School

Thank you for your school's interest in the Rotary District 5340 LEAD Conference. We are confident that participation in LEAD will be a valuable experience for your student Delegates.

LEAD will take place at San Diego County Office of Education’s Camp Palomar on the dates shown above. There is no cost to the student, to the family or to the school. Delegates will be transported to and from LEAD on professionally driven busses with current state, federal and CHP required certifications.

STEPS TO CONFIRM PARTICIPATION BY YOUR STUDENTS

1. Please confirm (as soon as possible but not later than March 31) to your sponsoring Rotary Club (i.e., the Rotary Club that gave your school its LEAD packet) that your school will participate. Due to camp limitations, not all middle schools in San Diego and Imperial Counties will be able to participate. Our goal is to have Delegates attend from as many different school districts and geographical areas as is feasible. Your quick response to the sponsoring Rotary Club will allow another school to participate if your school is unable to send Delegates.
2. Review the Delegate Selection Criteria (see below), select two students (one boy and one girl) as Delegates to represent your school at LEAD, and select two students (one boy and one girl) to be alternates in case a selected Delegate is ultimately unable to attend. Please complete the selection of Delegates and alternates no later than April 30.
3. Collect a completed and fully signed Delegate Application from each Delegate and each alternate. Give the original, completed Delegate Applications to your sponsoring Rotary Club on or before May 15.
4. The LEAD Registrar will contact the students with detailed LEAD information and send a copy to your school contact.
5. When the new school year begins in the Fall, please confirm that the selected Delegates are still able and willing to participate. Notify your sponsoring Rotary Club if a Delegate will be replaced by an alternate.

STUDENT SELECTION CRITERIA

The LEAD Committee asks each participating school to select one boy and one girl to attend LEAD as Delegates and one boy and one girl to be alternates. Since LEAD will occur shortly after the next school year begins, Delegate and alternate selections must be completed by April 30 (while students are in the 7th grade). Completed and signed Delegate Applications for both Delegates and alternates must be collected and delivered to your sponsoring Rotary Club by May 15.

The LEAD Committee suggests that you consider the following qualifications when selecting Delegates and alternates to participate in LEAD. Delegates and alternates may exhibit some or all of these qualifications.

• The student participates in school, community, and/or international service activities, exemplifying the Rotary ideal of “Service Above Self.”
• The student has past and/or current leadership experience.
• The student has the potential for future leadership responsibilities.
• The student has the ability to collaborate effectively with others.
• The student exhibits good study habits and is committed to academic success.

The LEAD Committee does not require that a student participant has achieved academic superiority. A student facing personal or environmental obstacles may work harder for academic achievement than another student “cruising” along at the top of the class. The LEAD Committee is pleased to have student participants that have overcome challenges and have surpassed expectations.

Rotary International information is available at www.Rotary.org and Rotary District 5340 information is available at www.Rotary5340.org.