Qualification Criteria

Qualifying Criteria

Leadership CONNECTIONS provides educational activities and creative opportunities for young women ages 14-17, who might not otherwise receive them. Potential candidates may be characterized by one or more of the following:

Develop leadership potential and unchallenged gifts

Interest in volunteerism and community service

A desire to improve or reinforce self-esteem

Interest in a career skill building/self-development program

Motivation to enhance academic performance

Improve PSAT/SAT scores

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Some of the issues that teens considered for participation in Leadership CONNECTIONS should include a desire to:

Improve their academic performance

Increase their PSA/SAT scores

Manage their dscipline wisely

Improve their interest in school

Improve their self-esteem

Enhance their overall school performance

Tap into their unchallenged giftedness

Be recognized for their talents

Showcase their untapped leadership potential

SELECTION CRITERIA

The teens are also identified through a collaborative effort among the Council's Region Directors, school counselors, Juvenile Court personnel, youth agencies, churches and civic organizations. A culturally diverse group of 14 to 17 year old at-risk female teens are selected from across North Carolina. Each year, the selection process yields participants who meet one or more of the selection criteria.

PARTICIPANT PROFILE SUMMARY

The participants have demonstrated, since the creation of Leadership CONNECTIONS in 1991, that they represent an untapped source of future leadership. Each brought unique contributions to the retreats. All profile information is based on attendance at the 1998 and 1999 retreats and trainings including the Young Woman's Advisory Team.