Raising Student Voice and

Participation (RSVP)

Summit Training

RSVP is a district-wide club that aims to empower the entire student body

to identify issues in their schools and communities.

It provides the students with the opportunity to take action and resolve

the issues they’ve identified.

What is RSVP?

We will organize and facilitate two school-wide summits in which 2 facilitators will be assigned one

classroom and will then gather the students’ thoughts and concerns

about the campus.

How Will We Do It?

We need people like you who are comfortable to talk in

front of a group and facilitate a lively, positive discussion.

Who Do We Need?

Focus Question: “What is on your mind?”

During this summit, facilitators should ask students what concerns they have.

Their concerns should cover these three categories: Social, Facility, and

Community.

SUMMIT 1: Voice

After Summit 1, facilitators will participate in a short debriefing about what did or did not go well during the

summit. Later, the leadership team will pool the information and decide the top issue that we will present to the principal and to the students at

the next summit.

WHAT DO WE DO WITH THE INFORMATION?

Focus Questions: “What should we do about it?”

“What is your response to the plan, and how can we make our plan a reality?”

Students will develop a realistic timeline to implement change and may assign specific

volunteers to carry out the timeline efficiently.

SUMMIT 2: Recommendations & Implementation

The leadership team will create a draft of the Civic Action Plan

from the recommendations of the summit groups, present the draft

to the principal, and after discussions, create a final draft and implement the timeline.

WHAT NOW?

The summits will be held on assembly schedule during 4th period

Summit 1: 40-45 minutesSummit 2: 40-45 minutes

Time Realities

*Avoid filler words -Um, like *Pauses are good, and encouraged

*Eye Contact- browse the room *Voice inflection- No monotone

*Move around if space/setting permits *Hand motions, but not over the top

*Speed-not too fast, not too slow, but just right *Vary sentence types

*Know your subject! The more you know, the more comfortable you are

*Relax *Last, but not least....BREATHE! You CAN do it!

Helpful Reminders!