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How Applicants Are Selected
Before the interviews are conducted, each selection committee
member receives a copy of each application packet. The packet
includes the pre-application, full application, supporting
application by spouse, employer commitment form, and four
recommendations from friends or business associates. They also
receive a score sheet. They are asked to score the applicants based
on the application materials received before the interview. This
scoring accounts for 75 % of the total points. The interview scoring
is done immediately after each interview and accounts for 25% of the
total points.
After all applicants are interviewed in a district, the committee
considers the applicants ranked by points and then considers the
diversity of those being selected in that district based on
applicants’ home county, occupation, ethnicity, potential for
growth, potential to add value to the class, and total number of
LeadAR alumni from the applicants’ county. They give special
consideration to applicants from counties with no current alumni or
low numbers of alumni and to farmers (since fewer farmers have been
applying in recent years). They defer selecting any Extension
faculty applicants until the final meeting of the Advisory Council
Selection Committee to give preference to clientele. No more than
two Extension faculty members can be selected for each class.
Certain applicants not immediately selected by the district
committee are designated as alternates, in case a selected applicant
chooses not to participate. The class limit is 25–30. The committee
can choose less if they desire. Class size is based on the quality
and number of applicants.
The Advisory Council Selection Committee meets in late November
or early December to interview applicants who could not make the
district interview dates. They select the remainder of the class
from these last interviews and the designated alternates to ensure
diversity in the class. The goal of the selection committee is to
choose a diverse class based on geography, culture, age, sex,
occupation, and leadership experience.
After the entire Advisory Council approves the proposed class,
the director calls those selected to confirm their desire to
participate. Each of those selected is expected to confirm in
writing or by email their commitment to participate in all aspects
of the LeadAR program. If they choose not to participate for any
reason, the director calls the alternates in the order prioritized
by the selection committee to fill the vacancy.
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