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LÂMTÖN Constitution
LÂMTÖN Constitution
LÂMTÖN Constitution
Preamble:
In order to promote higher education within the Minnesota Tibetan-American community,
LMTN, a Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota (TAFM) mentoring and tutoring program,
provides Tibetan high school students with an opportunity to increase academic success through
tutoring sessions and a one-to-one mentoring program.
Article I: Name
LMTN in Tibetan means Guidance. We felt this was appropriate as the tutors and mentors
act as guides for the students on their path towards academic success.
Article II: Purpose:
To promote higher education within the Minnesota Tibetan-American community.
Section A: Types
1.) Tutees: Must be Tibetan middle school or high school students
2.) Tutors: Must be enrolled or have graduated from post secondary institution.
3) Mentees: Must be Juniors or Seniors Tibetans in high school.
4) Mentors: Must be of Tibetan origin. Mentors must be pursuing a Bachelors Degree from an
accredited Institution or have already obtained at least a Bachelors Degree.
Section B: Roles
1.) Tutees:
a. All students are required to attend 50% of all tutoring, college preparation and social networking
sessions throughout the year. Failure to do so could result in termination from the program.
b. During the session, students must maintain an environment that is conducive to learning, which
includes but is not limited to, maintaining a quiet area, respecting other students, refraining from
excessive phone use, refraining from use of internet for non-academic purposes, refraining from
discussing non-academic topics, etc.
b. Must stay on task during the tutoring session. Follow advice or referral given by tutors. Must
refrain from talking and distracting others during the session.
2) Tutors:
a. All tutors are not required to attend every Lamton session, however, they are encouraged to attend
as many sessions as possible to ensure cultivation of a strong relationship between the students and
the tutor.
b. New tutors must notify the board or the respective college and university representatives if they
would like to tutor with Lamton. If no prior notification is given, new tutors are not given the
permission to interact with students in any given way.
3) Mentees:
a. Update mentor via email on a regular basis on topics that are relevant to LMTNs mission.
b. Must stay with the mentor for the entire time on all program visits and for the duration of the
mentoring program.
c. Must complete all assignments given by mentors.
d. Refrain from the use of profanity, the use of drugs or alcohol (including tobacco), carrying
weapons, discussion of inappropriate topics, making sexual or emotional advances to mentors or
tutors, selling merchandise in my correspondence with my mentors and on visits.
4.) Mentors:
a. The responsibilities of a mentor include, but are not limited to, interacting with each high school
student weekly through an email exchange or an in-person meeting and supporting their academic,
social and cultural development.
b. Academic Achievement: Promote academic excellence through interactions with student to
ensure their academic success.
c. Health and Wellness: Provide student with an open space to communicate themselves freely,
resources to utilize and continued positive support to ensure their wellbeing.
d. Student Development: Encouraging, motivating, and inspiring mentees to perform up to their
capability.
Article IV: Board
Section A: Purpose
1) To ensure that the program runs smoothly for the year and that all goals and objectives are being
met.
Section B: Structure
1.) The board will consist of the following officers: Advisor, Community Liaison, Secretary, Treasurer
and Mentor Coordinator.
2.) Cabinet members must have a Bachelors degree or be pursuing a Bachelors Degree at an
accredited Institution.
Section C: General Duties and Responsibilities
1.) Board members are strongly encouraged to attend all tutoring sessions, unless prior notice is given
a day in advance to another board member. Failure to do so may lead to termination from the board.
2.) All board members must attend all, 8 in a term, monthly board meetings to organize and execute
Lamton events such as workshops, campus visits, fundraisers, guest speaker talks and/or volunteer
opportunities.
3.) It is critical for all board members to meet once a month to plan out the next month in advance
so as to ensure the future success of Lamton. The monthly meeting dates can be flexible but the
meetings must be attended by all board members.
Section D: Specific Duties and Responsibilities
1.) Advisors
a. Represents LMTN in public and makes all announcements regarding the program.
b) Calls regular meetings of the board.
c) He/she creates the agenda for every monthly board meeting and then leads it according to the
agenda.
d) The Advisor must be fluent in Tibetan.
2.) Communication Liaison
a) Keeps the TAFM Education committee up to date with LMTN
b) Keeps in contact with parents and students and updates the board members about things
discussed with TAFM, Parents and Students.
c) The communication Liaison must be fluent in Tibetan.
3.) Secretary/Historian:
a) Takes Minutes during all meetings and shares them with the rest of the members.
b) Updates the LMTN website, manages the LMTN Facebook group page, advertises events,
manages documents on Google docs, and takes attendance of all meetings and events.
c) Reserves space for all meetings, tutoring sessions and gatherings.
4.)Treasurer:
a) Keeps track of all financial transactions
b) Organizes monthly treasury reports and updates all members
c) Organizes fundraisers, once every year.
5.) Mentor Liaison:
a) To match Mentors with Mentees based on similar interests and career field.
b) Organizes mentor/mentee team building events.
c) Ensure meaningful relationship between mentor and mentees by keeping a record of all
interactions.
Article V: Meetings