MISSION: To prepare, empower, and activate a statewide cohort of leaders to engage in their local communities differently and be motivated to seek collaborative, solution-focused approaches to challenges that are negatively impacting state and local communities.
WHAT: The curriculum for the Community Leadership 2.0 program will focus heavily on advanced leadership skill development in areas such as collaborative decision making; issue analysis and assessment; advocacy and persuasion, etc. in the context of the focus topic – Early Care and Education. Experts and practitioners from across the state will provide valuable content, offer insights, and prompt deep thinking, planning and action.
WHEN: Second Thursday of the month, February 2025 – October 2025. The format for monthly session days will include a combination of in-person gatherings, virtual meetings, small group sessions, and local community research days through the course of the 9-month program. The program will launch with a mandatory 1.5 day, in-person retreat in Madison and other in-person sessions will take place in Green Bay and La Crosse. See schedule below.
TIME COMMITMENT: Class time for regular sessions is 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., opening and closing retreat days will have extended hours. The February, June, and October sessions will be held in-person, as noted below. All remaining sessions will be held virtually using the Zoom platform. Additional work in your local community between sessions will be required as part of the group learning lab/hands-on element of the program. Program participants must commit to not missing more than 1.5 sessions for successful completion of the program.
COST: $1950/person. This special tuition pricing for the Pilot Cohort of the Wisconsin Community Leadership Intensive includes accommodations and meals for the three in-person sessions and program materials. All other expenses, including mileage, will be covered by participant.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Sept. 2024 Pre-session | Applications open | May 8, 2025 Session 03 | Virtual |
Oct. 2024 Pre-session | – Virtual info sessions – Phone interviews | *June 12-13, 2025 Session 04 | In Person – Green Bay. – Begins at noon, Wed, Feb. 12 – Ends at 4:00 p.m. Thurs. Feb. 13 |
Nov. 2024 – Jan. 2025 Pre-session | – Application period closes (12/1/24) – Selection process complete (12/15/24) – Class material distribution & prep | **July 17, 2025 Session 05 | Virtual **note: only session not on the 2nd Thursday. |
*Feb. 12-13, 2025 Opening Retreat | In-person – Madison – Begins at noon, Wed, Feb. 12 – Ends at 4:00 p.m. Thurs. Feb. 13 | Aug. 14, 2025 Session 06 | Virtual |
March 13, 2025 Session 01 | Virtual | Sept. 11, 2025 Session 07 | Virtual |
April 10, 2025 Session 02 | Virtual | *Oct. 8-9, 2025 Closing Retreat & Graduation | In-person – La Crosse – Begins at noon, Wed, Oct. 8 – Ends at 4:00 p.m., Thurs. Oct. |