2024 California PAL Youth Directors Council Board of Directors

Online Application Instructions

The application for the YDC Board of Directors will have several requirements that must be completed when applying online. Incomplete applications will not be considered for the board.

The following points are the Requirements to Apply:

Must be a member of and participate in your local PAL/SAL/YAL program for at least 1 year.
Must be a member of your local YLC for a minimum of 6 months. (Other Youth Groups such as Mayor Youth Council, City Youth Commission or Explorers/Cadets also count as an organized leadership group but must have affiliation with your local PAL/SAL/YAL chapter in some form.)
Must have a minimum of a 2.80 GPA on your last semester report card or most current progress report when applying.
Must be a high school Freshman for the 2023-24 school year up through a Junior for the 2023-24 year. (Seniors… I am sorry, there are a lot of great candidates out there but we need to re-establish the YDC board and you guys will be very busy this Spring prepping for graduation and then we lose you next Fall as you go off to college or whatever you end up doing.)

The length of term will be for one calendar year from the date of selection. This is a competitive selection process and several factors including school grades, involvement with your local PAL YLC program and letters of reference are all considered. You also must let your PAL Director or YLC Advisor know you are applying and what may be required of them, including transportation to CALPAL events if you are selected for the CALPAL YDC Board.

For those candidates that are currently below a 2.8 GPA but are really close and working hard to improve your grades, please feel free to enter your application along with an explination on how or why your GPA fell so low and what you are doing to bring it back up. School grades are a part of what makes a good YDC member but there are many other factors as well.

California PAL will be looking to select a minimum of 12 YDC Board Members for the next term and prior selection on the YDC Board is not a guarantee of reselection for the next term.

YDC Commitment

We need YDC Board Members that are willing to commit to the board for the entire 2024 calendar year. You must be available for California PAL events and conferences throughout the year including our Life After High School conference (Summer 2024) and the CALPAL YMLA – Sacramento Experience event which will be held in either March or April 2024. CALPAL also does other events like our Soccer Tournament and Boxing Tournament and some of you may be able to help us out at these events as well depending on location and dates.

Since this will be a BRAND NEW YDC Board, we are planning on doing a dedicated CALPAL YDC Training Retreat sometime during the Spring. We will all get together somewhere and the YDC Board will train on how to do public speaking, run icebreakers and all of the other things that you will be doing as a CALPAL YDC Board Member. More details will come out later on this.

If you have any questions about the YDC Board Application or the YDC Board in general, you may e-mail California PAL Director of Operations, Bryan Ferreira at bryan@calpal.org or you can either call to text him at (925) 567-6740. He will be happy to answer any questions or concerns. If you are having any trouble submitting your application, please contact Bryan as well.

Please remember that selection to the YDC Board will be a highly competitive process and we are looking for the “best-of-the-best” that are willing to be strong leaders and have the ability to learn and perform at our CALPAL events. This is also a HUGE teamwork group and we need our YDC Board to be comfortable in working with others from PAL/SAL chapters throughout the state.

Thanks and we look forward to seeing your applications!

CALPAL YDC ONLINE APPLICATION

Applicant First Name *

Applicant Last Name *

PAL/SAL/YAL Chapter Name *

Date of Birth (MM/DD/YYYY) *

Primary / Cell Phone *

Alternate Phone

Home Address

Address Line 1

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City

State

Zip Code

Email Address *

High School Grade *

Current GPA *

Graduating Year *

Personal Statement

Submit a personal statement on what the reason(s) are that you want to be considered for selection as a member of the CALPAL YDC Board. Please also elaborate on what you would be able to bring to the group and how you would make a difference and be an effective YDC Board Member. Also summarize your accomplishments at your local PAL/SAL youth leadership council or whatever other PAL Leadership groups your are involved with. Please note any current board or officer positions on your local YLC group along with your attendance at meetings. If you are a member of the Explorers, Junior Cadets or any other PAL or non-PAL leadership group, make sure to outline that as well.

Personal Statement Text *

Applicant Resume Section

Please submit a brief resume including any type of employment history, your involvement with your local PAL/SAL chapter including how long you have been involved with your local YLC and if you participate in any other PAL related activities, any hobbies and other activities: (e.g. sports, clubs, organizations other than PAL, school activities/government positions, church-community based activities, languages you speak), etc. (YOU MAY CUT AND PASTE FROM ANOTHER DOCUMENT INTO THIS FIELD)

Resume Text *

Letters of Endorsement File Upload

Using the file upload tool below, you will need to upload at least one and no than three "letters of endorsement". These can be from your PAL/SAL chapter directors, school teachers or administrators or any other professional sources that can endorse your work ethic, character and worthiness to be selected for the CALPAL YDC Board. These forms will be uploaded in either PDF or Word format as part of the submission process.

Letters of Endorsement File Upload

Click or drag files to this area to upload. You can upload up to 3 files.

Report Card & Headshot Picture Upload

Using the file upload tool below, please upload a copy of your latest school report card along with a JPEG or PNG picture of yourself. If you have not received a report card for Q1 of the 2022/2023 school year yet, please go on your online portal (Aeries or whatever your school uses) and download a snapshot of your current grades. Please remember that if you do this, you may have to speak with your teachers to update your grades if they are below what you should be getting... we all know that teachers sometimes get behind when updating online grades.

Report Card & Picture File Upload *

Click or drag files to this area to upload. You can upload up to 2 files.

Applicant Submission

Please electronically sign below and click the submit button to send in your application to California PAL.

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