New PAL Directors Training

A four-hour New PAL Director's Training class held twice a year, during the statewide regional meetings in January and at the Annual Conference and Training in October. The objective is to assist new officers and directors through the transition from patrol to business person. Some of the topics covered are:

• Role of the PAL/SAL Officer
• Board of Directors
• Non-profit Insurance
• Insurance and Risk Management
• Child Development
• Cultural Diversity
• Personnel
• Supervisor's responsibilities
• Volunteers
• Fiscal and Office Management
• Public Relations
• Fundraising
• California PAL programs, standards and the PAL NET