August 23 - 29, 2008
First Class of Year I
ABOUT THE SCHOOL
The Directors School is a two-year program designed to provide a dynamic educational program for new park and recreation directors, and for management personnel that are being groomed to assume position as agency directors.
The curriculum is based on the Agency Accreditation (CAPRA) standards and the reading material will be Management of Park and Recreation Agencies, edited by Betty van der Smissen, Merry Moiseichick and Vern Hartenburg.
The school will be offered beginning August 24 – 29, 2008 for the Year I program only. Beginning in 2009, Year I and Year II schools will be conducted simultaneously. Only qualified applicants will be accepted, and limited spots are available.
The three sponsoring organizations are the Oglebay Foundation, National Recreation and Park Association, and the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management at North Carolina State University.
Who Should Attend
Qualified candidates need to one of the following to qualify to attend this program:
- A current park or recreation director
- A current park or recreation assistant / deputy director
- In a mid-level management position being groomed to be a park or recreation director
Questions?
Contact:
Danielle Price, Education ManagerPhone: 703.858.2195
Fax: 703.858.0794
Email:
dprice@nrpa.org