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2013-14 Timeline and Process

2013-14 Program Public Relations/Recruitment Campaign January — April 2013

• Program presented at Regional Staff Meetings
• Program presented at RRTs/ROTs
• Program presented at Service Center Councils, EMAC, caucus meetings
• Article in CTA’s “California Educator” (February 2013)
• Posting on CTA website
• Presentation to CTA Board (February)

Application Online/Request for Referrals — March 8, 2013

• Announcement sent out to Staff and Leadership
• Application Online
• Informational table at State Council 

Regional Selection Committee Appointments Made — March 15, 2013

• One Staff Member by CSO appointment
  • CSO submits the names of appointed staff to Regional Managers
• One Regional Director selected by Regional Board Members
  • CTA Board submits the names of appointed Board Member to Regional Managers
• One Minority At-Large Director
• Regional Manager:
  • Regional Manager sets meeting date for Application Review

Deadline to submit Online Applications and Referrals — May 3, 2013

Applications Reviewed by Regional Selection Committees — by May 17, 2013

• Consensus Decision Making Model
• Applicants contacted prior to selection¹

Staff coaches selected and applicants notified by Regional Manager — by May 31, 2013

Training for Coaches — June 13, 2013 (North) CTA HQ Burlingame 11:00 am to 2:00 pm and June 20, 2013 (South) Ontario RRC 11:00 am to 2:00 pm

Program commences: 

• Initial Goal-Setting meeting between the Coach & Participant — by June 28, 2013
• Signed Commitment Letter Due — by June 28, 2013
• Participant Goals defined and submitted to Program Manager — August 15, 2013

Program Duration: — June 2013 – September 2014

Summer Institute — August 4 – August 08, 2013

• Participants attend the Emerging Leaders Track (funded by CTA)² 
• Annual lunch gathering of EMEID participants from current and past years — August 6, 2013

Program Mid-term Assessment — October – November 2013

• Participant (October 14, 2013)
• Coach (October 14, 2013)
• CTA Board Member(s) (October 14, 2013)  
• Regional Manager (October 14, 2013)  

Mid-term Assessment Presentation to CTA Board — January 23, 2014

State Council Meeting/Visit — January 24-26, 2014

Final Assessment Process:

• Request for information sent to Managers — May 24, 2014
• Cumulative Final Assessment completed by Regional Managers — June 8, 2014 
• Final Report presented to CTA Board — October 23, 2014 

2013-2014 Program Concludes — September 2014

• Regional Commencements

^{1 This contact is made to ensure that members understand the program.}

^{2 With Regional Manager’s approval, accommodations may be made for participants who have previously attended the Emerging Leaders Strand or who have scheduling conflicts.}