Host a Class
If there are no course listings that work for you in your area, your best option could be to organize a course. Basically, there are some logistical hurdles that need to be crossed in order to make a class happen. It is not possible for me to manage most of these logistics remotely, that's where the course organizer comes in. The documents attached below will explain most of the responsibilities of the organizer, and myself respectively.
This enumerates the procedures and responsibilities of Mason and the organizer respectively.
This doc has fields that you can fill out or check off to consolidate your efforts in organizing a class. Every line item will need to be considered to make the class a success. If this is your first time hosting a class we may ask that you use this tool and return it to us around the time you collect funds from students.
Below is a very basic description of the course organizer responsibilities, please refer to the attached documents for more details.
The course organizer is responsible for:
Managing registrations and payments
a) You will need to do most of the advertising to get the class full.
b) Manage a list of students in the class including a waitlist when the class is full.
c) Collect money from participants and distribute funds as necessary to cover LSAT and range/material fees.
d) Have a cutoff date for money collection and refund policy in place when soliciting participants. More ideas about that in the docs.
e) Consider Instructor fees, range fees, and materials fees in the amount collected.
Securing a venue
a) You’ll need to be connected to a range that is capable of hosting a course.
b) You'll need to get the ranges reserved and approved for a training class through the venue authorities.
c) Sometimes ranges want information from me such as course descriptions or proof of insurance. This is easy to accommodate.
d) Attend at least the first morning of class so we have access to the range and props in order to get things started on time.
Manage materials
a) Have consumable and fixed materials ready to go on the first day of the class.
b) Cardboard/paper targets.
c) Steel targets and paint if allowed.
d) Walls, barrels, props, fault lines, etc.