District 60 Alignment for 2024-2025 - District 60 serving Toronto, Canada

What is Alignment?

Each year, every District is 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 May 2024.

Alignment Team:


Stephen Schroeder D60 Alignment Chair Email Stephen Current D60 Map	Gin Aldeguer D60 Division A Email Gin Current Div A Map	Brian Master D60 Division B Email Brian Current Div B Map	Sunil Kumar D60 Division C Email Sunil Current Div C Map


David Paddon D60 Division D Email David Current Div D Map	Alexandr Korneev D60 Division E Email Alexandr Current Div E Map	Parul Aggarwal D60 Division F Email Parul Current Div F Map

Vision:

To communicate effectively with stakeholders and to recommend solutions for a 2024-2025 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, 2024.

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	Announce Alignment Plans and Procedure	2/24/2023
2	Gather input from committee members and club officers	3/3/2024
3	Create 1st draft recommendations, publish to District for discussion	3/24/2024
4	Update 2nd draft from April reports and publish to District for discussion	4/18/2024
5	DEC vote on alignment recommendations	4/20/2024
6	District Council vote on alignment recommendations	5/8/2024
7	Submit final documentation to Toastmasters International	7/01/2024

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

2024/2025 District 60 Alignment DRAFT Report.

District 60 Alignment Proposal for 2024-2025 v1

Resources:

Club Growth Director for D60 (Prospective Clubs & Clubs Not-In Good Standing)
Club Presidents & VPs Education (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