SEAFORTH HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Excellence • Unity • Legacy
Excellence • Unity • Legacy
Official governing document of the Seaforth High School Alumni Association Jamaica Chapter
(Formerly Seaforth Secondary School)
ADOPTED: JULY 1, 2024
AMENDED: AUGUST 22, 2024
Comments and Recommendations from Ministry of Education
August 1, 2024
Article I
Name & Purpose
Article II
Directors
Article III
Officers
Article IV
Indemnification
Article VIII
Membership
Article VI
Financial Admin
The name of the corporation is: The SEAFORTH HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, JAMAICA CHAPTER.
The purpose of the corporation is to help improve the standard of education of the student body of the Seaforth High School, located in Blacksmith Lane, Seaforth, St. Thomas, Jamaica. To that end, the core purposes of the corporation include the following:
To provide support and resources to the students, alumni and staff of the Seaforth High School in St. Thomas, Jamaica, that will help to further the educational development of its students;
To promote and help develop a cooperative working relationship between the parents, teachers, staff and alumni body of Seaforth High School;
To develop leadership capacity in students, whilst engaging and empowering them to be participants in the shared, collective endeavour of their education;
To nurture and inspire student participation on all levels;
To provide opportunities and training for students to participate in school governance and decision making;
To foster and strengthen the development of the alumni body.
Said corporation is organised exclusively for charitable purposes, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organisations that qualify as exempt organisations under the "Charities Act 2013", mean any organisation/trust which is established exclusively for charitable purposes as stated under Schedule 1 of the Act and has no part of its net income or assets enuring to the personal benefit of any governing board member or settler of the organisation, or any other private individual.
The SHSAA operates under democratic governance with elected board positions and structured committees to ensure effective alumni community service.
Board elections and member voting
Supporting student advancement
Connecting alumni generations
Charitable organisation status
By the Board of Directors on the 1st day of August 2024
Lennox Douglas
President
Dervan Smith
Secretary
Deana Reittie
Vice President
This comprehensive document includes all Articles I through XI covering Authority of Directors, Officer Duties, Indemnification, Advisory Boards, Financial Administration, Books and Records, Membership Requirements, Affiliate Groups, Disbursements, and Amendment Procedures as officially adopted by the SHSAA Board of Directors.
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shsaa.info1@gmail.comOfficial document adopted August 1, 2024 • Last amended August 22, 2024