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ARTICLE XV -- DISTRICT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
(Per Resolution No. 1, adopted at the May 2003 District Conference.)
The District Leadership Academy shall consist of a Dean appointed by the District Governor and six Academy Instructors who shall be recommended by the Dean for appointment by the District Governor.
The Academy Dean shall be a Past District Governor who has completed a term of service as an Academy Instructor; the Academy Instructors shall be Past District Governors or Past Presidents of Rotary Clubs in District 5110 or other qualified district leaders who are experienced in the field of instruction they are appointed to in the Academy. Terms of service shall be one year with annual reappointments and no limitation on the number of reappointments.
The Academy Dean shall, at his/her discretion, appoint an Advisory Committee for the Academy consisting of no more than three Past District Governors/Past District 5110 Presidents who preferably have completed terms as Academy Instructors.
Course work and materials, excepting RI printed materials, shall be available only on the District 5110 Leadership Academy Web site. The Course of Study shall consist of six separate courses, such as, but not limited to, the following:
- Electronic Communications for the District and the Clubs
- Rotary International and District Organization
- Club Service and Membership
- Vocational and Community Service
- International Service: The Programs of The Rotary Foundation
- International Service: World Community Service and Humanitarian Grants
Students admitted to the Leadership Academy shall be those Rotarians of District 5110 who have served as President of a Rotary Club in any District and who are nominated by the President of their District 5110 Club, the District Governor of District 5110, a Past District Governor of District 5110 or other District Officers/Leaders of District 5110. All students must have personal Email and be connected to the Internet. Students nominated shall review and accept the “Leadership Academy Program” and the “Candidate’s Agreement of Understanding,” as posted on the District 5110 website. A Certificate of Completion will be awarded only to those students who complete all six lessons of the Course of Study including the examinations at the end of each course and attend all of the following (the Dean may excuse a participant from attending #1-3 for good reason):
- District TRF/WCS Seminar;
- Mid-Winter Leadership Workshop at the Mid-Year District Advisory Committee Meeting;
- District Assembly;
- Seminar and Wrap-up Session and the Graduation Banquet and Recognition Ceremony at the District Conference.
The Leadership Academy shall be financially supported by the District General Fund to include provision of materials for the course of study, a Leadership Workshop conducted in conjunction with the District Mid-Year Advisory Meeting and the Graduation Banquet and Recognition Ceremony at the District Conference.
The Academy Dean is responsible for developing the curriculum, securing and recommending instructors to the District Governor, assisting the District Governor in recruiting students, organizing the Mid-Year and District Conference Leadership special events, monitoring the overall program and keeping the District Governor informed of the Leadership Academy progress.
