Mesquite High School

ARMY JROTC Family Support Group

BY-LAWS

 

Article I

Name & Objectives

 

Section 1:      The name of the organization shall be Mesquite High School JROTC Family Support Group (JROTCFSG or “the Organization”).

 

Section 2:      JROTCFSG shall be a non-profit parent support group with the purpose of supporting fundraisers and off campus activities of the Mesquite High School JROTC Program “The Program.”                                          .

                       

Mission Statement:

The mission of the MHS JROTC FSG is to secure the promise of the Program by creating an environment where people in the community can assist in the development of young people’s potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Program at Mesquite High School.

 

                        Values:

                                    We value the importance of building the whole person.

                                    We value Duty, Honor, Country, and Pride.

                                    We value diversity in serving all populations.

                                    We value the importance of the education our cadets receive.

                                    We value the impact and involvement of teachers, parents /                                                                                 guardians and communities on a young person’s life.

 

Article II

Membership

 

Section 1:      Membership in the Organization is open to any resident that lives within or has a child that is enrolled in the Program and lives within the boundaries of the Mesquite High School District.

 

Section 2:      Annual membership dues will be $0 per family.

 

Article III

Officers and Elections

 

Section 1:      The officers of the organization (the “JROTCFSG  Officers”)will consist of the following:

        1. CEO:  Senior Army Instructor
        2. Platoon Leader / President
        3. Assistant Platoon Leader / Vice President
        4. S-1 Administration /Secretary/Treasurer
        5. S-5 / Public Relations
        6. Sergeant At Arms: The Army instructors (AIs)

 

Section 2:      ELIGIIBILITY: Eligibility to hold an officer position requires the nominee to have held membership in the JROTCFSG for a period on not less then 6 months.  Officers must have a working email address and the ability to access it daily.

 

Section 3:      NOMINATIONS: The Platoon Leader / President and Assistant Platoon Leader / Vice President will be formally nominated during the annual April meeting. The secretary will place the names of qualified persons nominated on a ballot sheet for the May elections.

 

Section 4:      ELECTIONS:  Elections will be held during the regular meeting during the month of  May each year. Officers must be voted in by a majority vote for any number of consecutive years.

 

Section 5:      APPOINTMENTS:  The Platoon Leader / President shall appoint the following officers:

        1. S-1 Administration/Secretary/Treasurer.
        2. S-5 Public Relations
        3. Squad Leaders

 

Section 6:       TERM LIMITS: All officers (appointed or elected) should be voted in by an active family support group member, with the exception of CEO and SGT AT ARMS.

 

Article IV

Duties of Officers

 

Section 1:      SAI/CEO as defined by MISD district, MHS Principal, and Cadet Command

Regulations.

 

Section 2:      Platoon Leader / President

        1. Preside over each meeting
        2. Enforce bylaws
        3. Appoint special committees
        4. Coordinate with MHS JROTC Instructors
        5. Appoint other officers and squad leaders as defined in Article III, Section 5

 

Section 3:      Assistant Platoon Leader / Vice President

        1. Assist the Platoon Leader / President.
        2. Perform presidential duties in the absence of the President.
        3. Help plan meetings and activities.

 

Section 3:      S-1 Administration Officer/Secretary /Treasurer

        1. Keep accurate record of current membership.
        2. Record minutes of each meeting.
        3. Record and keep attendance records for meetings and fundraisers.
        4. Responsible for club correspondence.
        5. Provide copies of records to members if needed.
        6. The secretary will chair the scholarship selection program. Scholarship documents will be distributed in December of each year and will be presented to the general membership at the February meeting.
        7. Provide S-5 with information for publication on the website.
        8. Coordinate and maintain accountability of supplies.

 

Section 3:      S-5 / Public Relations:  Publish Letters of Recognition, review web site for updates, write press releases.

 

Section 6:      Sergeant At Arms as defined by MISD district, MHS Principal, MHS SAI and 

Cadet Command Regulations.

 

Article V

Squad Leaders

 

Section 1:      POSITION: At minimum, 3 squad leader positions shall be filled by JROTCFSG members.  The Platoon Leader / President shall determine the number of squad leader positions.  Typically, this would include a Squad Leader and an Assistant Squad leader for each JROTC cadet company.

 

Section 2:      ELIGIBILITY: Any member of the JROTCFSG may be eligible for appointment as a Squad Leader or Assistant Squad Leader.

 

Section 3:      VOLUNTEERS: Squad Leader candidates may volunteer for a position at the first JROTCFSG meeting of any school year.

 

Section 4:      DUTIES: Squad Leaders will assist the Platoon Leader / President with any activities, as designated by the President.  Squad Leaders are the primary eyes, ears, and hands of JROTCFSG.  The Squad Leaders are the first line of contact to assist as a Chaperone, or pitch in with ideas, or when more hands are needed to get a job done.  Family Support could mean attending trips with cadets, serving soft drinks, showing a cadet how to open an MRE, or help pitch a tent, working a grill, or helping out in a variety of ways.  This is simply a list of resources to call on and help solve problems.

 

Article VI

Meetings and Procedures

 

Section 1:      MEETINGS: Meetings are to be carried out with proper parliamentary procedure. 

 

Section 2:      ORDER OF BUSINESS

                        (A) Call to order

                        (B) Roll Call of officers

                        (C) Introduction of new members and guests

                        (D) Read and approve minutes

                        (E) Reports of Committees

                        (F) Unfinished Business

                        (G) New Business

                        (H) Adjournments

 

Section 3:      DISCLOSURE:  When the Platoon Leader / President holds meetings off-site, the results and decisions will be made public at the next monthly meeting, and the SAI or his designees will be informed as soon as reasonably possible.

 

Section 4:      QUORUM: At least 10 JROTCFSG members and at least one MHS JROTC instructor must be present to constitute a quorum.  A quorum must be present for a vote to be taken.  Voting membership of the Organization is limited to the parents or legal guardians of current MHS JROTC cadets.

 

Section 5:      NOTICE OF MEETINGS:  All meetings of JROTCFSG must be announced at least 1 week prior to the date, and be posted on the MHS JROTC website.  This requirement does not preclude planning and organizational meetings of the JROTCFSG Officers.

 

Article VII

Scholarships

 

Section 1:      SCHOLARSHIP AWARD: A scholarship will be awarded to a graduating senior JROTC cadet each year in an amount not to exceed $500.00.  Scholarship money will be raised by designating five (5) percent of the FSG Fund Raising profits to the scholarship fund.  If enough money is raised to fund two or more scholarships in any given year the number awarded will each come to $500.00.  In the event that two or more scholarships are available and there is only one applicant, then that applicant will receive all available scholarships.

 

Section 2:      NOMINEES: The scholarship recipient will be identified during the regular monthly meeting of April. Nominees will make a personal appearance at the April JROTC FSG meeting.  Applicants must notify the SAI that they would like to apply not latter than April 15th of their senior year.

 

Section 4:  AWARD DETERMINATION:   See Appendix 1 to the FSG By-Laws.  A committee will be formed each year to review applicant packets.  The committee will consist of the SAI and two FSG members.  No member of the committee can be a family member or relative of any applicant.

 

Section 5:     AWARD PERIOD: A recipient of the JROTC scholarship will have two years from the date of award to use the scholarship. Funds not used in that time frame will be retained in the scholarship fund for future awards.

 

Section 6:      AWARD INSTALLMENTS: Scholarships funds will be paid out in one installment during the first school year with the payment made upon proof of enrollment. The SAI/CEO will make the payments from the school funds as required.

 

Article VIII

Sponsored / Fundraising Activities

 

Section 1:  OBJECTIVES: All fundraising activities are held with the goal of raising funds to support students involved in the Program.

 

Section 2: APPROVAL: All fund raisers must be approved IAW the MHS and Mesquite District policy.

 

Section 3: FUNDS: All funds raised by the JROTC FSG must be accounted for and turned into the School District as directed by the Mesquite District Finance policy.

 

Section 4:  The SAI/CEO will report to the membership a budget overview at each meeting.  The SAI/CEO will allocate and distribute funds that support the unit goals and objectives.  The SAI/CEO  shall reserve the right to determine  the priority of student activities  with input from the SAI, of the MHS JROTC Program.

 

 

Article IX

Amendments

 

Section 1:  These By-Laws may be amended when an amendment is presented to the SAI/CEO prior to a meeting and after the amendment is presented to the Membership for review. The amendment will then be voted on at the next monthly meeting, and must be approved with a two-thirds majority vote.

 

 

These By-Laws have been voted on and approved by the membership of the Family Support Group on April 19, 2007.

 

 

 

 

Bea Guffey                                              William Lee

President                                                                   Colonel, U.S. Army (Retired)

                                                                                     Senior Army Instructor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix 1 to Mesquite High School JROTC Family Support Group By-Laws

 

SUBJECT: Scholarship Scoring Methods.

 

These instructions outline the method of scoring for JROTC FSG Scholarship Applications.  The score sheet is at page 3.

 

Name, address of applicant is self explanatory.

 

Block one: An applicant must have been accepted to attend a specific university/college or trade school and be a graduating senior of the Mesquite High School JROTC.  If not, the application will not be considered further.  Attach a copy of the schools acceptance letter.

 

Block two: SAT/ACT Score will be calculated based on the higher score of the two tests.  Only one test is needed.  SAT scores will use only the math and verbal point score, not the essay score.

 

            SAT Score                 ACT Score    Score sheet points

            1250+                         28+                             10

            1200-1249                 27                                9

            1150-1199                 26                                8

            1100-1149                 25                                7

            1000-1099                 23-24                          6

            900-999                     20-22                          5

            850-899                     19                                4

            800-849                     18                                3

            750-799                     17                                2

            <750                           <16                             1

 

Block three: GPA based on a 4.0 point scale (rounded to the 100th’s; ie 3.91) times 3 = score.

 

Block 4: Class standing/rank

 

            Top 5 percent = 10 points

            Top 10 percent = 9 points

            Top 15 percent = 8

            Top 20 percent = 7

            Top 25 percent = 6

            Top 30 percent = 5

            Top 35 percent = 4

            Top 40 percent = 3

            Top 45 percent = 2

            Top 50 Percent = 1

            Bottom 50 percent = 0

 

Block five: Community Service score will be calculated based on one point for each JROTC Community Service Ribbon (N-2-5) awarded to the cadet for a maximum of ten (10) points.

 

Block six: Service Learning points will be awarded based on one point for each Service Learning JROTC Ribbon (N-4-6) awarded to the cadet for a maximum score of five (5) points.

 

Block seven: Perfect Attendance points will be based on one point for each JROTC Perfect Attendance Ribbon (N-1-4) awarded to the cadet for a maximum score of eight (8) points.

 

Block eight: National Awards Score will be based on one point for each national level JROTC Medal awarded to the cadet.  The only awards considered in this category are Medals numbered N-0-1 through N-0-21 and N-0-27.  There is no maximum score in this category.

 

Block nine: School Leadership Score will be based on one point for each of the following organizations the cadet belongs to:  Senior Leaders, Student Counsel, Elected Class Officers (President, Vice President, Secretary or Treasurer), and National Honor Society.

 

Block ten: ROTC Rank Score will be based on the cadets JROTC rank.

            Colonel/Lieutenant Colonel = 5 points

            Major = 4 points

            Captain = 3 points

            2nd Lieutenant and 1st Lieutenant = 2 points

            Any lower rank = 1 point

 

Block 11: Points are totaled from block 2 through block 10.  The applicant with the highest score wins the scholarship.  Ties will be broken by specific class rank.