RYLA Coordinators are critical partners in creating the very best experience for our young leaders.
Club Role
RYLA Club Coordinators work with the district’s RYLA registration coordinator and school site liaisons to recruit, screen and sponsor RYLA students. This role is essential to the success of our RYLA weekend! Thank you!
Registration Process
You will get email reminders throughout the process to help you stay on track. You can see all the past emails in this link. Here are the main steps:
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Identify the RYLA contact at high schools you want to sponsor. See list of high schools here.
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Work with school contact to encourage students to apply by Feb. 2, 2020.
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Sign up your club by Jan. 31, 2020 indicating how many students total you will sponsor.
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Interview student applicants in February.
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Send names of your selected students and alternates to the RYLA registration coordinator by March 8, 2020.
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Send check to RYLA treasurer for number of students sending by Feb. 28, 2020.
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Consider being a facilitator and help recruit facilitators from your club.
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Invite your sponsored students to make a presentation to your club following RYLA weekend.
Student Selection Tips
Remember, RYLA is geared toward proven and experienced leaders. It's not for students who want to learn leadership skills for the first time. The best way to get a large selection of high-quality applicants is to work with your school site liaisons, usually a teacher or counselor, to encourage known leaders to apply. During the mandatory interview process, you can explore each student's background and experience. Here are some sample interview questions.
Key Dates/Timeline
Please make a note of the key deadlines for RYLA 2020!
Questions
Kristina Ray
RYLA Registration Coordinator
760-828-0509 (call/text)