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Region cabinet applications are open to all high school students (grades 9-12).

Perfect grades and long resume are not required – we’re looking for passionate, dedicated students who are ready to make a difference and devote time to their positions.

Student council and CASC experience is great but not required.

Region Cabinet members devote 1 – 5 hours per week depending on the position and may miss school from time to time.

All Region Cabinet members must attend:
• Monthly Region Cabinet meetings (you may be responsible for your own transportation)
• All Regional conferences and programs (at least two per semester)

Core Cabinet Members (Vice President, Secretary, Directors) must attend:
• The Regional Officers Conference (held online in early summer)

• Some cabinet positions may be required to attend additional specific programs.

We strongly recommend Cabinet members also attend the CASC Summer Leadership Conference, the Staff Development Program, SABE, or SABLE.

Region Cabinet members may be asked to staff nearby Elementary School, Middle School, SBM Symposiums, and Special Projects Programs.

You will
• Develop friendships with other youth from local schools

• Gain important experience planning events, collaborating on a team, working with government, and more.

Region Cabinet is a catalyst is developing students’ leadership abilities by providing them with real-world experiences. It also looks great on a resumé!

• Check below to see what positions are open and interest you. You may select up to 3 positions to apply to.

• Fill out the application form online.

• After submitting an application, you will be contacted by the current Region President to arrange for an interview.

• Please contact your Region President or State President with any questions. Their contact information can be found on the CASC website’s leadership page.

The Region President is a member of the State Council. Please check below for a position description.

• Attends Regional Officers Conference .

• Keeps minutes at every region meeting and documents every region event/project (conference sites, food donations, fundraising ideas and events, marketing letters, thank-you notes, donation letters, etc.).

• Creates a Region Cabinet roster to upload on the CASC Google Drive.

• Manages and updates contact information from summer camp and region conference in region database.

• Assists in coordinating venue and logistics for all region events and conferences.

• Attends Regional Officers Conference.
• Creates all necessary regional graphics, flyers, posts, videos, and more to be used within and outside of the region.
• Manages and maintains all region social media accounts.
• Works closely with Executive Communications Director to spread state-wide online content.
• Ensures a cohesive and appealing presence of regions online.

• Attends Regional Officers Conference.

• Identifies schools in their region without CASC clubs and recruits students to establish new chapters.

• Provides mentorship and guidance to Club leadership on membership retention, advocacy initiatives, and effective club management.

• Provides regular updates and reports to the State Clubs Director on club activity, growth, challenges, and regional needs.Promotes and coordinates participation of club members in statewide/regional CASC initiatives, and conferences such as SABE, SABLE, and Regional SACs.

There is one committee director for each of the three committees (outreach, governmental affairs and policy, and development)

• Attend Regional Officer Conference.

• Oversee committee & organize committee meetings.

• Serves as a part of Region Cabinet Core Team to ensure successful and timely execution of all region programs and assigned tasks.

This committee is responsible for spreading the word about CASC programs to students, educators, schools, districts, and community groups in the region. They are in charge of marketing CASC programs, especially Region Conferences, to students and educators throughout the region. Other CASC programs that this committee is responsible for marketing throughout the year are SABE, SABLE, and CASC’s summer conferences.

Publicity

• Plans and executes Info Nights, local information sessions for parents, students, and advisors to attend and learn more about CASC.

• Oversees the promotion of statewide programs.

• Invites students to follow, like, etc. CASC social media outlets.

• Seeks/creates partnerships with local chapters / delegations of youth or other organizations.

Marketing

• Customizes marketing letters and emails from the State Outreach Director to be sent out to advisors, principals, educators, students and youth groups in region.

• Coordinates visits to other schools and organizations in the region.

• Establishes relationships with district and community groups, such as youth councils, youth groups, school district administrations, and school boards.

• Emails, calls, and visits schools in region.

Coordinates raising funds, grant writing, and sponsor-seeking.

• Oversee all of the Region’s fundraising efforts for scholarships and in general.

• Seek donations and corporate contributions.

• Focuses on reducing region costs and promoting future monetary growth through fundraising events and donations.

• Research grant opportunities and with state permission write grant proposals to local businesses.

• Participates in fundraising for the organization as a whole (telethons, assists GAP in creating relationships with legislators).

• Attends/helps work the annual CASC telethon.

Builds and maintains relationships with government officials, including legislators, superintendents, and those in the Department of Education.

• Ensures follow-up from SABE and SABLE delegates from the respective region.

• Develops partnerships with local organizations working on educational issues.

• Identifies youth advisory committees in the area and develops relationships with committee heads.

• Surveys student opinions on legislative issues/educational topics.

• Follows up on SABE proposals that require legislation/regional implementation and provides recommendations.

• Updates region cabinet on the current legislative efforts of CASC.

• Advocates for the student board member position and the advisory vote.

• Lobbies to local representatives, acting as liaison to local governments.

• Assists the State GAP director with CASC’s legislative platform.

• Secures panelists and speakers for region conferences.

Position description coming soon.

Members of the 12 Region Cabinets focus primarily on local events and programs in the counties they serve, while the State Council works on CASC’s statewide operations. Region Presidents bridge the gap between the two, both leading their Region Cabinet and serving on the State Council.

The State Council and Regional Cabinet are both annually-elected and appointed groups of student leaders that help CASC develop young leaders.

State Council is open to all high school students (grades 9-12). Perfect grades and a long resume are not requirements. Previous student council or CASC experience is a bonus but not a must.

There are 6 State Council Meetings per year, each spanning a full weekend (from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon). State Council members are also expected to attend all major CASC programs, and may be called upon by other State Council members to staff other conferences as needed.

About 5-20 hours weekly, dependent on the specific role. Some in-year programs may lead to 3-5 absences from school each semester.

You will also be required to attend all State Council meetings (6 per year), and you may be called upon by other State Council members to staff other conferences as needed.

State Council covers initial travel costs to meetings. Students are housed with host families but pay for their meals.

For many CASC programs throughout the year, members might need to pay the standard registration fee.

We encourage you to apply to regional leadership positions. Regional positions enable you to make a difference in your own county and school, and time and travel commitments are generally lighter than those of state positions (1 – 5 hours per week depending on the position, plus regional events).

Hours per week: 15-25

Days of school missed: 5-10 per semester

Helps to lead CASC and set direction of organization. Oversees regions, staffing, and quality control.

Responsibilities include:

• Coach and support the Region Presidents, ensuring follow through.

• Oversee quality control of region conferences:

• Review all program schedules to ensure quality.

• Collect feedback from participants and staff after programs.

• Develop direction for the Fall Region Conferences.

• Oversee direction for the Spring Region Conferences.

• Evaluate effectiveness of all region conferences and make recommendations accordingly.

• Help develop agenda for State Council meetings.

• Assume responsibility of the State President as necessary.

• Serve as a spokesperson for CASC when applicable.

• Assist State President in leading State Council.

• Direct Region Officer Conference for region cabinet members.

• Recruit applicants for vacant Region President positions.

• Ensure communication between Executive Officers and their Region counterparts.

Hours per week: 6-13

Days of school missed: 5 per semester

Runs CASC at the local level, leading the region cabinet, overseeing local programs, and ensuring outreach to local students, advisors, and schools.  

Responsibilities include:

• Serve as spokesperson for CASC at the local level. Work with the region advisor and regional cabinet to prove leadership and set direction for the region.

• Organize and direct the region’s fall and spring one-day conferences.

• Recruit and select region cabinet members and establish an effective region cabinet structure. (Region cabinets are the local equivalent of State Council)

• Preside over cabinet meetings.

• Coach and support individual cabinet members, ensuring follow-through.

• Promote CASC’s statewide and local programs to schools in the area.

• Serve as liaison between State Council and the region.

• Plan region fundraisers and maintain a balanced budget.

• Establish relationships with local partners and government officials.

• Support member schools in the region.

• Report to the State Vice President.

• Establish relationships between CASC Clubs and the Director of Clubs.

• Help the Director of Clubs with regional outreach and creation of clubs in the region.

• Support launch of new CASC Clubs and training programs for Club Presidents.

Hours per week: 10-20

Days of school missed: 5 per semester

Oversees finances, logistics, records, and history

Responsibilities include:

• Assist the Executive Director in preparing budgets for CASC, regions, and programs.

• Analyze financial statement reports to monitor expenditures and recommended savings and cuts.

• Oversee logistics for State Council, including meeting venues, purchase of supplies, meeting minutes, meeting logistics, email accounts, conference call scheduling, fees, etc.

• Book flights to State Council meetings and any State Council event. Prepare and send expense summaries to the accountant.

• Oversee data entry in CASC Wiki and shared Drive by region presidents and program directors.

• Take minutes at State Council meetings and disseminate them after the meetings.

• Support and provide direction to region secretaries.

• Monitor CASC website, Wikipedia, and CASC Wiki page, changing and updating information as necessary.

• Make emails for all new CASC members.

• Update spreadsheets and rosters including the Board of Directors Roster.

Hours per week: 6-12

Days of school missed: 5-10 per semester

Recommended: Located in Northern California, preferably Sacramento.

Promotes student input in government and advocates for students at the State level.

Responsibilities include:

• Update CASC’s legislative platform.

• Lead CASC’s advocacy and lobbying efforts at the state level, including writing legislation and mobilizing support for legislation based on SABE and SABLE Proposals

• Serve as liaison to education organizations and lobbyists.

• Serve as liaison to state government and officials, including the State Legislature and the State Department of Education, including coordinating lobbying trips to the State Capitol

• Develop and coordinate CASC’s Legislative Policy Committee

• Develop relationships with legislators in Sacramento.

• Oversee recruitment and selection of student members for Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) accreditation teams if applicable.

• Serve on the Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) Legislative Policy Committee (LPC) and the California School Board Association (CSBA) LPC if applicable.

• Serve as Research Team Lead at SABE and SABLE.

Hours per week: 5-10

Days of school missed: 8-10 per semester

Recommended: It is strongly encouraged that applicants have served as student board members.

Promotes student input in government at the local level.  

Responsibilities include:

• Train and mobilize regional Governmental Affairs Directors, including working with them to implement local policy

• Develop a statewide network of student school board members.

• Provide other educational materials for Student Board Members across CA.

• Maintain a vast knowledge of accurate and current education policy.

• Maintain a relationship with the State Board of Education to promote student involvement in district school boards.

• Maintain relationships with school district board members and district staff across CA.

• Seat student board members on districts without one by partnering with local high schoolers.

• Develop curriculum for and manage year long series of workshops and webinars for Fellowship Program

• Develop partnerships supporting Fellowship positions with school districts, youth organizations, and NPOs.

• Develop guides for regional Student Advocacy conferences alongside the GAP Director and support them.

Primary student leader for the Student Advisory Board on Education conference and programming.

Responsibilities include: 

• Serve as liaison to the State Board of Education in terms of their support for this conferences.
• Develop the SABE program schedule and activities, arranging for guest speakers.
• Coordinate sponsorships for sponsored students.
• Secure staff for SABE.
• Work with the Outreach and Communications directors to proactively promote the program statewide.
• Work with the Development director to seek financial and in-kind sponsorships and donations for SABE.
• Work with the Outreach director to develop and execute press relations for each program.
• Develop partnerships for SABE with organizations whose missions align with CASC.
• Collaborate with the Student Board Member on the State Board of Education to coordinate election of the State Student Board Member.
• Work with the SABE Assistant Director to prepare logistical aspects of the program.
• Create an organized proposal follow-up plan for post-conferences.
• Find sponsorships from community organizations, school districts, schools, county offices of education, etc. for students to attend the program.

Primary student leader for the Student Advisory Board on Legislation in Education conference and programming.

Responsibilities include: 

• Serve as liaison to the State Senate/Assembly Committee on Education in terms of their support for this conferences.
• Develop the SABLE program schedules and activities, arranging for guest speakers.
• Secure staff for each program.
• Work with the Outreach and Communications directors to proactively promote the program statewide.
• Work with the Development director to seek financial and in-kind sponsorships and donations for the program.
• Work with the Outreach director to develop and execute press relations for the program.
• Develop partnerships for SABLE with organizations whose missions align with CASC.
• Work with the SABLE Assistant Director to prepare logistical aspects of the program.
• Create an organized proposal follow-up plan for post-conferences.
• Find sponsorships from community organizations, school districts, schools, county offices of education, etc. for students to attend the program.

Primary student leader for the CASC Summer Camp.

Responsibilities include: 

• Spearhead outreach for summer camp; contacting schools, ASBs, nonprofits across the state, and more
• Set tone for staff and delegation leading up and during camp in order to embrace camp culture
• Plan camp activities, events, speakers, and curriculum
• Create annual camp schedule (while reconsidering new structure of program)
• Coordinate with camp director, assistant director, and student assistant director

Responsibilities include:

• Develop and update Clubs Curriculums
• Work adjacent to Executive Director and actively outreach to establish new CASC Clubs
• Host periodic general meetings with all Club Presidents
• Develop partnerships with NPOs and/or companies to support club program offerings

Responsibilities include:

• Serve as coordinator for CASC membership management, including lists, sublists on a new tech platform TBD
• Develop and organize online content for CASC Members, including resources, webinars w/notable CASC Alums, etc.
• Develop Membership activities such as CASC PSA competitions, etc.

Hours per week: 5-10

Days of school missed: 5-8 per semester

Conducts a major portion of marketing for the organization. Gets people involved with CASC on all levels through specific tasks like school visits, phone calls, presentations at conferences, and partnerships with community groups.

Responsibilities include:

• Collaborate with program directors and the Communications director to develop strategies for proactively promoting programs and marketing for conferences.
• Oversee continual visits to schools, youth councils, and community groups made by other state council members and regional outreach directors.
• Develop relations with organizations, districts, and other partners to promote programs.
• Conduct workshops spotlighting CASC at conferences hosted by other organizations.
• Market state council positions to potential candidates for the next year.
• Coordinate follow-up calls to students, advisors, and schools involved with CASC about upcoming programs.
• Coordinate press, including writing press releases for CASC events.
• Write marketing letters and emails to send out to students, advisors, and principals across CA.
• Oversee promotion of membership to schools.
• Oversee CASC club outreach and management across CASC regions.
• Train, support and provide direction to regional outreach directors, who conduct a similar array of tasks at the region/local level.

Hours per week: 5-7

Days of school missed: 5 per semester

Coordinates raising funds, grant writing, and sponsor-seeking.

Responsibilities include:

• Research grant opportunities, writing grants where possible.
• Serve on CASC Board of Directors and support the Board of Directors’ Development Committee.
• Seek sponsors for CASC programs.
• Mobilize the State Council to help identify potential donors and sponsors.
• Support and provide direction to regional development directors.
• Oversee fundraising for scholarship funds.
• Run annual donor campaigns and online auction campaigns.
• Update donor database/information through Salesforce.
• Manage Merchandise creation and sale through online store and at programs.
• Identify new funding sources and oversee their execution.
• Update and manage donor database and Customer Relationship Management software.

Hours per week: 5-7

Days of school missed: 5 per semester

Oversees the message and branding that CASC projects to the world by developing advertising strategy and managing social networking communications. Edits and lays out CASC’s digital newsletters. In charge of graphic design for State Council. 

Responsibilities include:

• Work with program directors and Outreach director to develop strategy for marketing programs.
• Work with the Executive Director to compile case studies that highlight CASC’s work.
• Develop promotional materials for programs using graphic design programs.
• Choose writers for CASC Spark articles, monthly spotlight student articles on recent organizational developments and current student issues to be published in the Harbinger, CASC’s statewide newsletter, on social media, the website, and through other communication channels.
• Develop content and send a monthly e-newsletter to all CASC contacts.
• Run the CASC Instagram, Facebook, and other social media
• Manage photos and videos for all CASC events
• Serve as historian, preserving photos, feedback/evaluations, testimonials, etc.
• Compile an annual “CASC Yearbook” for involved CASC community members: digital and/or physical.