THE 2015-2016 LEADERSHIP GRAPEVINE CLASS IS CURRENTLY FULL!

If you would like to be a part of Leadership Grapevine, please click the REGISTER NOW button above to complete the 2015-2016 Leadership Grapevine application.

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APPLICATION DEADLINE: 5 p.m., Friday, July 31

CHAMBER SPONSORS: If you have a Leadership Grapevine roster spot with your Chamber sponsorship, please fill out the application by logging in through "Register Now," complete the application, and choose to be Invoiced when payment is asked for at the end of the process. You will not be invoiced for your roster spot that is with your sponsorship.

Thank you for your interest in Leadership Grapevine.  Leadership Grapevine will offer an educational experience designed to develop an awareness of the City of Grapevine, its relationship with the Metroplex and to provide personal leadership training.  At the conclusion of the program, participants will be better prepared to seek leadership roles, both within their business and community.

Participants in Leadership Grapevine will be selected through an application and selection process.  The purpose of this process is to assure a mix of people from diverse backgrounds and experiences that represent a cross section of the city.

TUITION
Tuition for Leadership Grapevine is $400.00, prior to July 24. Tuition after July 24 is $500.  A $100.00 deposit is due with this application form, refundable to individuals not selected as participants in Leadership Grapevine.  The balance is due upon acceptance in the program.

A limited number of scholarships may be available (up to $250.00) to persons not otherwise able to provide tuition expenses.

The enrollment deposit $100.00 must be submitted with the application. The balance is due upon acceptance into the program. Checks are payable to Leadership Grapevine. Please contact the Chamber office if special arrangements need to be made for payment.

PARTICIPATION/COMMITMENT TO THE PROGRAM
To gain the maximum benefit from the Leadership Grapevine program, class members are expected to participate fully.  You are expected to attend all sessions.  The retreat attendance is mandatory.  Classes will be from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., one day a month from August through April. If more than two sessions are missed, the participant will not graduate with the class.  Graduation is scheduled for May, at the monthly Chamber luncheon.

ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS 

1. Every participant shall attend every session in its entirety.
2. Unusual circumstances may require an excused absence. No more than 16 hours may be missed to graduate from program.
3. Arriving 15 minutes late or leaving 15 minutes early constitutes missing a full hour.
4. Any absences counted will be recorded; the participant will be notified in writing of the total to date.
5. Attendance records for each participant are available for review at a reasonable time and agreeable location.
6. The program evaluation form must be turned in at the conclusion of each session for attendance to be counted as complete.
7. Attendance at retreat is mandatory.
8. You are required to attend a Grapevine City Council briefing or meeting along with a meeting of the Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Board of Trustees during the year. This can be done individually or as a class.
9. There will also be three class projects during the year. One project will be an assigned volunteer opportunity during GrapeFest in September. The 2nd project will be determined by the class participants. The 3rd project will be a record of class via a Power Point project.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPANTS
All applications must be received by the Grapevine Chamber of Commerce by July 31.  All information submitted in the application will be considered confidential and only used for the purpose of selecting participants in the Leadership Grapevine program.

All participants must live and/or work in Grapevine or its incorporated extraterritorial jurisdiction.  A husband and wife cannot both be participants in the same class.  Prior non-acceptance of an applicant does not adversely affect future consideration for selection.