District 60 Alignment for 2023-2024 - District 60 serving Toronto, Canada

What’s New?

What is Alignment?

Each year, Districts are mandated to make alignment changes to account for new clubs, lost clubs, and clubs which change meeting location. The goal of alignment is to ensure that each club is supported within the District. An Alignment Committee is tasked to make suggestions for how to group clubs and proposes its recommendation for a vote at the Council Meeting in April 24, 2023.

Alignment Team:


Alison Knibb D60 Alignment Chair Email Adam Current D60 Map Proposed D60 Map	Stephen Schroeder D60 Division A Email Stephen Current Div A Map Proposed Div A Map	Brian Master D60 Division B Email Brian Current Div B Map Proposed Div B Map	Yukta Han D60 Division C Email Yukta Current Div C Map Proposed Div C Map


Leticia Sanchez D60 Division D Email Leticia Current Div D Map Proposed Div D Map	Michael Rogala D60 Division E Email Michael Current Div E Map Proposed Div E Map	Ved Singal D60 Division F Email Ved Current Div F Map Proposed Div F Map

Vision:

To communicate effectively with stakeholders and to recommend solutions for a 2023-2024 alignment plan that serves the needs of clubs and areas within the District.

Mission / Objectives:

To take into consideration requirements of Toastmasters International in developing the alignment of D60 clubs by July 1, 2023.

Divisions must have at least three (3) Areas.
Areas consist of four (4) to six (6) clubs; however, an Area may consist of three (3) clubs on July 1 only when an effort to charter a fourth club is in process.
Under no circumstances may an Area have more than six (6) clubs on July 1.
Districts assign clubs to Areas based upon:
- Geographic proximity to other clubs
- The ability of an Area Director to effectively provide service
- Club size and strength (e.g., paid, active, disbanding)
- Prospective clubs and expected growth
- The likelihood of eligibility for Distinguished programs (e.g., club base of the Area or Division)

The objective is to have balanced Areas with a mixture of high performing clubs with new clubs and those with growth opportunities, while keeping in mind the location and meeting times of the clubs.

Values:

Toastmasters values of Integrity, Respect, Service, and Excellence inform how we communicate, create plans, and share solutions for the benefit of clubs in our District.

Alignment Plan Overview:

Task	Description	Target
1	Gather input from committee members through discussions with: letter to Club Presidents, VPs Education (pdf) letter to Area Directors (pdf)	03/24/2023
2	Create 1st draft recommendations, publish to District for discussion	04/10/2023
3	Update based on input, create 2nd draft, publish to District for discussion	04/17/2023
4	Update 3rd draft from April reports and publish to District for discussion	04/23/2023
5	DEC vote on alignment recommendations	04/24/2023
6	District Council vote on alignment recommendations	05/10/2023
7	Submit final documentation to Toastmasters International	07/01/2023

If you have any questions about the alignment process, please contact the Alignment Chair at: alignment60@toastmasters60.com.

Resources:

Club Growth Directors for D60 (Prospective Clubs & Clubs Not-In Good Standing)
Club Presidents & VP Educations (Feedback from Survey & input from proposals)
Area Directors (Feedback from Survey; Area Expertise & input from proposals)
Club Performance Report: http://dashboards.toastmasters.org/Club.aspx?id=60
Club export tool – a Find-a-club work-alike: http://www.marshalls.org/tmtools/#directory
DCP History – District/Division/Area/Club Snapshot: http://www.marshalls.org/tmtools/#dcphistory
Alignment Committee: Experience & Expertise