Youth Legislative Training Conference

The next Youth Legislative Training Conference (YLTC) will be held in Washington, D.C. on July 20-24, 2010.

Students and sponsors interested in learning more about this training may review the information by opening the following links:  YLTC Flyer | State Nomination Form

(Note: Schools should send completed forms to their State Association not to the AACS Legislative Office. See details below.)  2010 Fact Sheet

If you have any questions, please contact Maureen Wiebe or Sarah Griffith at (202) 547-2991.

                                                           YLTC Application Process

General Information: 

• Students applying to attend the AACS Youth Legislative Training Conference (YLTC) must apply through their State Association Office.  Once applications have been received to the state association offices, those offices will then determine who they will nominate from their state and submit those nominations to the AACS Legislative Office.  Nominations must be received by the AACS Legislative Office by Friday, April 23, 2010.
• Nominations to the AACS Legislative Office must include the following:
  
  1. Nomination Form:  This can be downloaded from the AACS web site. Please list students in order that you would like them to be considered.
  2. Short essay:  A paragraph written by the student describing why he/she would like to attend the YLTC.3.
  3. Letter of Recommendation:  Written by a teacher or administrator for each student nominated.

• Final selections will be made by the AACS Legislative Office.  Students who are selected to attend the YLTC will be notified by mail.  (State Associations will be notified by the AACS Legislative Office of the status of all the nominations they submitted.)

For Students:

• Step One: Interested students should ask their school administrator or government teacher for an application form (may use the YLTC Nomination Form from the AACS web site).
• Step Two: Complete this application form and write a short essay (paragraph length) on why you would like to attend the YLTC.
• Step Three:  Submit the application form and the short essay to your teacher.  At this point, your teacher/administrator will write a letter of recommendation for you and will submit that, along with your application and essay, to the State Association Office.

For Schools / Teacher / Administrators:

• Step One: Check with your State Association Office on the materials they require for applications.  Most state association offices simply require what the AACS Legislative Office requires (see above under “General Information”), but some state associations may have their own process and require a different form.
• Step Two: Be sure each student applying has a completed application form, a short essay, and a letter of recommendation from a teacher or administrator.
• Step Three:  Send the form, essay, and recommendation letter to your state association office.

For State Associations:

• Step One: Gather all materials from each candidate from each school.
• Step Two: Determine the order that you would like students to be considered by using the nomination form.
• Step Three: Send all materials (State Association Nomination Form, Letters of Recommendation, and Essays) to the AACS Legislative Office by Friday, April 23rd.  (Mail or fax)

AACS Legislative Office, 119 C Street SE, Washington, D.C., 20003 Phone: 202-547-2991 . Fax: 202-547-2992