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Session Planners Below is the report template and guidelines for session planners
Word Version Session Planner Report Template
Submitting PDF form: 1. Open document and fill out the fields 2. Go to File export and choose word document 3. Save to your computer with your name and application as the file name
5. Send to leadershipwashingtoncounty@gmail.com
Follow the Steps in the PDF directions but exclude step 2 Planner Guidelines Thank you for agreeing to conduct a session for the Leadership Washington County participants. The following guidelines are to assist you in your planning. If you have any questions, please contact your co-planner or Terri Joyce at 412-956-9592 or Bridget Vilenica, Curriculum Committee chairperson at 724-222-2200. 1) All session planners are asked to submit their information on their sessions at the 90, 60, and 30-days prior to their session. The session planning worksheets (enclosed) should be filled out and submitted to a member of the curriculum committee. Your attendance at these meetings is welcome and strongly encouraged. A completed agenda should also be submitted for review at the 30-day meeting. Session planners are welcome and strongly encouraged to attend the 60 and 30-day curriculum meetings. If you choose to assign homework, this must be reported by the 60-day meeting so that we may distribute materials to the class at the session prior to yours. If you choose to conduct a field trip before your session, this must be submitted at the 90-day meeting in order to coordinate with the class participants’ schedules. Homework assignments can include: readings related to the topic, web sites for research, interviewing someone in the field of your session topic, tours of a particular organization related to the topic, etc. 2) Every session planner must stay within a budget of $500.00, with the exception of the orientation and graduation sessions, which have a $2000.00 budget. This includes all meals as well as all program materials (i.e. printing, copying, transportation, rentals, etc.) The budget should not include mileage expenses to be paid to session planners. Careful consideration should be used in the allocation of the budget for all aspects of the session. 3) Session planners may want to consider forming a committee to help in planning the session. The Curriculum Committee will assign a co-planner who will act as a liaison between the session planner and Terri Joyce and/or Bridget Vilenica. You may choose individuals outside of the board members assigned, such as professionals in the field of your topic or alumni. Some session planners feel it is easier to do the session on their own, however, utilizing a committee to make phone calls, attend the curriculum committee meetings, and assist on the day of the session can be beneficial. 4) You are strongly encouraged to attend the curriculum committee meeting that immediately follows your session. At this time, we will review the evaluations of your session and offer you a chance to share your experience with other session planners. 5) Evaluation forms for your session will be handled by the Leadership Washington County staff; however, if there are particular questions you would like to have answered, they can be added to the forms. 6) Occasionally, presenters will request background information about the Leadership Washington County program, a list of class participants, directions to the site, schedules, etc. Leadership Washington County staff can provide these types of materials for your and send them out to the presenters. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to get the information out in a timely manner. 7) Sessions typically run from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The hour from 8:00 a.m.-9: 00 a.m. is usually reserved to allow a light breakfast to be served and for class members to work on their class projects. 8) All participants are required to sign in and to complete their evaluation forms at the end of the day. Evaluation forms and sign-in sheets are checked for attendance records. 9) Please allow at least one half hour to a full hour for lunch. 10) Classes in the past have requested to move around often during the day. Please build in a 10-15 minute break in the morning and afternoon. Tours, round-table discussions and interactive activities are preferred in the afternoon, with speakers or presentations in the morning. The Curriculum Committee can assist you in identifying creative teaching techniques to adapt to your session so that not all presentations are given in the traditional lecture style. 11) Classes have also requested to have more one-on-one interaction with presenters. Round table discussions provide a great opportunity to get the class involved. Use of ice-breakers and team-building activities that are quick, fun and not childish, can break up lecture times and build cohesiveness with the group. The Curriculum Committee can help you identify such team building activities as well. 12) Please be mindful that there may be participants in the class with special needs such as a physical disability. The curriculum committee will notify you if any individuals have special needs; this is particularly important when going on tours or assigning field trips. Please check with facility for accessibility. |
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