Chairmans Communication and welcome remarks for the

SEROMA Christian High School Board Meeting of 14 th November

2012 at School at 11am.
Members welcome to the 3rd sitting of 2012 and the last as we
close the year, but also it is the 9th year of our existence as a
BOG and it has been an opportunity of serving together for
these full 9 years of intensive work as a Board, there are many
things the board has worked in the 9years with its Committees.
Appreciations
Since the beginning of this year and from the time when this
Board was formulated soon after the opening of this School from
African White Land Collage we have see God at work in and
through all of us making it possible to work as a team and I
would like to extend my personal appreciation to the following
1. The Directors and SEROMA LMT for the parental care, love
that has made it possible to get to where we are as
SEROMA Christian High School The School of difference.
a. For the trust they have bestowed in us all these years
b. For allowing us to work as a team with them in
formulating policies for the school.
c. For availing SEROMA LMT funds that have been key in
getting us where we are
2. Chairman and the members of the Spiritual, Discipline and
Welfare Committee working with Management a lot has
been done that has solidified our Vision and Mission.
3. The Chairman and members of the Academic Committee
for prompt professionalism that has always guided us and
has monitored our improving academic performances.
4. The Chairman and members of Finance, Planning and
Development for always dreaming, monitoring our financial
investments and development.
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5. The Head master with Management team that has tirelessly

worked on implementing the Board policies, and the entire
staff team for the day to day running of the school all these
years
6. I want thank the Lord for the opportunity and the trust you
have put in me all these years as your chairman, thank
you for giving me the opportunity to learn from your vast
experiences when you walk with the wise you become
wise.
B.The need to remember where we have come from is
key to prepare to celebrate our tenth year of Gods
faithfulness and provision
Remember our small beginning
a. Just with few buildings for classroom, students
accommodation, and some members of the staff
staying in rooms that would have been classrooms.
But now having a massive and clearly distributed
facilities for classrooms, students accommodation and
staff housing with more to be built
i. With a growing staff accommodation at school and
with plans to construct more as funds are secured
ii. A well basic facilitated H/M housing and more to be
constructed for as funds are secured
b. From the 9 acres of land to now over 100 acres of land
for the School campus and farm land
c. From the students population of 150 to over 1350
students with the potation to reach to 1600 students
e. From the students who were a problem to the villagers
with weekend dances to a closely monitored student
community.
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f. From a zero support system to the construction and

the ongoing maintenance of other support systems
like the Wisdom Hall, transport, the Science labs,
Computer labs, water system, the new Solar power
project
i. The starting of SEROMA baby The Nursery
School to meet our immediate staff parents and
the surrounding community.
ii. But also to give us a soft landing to open the
Primary section in the near future
2. The funding of our daily critical expenses
a. The feeding of our students and all the staff members
b. Paying of our staff salaries
c. The Administrative costs
d. The major monthly utility costly like UMEM
e. Etc
3. Gods provision that has made it possible to do the
extensive construction of the unique infrastructures of our
school making it a unique one like the Margaret Dormitory
The School of Difference

C.Areas that have been a challenge but with close

supervision from the Head teacher and his team
there is ongoing improvement
1. School fees collection since it is our only source of income
a. Getting to the 100% fees collection by closing all the
rope holes in our system. Thanks to our team for the
growing improvement
b. As a Private School we need to find a way to have a
clear stand over the State Houses supported students
that have been transferred to Ministry of Education,
with this change of ownership it means having to wait
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for another couples of months for this is a budgetary

issues
c. Avoid ending the academic year when we have a zero
balance to the extent that we end up borrowing to pay
salaries in January of the next year
2. A well organized Finance Department
a. We thank the Lord for the way our Resident Director
has been getting better with the gift of a new baby
b. Having a well prepared and thought through Budget
that can be monitored by the leadership
Having current banking reconditions that can facilitate
objective financial decisions, which can only be possible with
a skilled team

D. Plan for other sources of founding outside the fees

and also the maximization of the other current
sources
1. Develop other sources of income to generate funds so that
we can embank on the big pending developments as we
prepare to cerebrate and cross our 10th years and beyond
2. The maximization of he available facilities as key funding
sources with clear known rates approved by the Board
Wishing you a good and successful Finance, Planning and
Development meeting on this day of 7 th Nov. 2012 that is going
to launch us in the cerebration of our 10th year of our great
existence as the The Global Hub for Christ centred Education
and Services.

Heads and not Tails

Stanley Kyobe
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Chairman Board