Graduation Requirements

Attendance of all monthly sessions for a full day.
  • Absence from part or all of more than two sessions for any reason prohibits graduation. Of course emergencies do arise and two excused absences will be allowed. 
  • Absences may be made up the following year for $25.00, and participant may graduate with the next class. 

    Attendance at two meetings of elected officials e.g., school board, commissioners court, city council, hospital board.

    • You must attend meeting of different boards; you may not attend 2 city council meetings, for example.
    • Report of the meeting must be turned in to coordinator on the form provided in your notebook before the May meeting.


    Reading of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, by Patrick Lencioni. 

    • LBB has copies to check out
    • The book will be discussed in the November meeting
    • Return to program coordinator of all books by May class meeting


    Arriving on time. Meetings will start promptly at the time on the agenda. 


    Checking of e-mail one week before each session for updates about that month’s meeting


    Choosing a class project and implementing as a class before May 31.