Hello Junior Program Leaders,  The JSA LIS looks forward to your participation in these informative and educational meetings during the next few weeks.

Spring General Meeting, May 31, 7:30-9:00 pm via Zoom. Representatives from the JSA member junior sailing programs are invited to attend this virtual general membership meeting to discuss the summer initiatives and events. Junior committee members, program directors and head instructors, event organizers, and others from your club interested in junior sailing are all welcome. During the open portion of the meeting, you may announce local club events, ask questions, and share features of your junior program. Voting by the member program representatives attending this meeting will a) elect the nominating committee that selects JSA board candidates for election at the annual meeting, and b) approve an amendment to the Bylaws designating the Executive Director as an officer of the JSA. Please review the meeting agenda and preregister on Zoom at this link. When you register, please include questions or comments that you'd like to discuss during the open portion of the meeting.

Head Instructor Workshop, June 8, 8:30 am-1:00 pm at Beach Point Club. The in-person format will enhance the exchange of ideas among head instructors and other program leaders, such as directors and senior staff who are invited to attend this workshop designed specifically for them. Program chairs are also welcome, along with those on the path to becoming a head instructor or program director. We will focus on getting both returning head instructors and new head instructors up to speed. Breakfast and snacks are included in the $35 advance paid fee. Please preregister at this link individually or as a group. When you register, include one or more topics that you'd like to be included in the workshop agenda.

All Instructor Symposium, June 14, 8:30-3 pm at Larchmont Yacht Club. Send your entire staff to this one-day jump-start that will also have the in-person format to help all JSA programs share a collective understanding of how to run effective sailing programs. Each presentation will be filled with practical, hands-on curriculum ideas. We have an excellent group of presenters to provide all JSA instructors with tools, tips, training and techniques to help them become better teachers, coaches and mentors to the junior sailors in your junior programs. A program chair or non-instructor leader from each JSA member program is welcome to attend for free as an observer with their staff. Breakfast and lunch are included in the $60 pp advance paid fee. Program leaders may preregister their group at this link. The agenda will be published soon.

I'm looking forward to seeing each JSA Junior Program's leaders and staff at these meetings. All the best, Bob Whittredge Executive Director JSA of LIS