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Minutes of Asha
Seattle meeting on 08/22/07 Venue : RTC LWSD No 414, Morton Johnson
Room, Attendees: Sree, Vidyanand,
Srijan, Ken, Mithun, Palani, Raji Ananth, Ameya, Theresa, Martha,
Vijay, Jayashree , Poornima
Rural Development Trust – Presented by Raji Ananth / Vani (Absent) / Poornima §
Establishes schools near construction site §
Follow Telegu Curriculum but not
recognized §
17 Teachers in 5 schools §
Noon meals / Uniforms §
Day care §
This construction is going to be there for few years §
No formal system §
They are just keeping kids out of street and providing them with
education. §
This year one more school is being added and the children enrolled
increasing to 762 Raji presented the site visit report
for RDT. She had visited the site in April, 2007. Questions/Suggestions §
Budget to be approved with provision for one second van buying and
hiring another. §
Provide nutritive food – Instead of milk and biscuits in
daycare give sprouts and raggi porridge etc. §
Vocational Training for elder children? Vigyan
Ashram type? §
Co-ordinator to be trained and encouraged
to visit and learn from other good migrant schools. §
Long term vision required. Vote for approval of budget of
Rs.24,89,775/- for the year for this year 2007-08 Yes : 13 No : 0 Abstain : 0 Shastri school is experiencing a high turnover rate for
teachers each year so it would be nice to increase their monthly salaries a
bit to pay them for their hard work and dedication to the school and its
students. The school is unable to attract good teachers. Even if a few join
them, they soon leave for a better pay and the children suffer. The teacher’s
salary that the school pays is less than Rs.50,000 a
year. Based on last count, there we 12 teachers and 18 paid staff including the
teachers. $ 5000 grant per annum will help the teachers to be paid at least
10 to 15% more, apart from adding additional teachers. The
project steward will contact the donors to make sure that the extra cost will
be absorbed in the SAC monthly amount starting from their next pay cycle.
Till then Asha Seattle will cover the remaining
expenses from general fund. Vote on one time $5000 approval Yes: 12 Abstain : 1 No : 0 Chapter Update
– by Srijan §
Siddhamma
(from Bharati Trust) Coming to §
Asha
Picnic: This Sunday (26th August 2007) V-Excel – Presented by Palani The programs offered by V-Excel Educational Trust are
designed to address issues of developmental disabilities in children with
special needs. The spectrum of services provided includeds
provision of such supports as counseling, medical and psychological services,
remedial programs, advocacy for equal rights, full inclusion in society,
independent living, self-determination and employment. Palani
presented and updated proposal where Asha Seattle
will support complete fees for underprivileged children who are otherwise unable
to pay for the services of V-Excel. Vote for
providing for 24 kids – Rs, 7.56 Lakhs Yes :
10 No
: 0 Abstain
: 2 MICDA
(Mother India Child Development Association) is operating a school in Vidyutsadasivapuram of Chitoor
district of Andhra Pradesh under National Child Labour
Project. The school serves children of landless laborers who have recently
been settled on government land. The
project was jointly supported by Asha Questions & Answers /
Suggestions §
What happened to Mathama project ? That program was over and many of the mathammas were rehabilitated. However, MICDA would like to
focus on few aspects and that program is currently being redesigned. §
Won the land rights for many dalits. §
The quality of education provided in the school can be improved. §
Ravi Aluganti visited and trained the teachers. §
Why food is provided from Sept-Aporil ? §
We should preferably have an Asha Seattle
project contact. Vote for budget
this year Rs. 6 lakhs for
154 kids Yes: 9, No: 0, Abstain: 0
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