Applicants are selected from business, industry, education, non-profit and governmental organizations. Cost of the programs is covered by tuition. Scholarship assistance is available on a limited basis. A three year program for high school Sophomores who participate one full day each month from December through May to learn about leadership, community, and government. In the Junior year, the students design a community leadership project and as Seniors, they help facilitate the new incoming Sophomores.
Applications are available only through the guidance counselor or principal.
Tuition is paid by the participating schools. A community wide visioning to solicit ideas from thousands of citizens on what is needed to advance the community in the areas of people, places, work, visitors, play and government . Trained moderators meet with groups to collect ideas which will result in a short list of reasonable goals and an action plan for implementation. Hundreds of volunteers are involved.