Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Education Finance topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Board discusses options for $7,500 OSBA scholarship; staff to draft application
Summary
The board considered using a $7,500 OSBA scholarship fund to support students and favored options to expand eligibility beyond seniors (including second-year college students). Superintendent (S3) will work with counselors to draft an application for spring.
Board members reviewed an existing $7,500 scholarship fund from OSBA and discussed how to distribute it. Superintendent (speaker S3) said the board previously agreed on selection criteria — service to school/community, financial need, mentorship, leadership and allowable uses — and asked whether the board preferred to award $7,500 to one senior, $2,500 to three seniors, or to structure the award as multi-year support for one student.
Several members supported directing awards to students who have reached their second college year to aid retention. "You could open it up to any current college-attending Brookings-Harbor graduate," the superintendent said, describing options to reach students beyond immediate high-school seniors. Members asked staff (counseling office staff named in the transcript) to draft application materials and report back before spring so the board can decide how best to award the funds.
No formal motion was made at the meeting; the item was left for staff to return with recommendations and application language.
