The Student Government Association (SGA) held a town hall on March 25, inviting student panelists, teachers and administrators to discuss academic and policy concerns like Advanced Placement (AP) course load, curriculum changes and honor code.
This event was organized by the SGA policy directors, aimed to listen to student voices and translate them to follow up with teachers and administrators to make changes based on students’ opinions. This event was held during both A block and B block in the cafeteria.
“It’s always cool to see the teachers and the students bounce ideas off of each other,” senior Ayesha Gulzar said. “Even if it comes to some disagreements or a conversation stalls, it makes sure that people know what both sides of an argument are, which I think is equally as important as finding a solution.”
Students, teachers and administrators moved into sharing opinions and how some problems need to be resolved. Then, SGA policy directors would gather all the opinions and share the concerns into actions with faculty and administration.
“We focused on AP course load, curriculum adjustments and the honor code,” senior Moubon Kurukumbi said. “This year there’s a lot of focus on course changes.”
The SGA policy committee emphasized that some changes are immediate while others may require longer conversations.
“One example from last year was, a lot of people wanted a combined Schoology course,” Kurukumbi said. “For example, AB Calculus is in one Schoology so you can get all the resources. There wasn’t one for chemistry, and people thought that there was a need for that. We brought it up at our town hall, and then we expressed it. We emailed chemistry teachers, and now it’s in one Schoology.”
SGA members follow up on issues that matter to students and push for fixes before moving on to new concerns.
“We see what works well for students and teachers, and we try to find a middle ground,” Kurukumbi said. “We try to implement those changes.”