| | 1 | == Event Captains == |
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| | 3 | Event captains are selected because of their: |
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| | 5 | * consistent commitment to the team |
| | 6 | * interest and engagement in leadership training |
| | 7 | * participation in outreach |
| | 8 | * willingness to take on whatever work needs to be done for the team to succeed |
| | 9 | * ability to make the time commitment required for the role (generally inconsistent with band/sports) |
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| | 11 | Event captains are '''not''' selected due to superior knowledge or skills. |
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| | 13 | === Duties === |
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| | 15 | * Serve as team captain (take full responsibility) for one event (BoB, IRoC, District 1, District 2, District Championship, World Championship). Responsibility means being Tim Lin for that event: |
| | 16 | * planning the event |
| | 17 | * getting materials and checklists in place |
| | 18 | * ensuring forms and payments are received |
| | 19 | * training (e.g. charm school) |
| | 20 | * soliciting students to take on critical roles for that event and coordinating with/helping them: |
| | 21 | * pit lead |
| | 22 | * safety lead |
| | 23 | * scouting lead |
| | 24 | * team spirit lead |
| | 25 | * bonding with and supporting other teams |
| | 26 | * help each other |
| | 27 | * build team morale |
| | 28 | * build team infrastructure (e.g. incremental improvements to the event process) |
| | 29 | * have other hands-on roles when they are not actively preparing for their event (e.g. participating in fabrication of a mechanism, webmaster, etc.) |
| | 30 | * model leadership: |
| | 31 | * leadership as service |
| | 32 | * be respectful (not using language or taking action that suggests that other team members are "subordinates", "beneath", "less important", "less capable", etc. |
| | 33 | * help and train younger students ensuring team continuity |
| | 34 | * focus on character: doing the right things (rather than on doing things right) |
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| | 36 | === The Leadership Council === |
| | 37 | Event captains are also on the leadership council which consists of the event captains and the lead mentors. |
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| | 39 | * helps decide issues with team-wide impact |
| | 40 | * at least one lead mentor must be present for all discussions |
| | 41 | * will not address "people" issues (these will be referred to the mentors) |
| | 42 | * is not a lifetime appointment; failure to model good leadership or the needed level of commitment will result in removal |
