The NASSCED Code of Ethics presented below was approved by the Board and Membership in June 2019.
The National Association of State Student Council Executive Directors (NASSCED) is dedicated to building and supporting strong state Student Council Associations through the professional development of its members.
Our Mission
NASSCED is an association of individuals from across the United States who work with their respective state student council associations to further leadership development among middle and high school students. Working together with student council advisers throughout the nation as well as like-minded organizations, our members strive to provide outstanding leadership experiences at the local, state, and national level to thousands of student leaders.
Concern for the well-being of students is the hallmark of our association.
Our Code of Ethics
As State Student Council Executive Directors, we recognize that our professional conduct must conform to an ethical code of behavior, that we are in the education arena, and that all those in education must set and meet high standards. This responsibility requires NASSCED members to maintain standards of exemplary professional conduct and recognize that our actions will be viewed and appraised by our state members and by students.
To these ends, NASSCED members subscribe to the following statements of standards:
- Respect for those with whom we work and serve.
- Integrity in our actions.
- Responsibility for our decisions and their consequences.
We are committed to:
- Making the education and well-being of students the fundamental basis of all decisions;
- Supporting the principle of due process and protecting the civil and human rights of all individuals;
- Following our individual local, state, and national laws;
- Meeting the guidelines in our individual state educator code of ethics and conduct;
- Acting honestly, truthfully and with integrity in all our transactions and dealings;
- Avoiding conflicts of interest;
- Appropriately handling actual or apparent conflicts of interest in our relationships;
- Treating every individual with fairness, dignity and respect;
- Being good citizens and complying with both the spirit and the letter of the law;
- Acting responsibly toward the members with whom we work and for the benefit of the states that we serve;
- Being responsible, transparent and accountable for all of our actions;
- Improving the accountability, transparency, ethical conduct and effectiveness of the student council world; and
- Recognizing that we as a body are responsible to report to national and state associations if our members violate local, state, or national laws and/or statutes.
Conflict of Interest Policies
NASSCED recognizes that its board members and general membership have broad interests and participate in many school, community, charitable and business activities.
NASSCED understands a conflict of interest needs to be recognized and disclosed, and appropriate steps are required to prevent influence or favoritism by a board member or general member in the NASSCED decision making process. To that end, board members will annually complete a conflict of interest disclosure statement.