Chapter poll: ------------ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ashasv-vol/surveys?id=2977648 Question Do you approve Rs. 11,61,000 for the year 2010-11(May 2010-April 2011)for SVYM-Vidyakiran, Budget and meeting minutes are available of project webpage http://www.ashanet.org/projects/project-view.php?p=862 Responses Choices Votes % 1 reply Yes 9 75 No 3 25 =========================================================================================== Discussion on ashasv-vol list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ashasv-vol/message/7935 Hi Everybody, This poll has been open for a while now and we need at least a few more votes to decide what to do. SVYM VidyaKiran: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ashasv-vol/surveys?id=2977648 Here are the meeting minutes and response from the two meeting we had discussions on VidyaKiran [ashasv-vol] Minutes of Asha meeting 04/21/2010 - Question: What is the selection criteria? SVYM picks students based on teacher’s recommendations, High school results and home visits. - Question: Since this was a 3 yr commitment, how is SVYM planning to continue this project forward since it ends this year? This has been a successful prototype and the SVYM people think it is valid to continue the project. The students have been very successful in there II PUC and a lot of them have moved on to professional colleges. They are continuing with the program. - Question: Coaching probably needs to be stopped for college level. What is the comparison of fees for coaching and college? They provide funds for some students for the first year tution while the students work on getting their scholarship/discounted fees paper work done. In any case the total scholarship money is very much tied to caste system which means a lot of these students are not eligible. VidyaKiran works with the students and their families to save for college in the I/II PUC but there is always some who need the money to be able to study further. - Question: If SVYM is not continuing, then and if Asha support is needed for future...can we just restrict to only current students and not new students? In such case will SVYM continue admitting the new students? They are looking into alternate sources of funding. But things are tight from almost all the sources. They have 90 students with 3 students in I PUC and 30 in II PUC with 20 students in college first year. - Question: Decision needed from chapter for PUC 2 students, since we need to contact donors for renewing SAC donation - Question: Renovation of Rented facility. Why? They wanted to split the current instruction room into 2 rooms to be able to offer 2 classes at the same time. This covers expenses of book shelf and room supplies. [ashasv-vol] Minutes of Asha meeting 05/05/2010 SVYM VidyaKiran [Reshu/Anshu] - coaching program which serves as support system for students from underprivileged backgrounds - Questions from last time - all students in program graduated, go on to other professional courses - what about students who are not picked up by program - From the Chapter => o In their families they don’t have role models. o Some parents very motivated but most of them quarrel everyday with each other for basic things. They neglected their children education. They don’t even know the PU Course is very important for their children life o Some parents are shows their helplessness/unable to providing education to their son/daughter. Even they don’t have to money to paying government college fees and bus pass. o Here government college fees is Rs. 900/- ( if they are backward community the fees is Rs. 450/-) and bus pass is Rs. 1200/-. o Every year on average 5 – 10 students have a background of single parent and some are don’t have any parents. This is very critical situation to handle with these students. Usually they are financially and emotionally very weak. So we counseled them and providing facilities within our facilities. o We motivated them, gave assignments, conducting test/exams, seminars and providing coaching classes from experts and interaction with achievers/topers (senior students). - Reshu to post Q&A on vols list - why is program being extended, from originally proposed 3 yrs - this was originally proposed as a 3 year pilot project by SVYM and based on the success of the project, it was decided to extend - there was discussion about whether 3 year period refer to duration of chapter commitment in which case this would be a new proposal - or should we look into phasing out the project by supporting only current PUCII students from last year - original 3-year period in proposal refers to duration of the pilot and not duration of chapter commitment, so this should be considered a renewal like any other project - one concern was that this not a basic education project - shd we be extending this project given chapter’s budget shortfall. I will love to answer any questions. Thanks Reshu Jain (Steward for SVYM VidyaKiran) the project report is under http://www.ashanet.org/projects-new/documents/862/AnnualReport09-10FromIndia.doc ========================================================================================= 04/21/2010 Chapter mtg minutes: ------------------------------ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ashasv-vol/message/7595 Attendees: Vamsi N, Amit, Dilip, Meena, Anand, Madhu, Rajeev, Anshu, Manoj, Ravi, Bhanu, Vijay, Pinkesh, Ram (ph), Vinod, Aunty (Roopa's mom), Venki SVYM Vidyakiran: Anshu ------------------------------------- - Original proposal was for 3 yrs; higher studies - 103 students of (PUC 1, 2, 3) last year; only 80 for next year; - Budget is same as last year since students have gone down (1169000 v/s 1161000) - Question: What is the selection criteria? SVYM does visits... - Question: Since this was a 3 yr commitment, how is SVYM planning to continue this project forward since it ends this year? - Question: Coaching probably needs to be stopped for college level.What is the comparison of fees for coaching and college? - Question: If SVYM is not continuing, then and if Asha support is neeeded for future...can we just restrict to only current students and not new students? In such case will SVYM continue admitting the new students? - Question: Decision needed from chapter for PUC 2 students, since we need to contact donors for renewing SAC donation - Question: Renovation of Rented facility. Why?