, or modifying the master schedule to
allow time for youth groups to meet.
MODIFY THIS GUIDE
TO FIT YOUR NEEDS!
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CREATING YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCILS