Scholarship Night

          Date to be Announced
               Hosted by Ellet
Contact Person: Robyn Ferrell
             Pony to Lawndale

Email: scholarships@acpta.info

 

Dates to Remember:

Oct. 8, 2007-Intent Forms Due

Jan. 11, 2008-Scholarship                        Applications due 

Scholarship Picks:

Jan. 21-Jan. 24th Elementary

Jan. 28- Feb.1st  Jr. High

Feb. 4- Feb. 8th  High School

 

 

 

                                       Scholarship?
                                     Easy as 1, 2, 3


1. Decide if your school would like to try and offer one by the end of the year?
 a. they can be any amount you choose.(200.00, 250.00 500.00)
 b. you can do more the one if you would like.

2. Determine a committee or contact person for your school.
 a. be sure they have Robyn Ferrell information
 b. you will need to make up guidelines for your scholarship recipient. (example attended your school for 3 yrs, only East High)
 
3. Fill out an intent form along with the guidelines for your scholarship winner and send to Robyn Ferrell by the due date.

Questions and Answers:

Q. If we say we are going to give a scholarship and then our fundraising doesn't go well and we can't,  Are we held liable for it?

A. No.  The intent form is so that Robyn has an idea of how many schools would like to try and give a scholarship and how many scholarships?  This helps her make the plans for scholarship night.

Q. What are quidelines?  Why do we need to do them?

A. Each PTA unit develops their own rules to giving their scholarship away.  This makes it your own scholarship.  YOU decide on how your money will help a student and what is important to your unit?

Example- do you only want to give to a college? or maybe a student going to a tradeschool?
    do you want them to come from your school only?
    do you want them to be part of your cluster schools
    do you want them to have a certain GPA?
    do you have a date that have to pick up the check by?
    do you have requirements of enrollment before giving them the money?

All of these and more needs to be determined, so it will PROTECT your PTA from any confrontations or concerns.