What are the Goals of RSVP?

Main goals of RSVP are: To provide a forum for the many voices in our school To increase student involvement by working on issues that really matter to students To involve students in the school decision-making process To make changes in our schools and communities—changes that students believe in To increase student interest in civic issues and involvement.

 

RSVP aims to identify student council as the primary vehicle for student voice and meaningful involvement. It is through student council-led initiatives that students are able to identify needs and address concerns in effective and productive ways, founded in educational values and supported by the principal and faculty.

Student leaders, advisers, principals, or other participating school members of RSVP are expected to integrate RSVP into their student council agendas—training other student leaders to plan and facilitate summits and involving others in the development and implementation of activities based on summit results.

RSVP gives student council leaders the training and resources to:

• Reach out and engage all student populations in civic-based activities that support civic education curricula
• Facilitate summits that will identify significant issues that students wish to address through dialogue, problem solving, and civic action
• Extend leadership opportunities and positions to non-elected students on student council-led initiatives
• Establish a process and framework for developing and implementing student-led action projects to address issues
• Assist principals in identifying and recruiting non-elected students to serve on various school committees.