PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS
Graduation is dependent on attendance and professional, active participation in required sessions and the class project.
Class members are expected to actively engage in each session day. Professional behavior and attire is required. As a member of Leadership Tri-Cities, you are given unique and unrivaled access to facilities and community leaders. Courteous, prompt, and fully engaged behavior is expected.
REQUIRED SESSION DAYS – CLASS XXVII (2024-2025)
All sessions below are required in order to graduate. Dates are subject to change.
- Wednesday Morning/Afternoon, August 14, 2024: Team Building ( Challenge Tri-Cities Ropes Course)
- Wednesday Evening, August 14, 2024: LTC Reception
- Friday, August 16 – Saturday, August 17, 2024: LTC Retreat (Wenatchee)
- Wednesday, September 18, 2024: Medical & Health Services Session Day
- Wednesday, October 16, 2024: Human Needs & Services Session Day
- Wednesday, November 20, 2024: Law Enforcement & Justice Session Day
- Thursday, December 12, 2024: Education Session Day
- Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, January 22, 23, 24, 2025: Local & State Government Day*
- Wednesday, February 19, 2025: Agriculture Session Day
- Wednesday, March 19 2025: Economic Development Session Day
- Wednesday, April 16, 2025: Arts & Culture Session Day
- Wednesday, May 21, 2025: Hanford Session Day
- Wednesday, June 11, 2024: Leadership Forward Session Day/Graduation
*January date is subject to change depending on weather.
One excused absence is allowed for the session day.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EVENINGS
The Leadership Development Evening is a required evening workshop that covers key leadership skills. The workshop is led by a professional leadership facilitator.
The required evenings are:
- Tuesday, August 27, 2024
- Wednesday, October 30, 2024
- Thursday, January 9, 2025
- Monday, March 10, 2025
- Tuesday, May 13, 2025
One excused absence is allowed for the Leadership Development Evening.
OPTIONAL ATTENDANCE
Each Session Director may provide 1-3 additional “Pre-Learning” opportunities to learn and experience more about the topic of the month. The pre-learning activities may include hands-on experiences, additional presentations, research or related documentaries, riding with the police, a visit to local non-profit, or lunch with the mayors to name a few.
CLASS PROJECT PARTICIPATION
- Each class chooses a project that benefits an organization within the community and submits to the LTC board for approval.
- All class members are required to participate in the project and the project must be completed by graduation.
- The class project will require meetings and work days outside of LTC session days.