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The Class Coordinator is an elected officer of Tech Squares and acts as a liaison between the class and the club, officers, caller and cuer. The Coordinator's encouragement may be a critical factor in whether the class members feel welcome and want to become part of the club. Specific responsibilities of the job are outlined here and in the Tech Squares Constitution and Standing Policies.
Historical note: Until about 1990, the Class Coordinator had a fairly straightforward role: To guide the class and plan the first few nights of class as well as graduation. After 1990, the Coordinator's job became more involved, with the Coordinator taking on a more active role. There were now class meetings and weekly emails to the class. The Class Assistant's role was also more formalized; previously, the 7:30 review session was led by various club members, whereas today it is taught by an appointed person (currently Bill Ackerman).
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The Class Coordinator's job requires organizational skills as well as group leadership skills. If one reads the Timeline, one can see that there is There's a lot of preparation of forms, emails and supplies before the fall and spring terms begin, with about the same amount of work required at the end of each term before for the start of each class and each graduation. The Coordinator sends out weekly email to the class as well as occasional updates to the officers, and is responsible for keeping an up-to-date attendance roster at the registration tableattendance of the class. The Coordinator supplies the class with the weekly dance definitions and also runs the class meetings. The Coordinator must be able to attend the 7:30 review session and should be able to dance most of the club tips; this just depends on how big the class is and what is happening during the review sessions and the class meetingsexpect to miss the first two club tips (with good assistants this could be negotiated). It is important that the Coordinator dance most of the class tips in order to have contact with class members.
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The class is currently 13 weeks long, during which we cover the Mainstream and Plus programs. In the spring, the term is preceded by a separate Fun Intro Night (see below). No new people may join the class after the first night without your permission; this is to ease the burden on the caller as well as on you if the class is already large. Exceptions can be made for people with prior contra or square dance experience, or for friends of club members (ask those members to get their friends up to speed before class starts). It's not a good idea to accept any new people after week 2.
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