BYLAWS - VALLEJO HIGH HOPE SCHOLARSHIP FUND

(Approved: August 7, 2007)

Article 1: Name and Purpose

The Vallejo High Hope Scholarship Fund was established in an effort to increase the number of Vallejo High graduates going to college from 20% to 50%.

Purpose Statement

The Vallejo High Hope Scholarship Fund hopes, by providing financial assistance for higher education, to empower Vallejo High graduates to go out into this world as ethical and caring achievers and make this world a better place.

Mission Statement

  1. To provide scholarship money to qualified students.
  2. To overcome the view that finances present an impossible obstacle to higher education.
  3. To motivate students to pursue a rigorous college curriculum since scholarship funds exist.
  4. To increase hope and thus graduation rates and number of students going to college.

Article 2: Governance

The functions of the Vallejo High Hope Scholarship Fund shall be carried out by a Board of Directors and a Scholarship Selection Committee.

Article 3: Board of Directors

Section A: Duties

  1. The Board is responsible for overall direction of the Fund. In this regard the Board will maintain open communications with the Solano Community Foundation.
  2. The Board is also responsible for the oversight of the Scholarship Selection Committee.

Section B: Membership

  1. The Board shall consist of at least 7 members but no more than 11 members.
  2. The Vallejo High principal will always be a Board member.
  3. When a Board vacancy occurs, current Board members will select a replacement by a 2/3 majority.
  4. A Board member may be removed by a 3/4 vole of the remaining members.

Section C: Qualifications

Ideally members would be graduates of Vallejo High School. In addition they would have some understanding of scholarships, schools, and fund raising.

Section D: Meetings

The Board shall meet at least annually.

Section E: Officers

Board officers will include a chair, who will schedule and preside over meetings, a secretary, and a treasurer.

Section F: Term

Unless there are exceptional circumstances, a Board term should probably be limited to 6 years.

Section G: Committees

The Board has the authority to create committees as needed.

Article 4: The Scholarship Selection Committee

Section A: Duties

  1. The Principal is responsible for the oversight of the Scholarship Selection Committee.
  2. The Scholarship Selection Committee shall consist of at least three counselors and at least two teachers.
  3. Until the Scholarship Selection Committee and Board of Directors decide otherwise, the Scholarship Selection Committee meetings will be open to all interested teachers.
  4. The Scholarship Selection Committee shall meet as necessary to select recipients of available Vallejo High Scholarship Endowment Funds.
  5. The Scholarship Selection Committee may assume duties other than those in these bylaws provided these duties 1. Do not conflict with these bylaws, 2. Do not conflict with regulations governing the Solano Community Foundation, and 3. Are approved by the Board of Directors.

Article 5: Vallejo High Hope Scholarship Fund guidelines

Section A: Procedures

Graduating Vallejo High students can obtain an application from the counseling office.

Section B: Eligibility Considerations

  1. Notable achievement. This could include students with an exceptional passion and students who are late bloomers.
  2. A strong academic record.
  3. Extracurricular and community activities.
  4. Sports
  5. Need. This should consider not only student need but also the needs of society. [Ex. Scientists, engineers, teachers, doctors, lawyers.]

Section C: Funding

The Scholarship Committee will award as many scholarships as is reasonably possible. While very small grants might not provide the opportunities intended, grants should not be more than the tuition requirements for the California University and State University system.

ARTICLE 6: Parliamentary Authority

The rules in Roberts Rules of Order Newly Revised shall govern Board of Directors' meetings provided they are not inconsistent with these bylaws and any special rules the Board may adopt.

ARTICLE 7: Amendments

The Board has the authority to amend these bylaws by a 2/3 majority.

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