Enrollment

The Academy is a voluntary program open to all local officials in Maryland. Newly elected local officials are especially encouraged to participate. Individuals may take individual classes of their choosing or enroll in the certification program. Participants who are enrolled in the certification program are called Fellows. To receive the Academy Certificate, they must complete specified core and elective classes in either the municipal or county track.

Elective Offerings

Selected workshops at MML, MACo, and LGIT conferences are designated as being eligible for Academy elective credit. Occasionally, freestanding classes are also offered as Academy electives. Municipal fellows complete five electives and county fellows complete six electives that fall under the following broad categories: communications, economic development and tourism, environmental issues, finance, human resources and personnel administration, intergovernmental relations, land use planning, leadership development, legal and liability issues, service delivery, and technology.

How to Enroll

Participation in the Academy requires a registration fee of $250. For county elected officials only, MACo contributes $150 toward the $250 fee. The Academy registration fee covers a portion of the administrative costs associated with managing the Academy, mailings, program brochures, certificates, and lapel pins. There are no additional fees for taking Academy classes offered at regular MML, MACo, and LGIT conferences and conventions or at workshops presented by any of the Academy partners, other than the customary registration fees for attending the conference or event itself. Academy-approved classes offered in other venues may carry a nominal fee to cover actual costs.

Enrollment forms may be printed from this web site and mailed with payment to the address given on the form. Please note that there is a General Enrollment Form and a County Elected Officials Enrollment Form for use only by elected county officials. Officials may enroll prior to taking classes, or they may enroll within 30 days of taking an Academy class and receive credit for that class provided that their Class Evaluation and Verification of Attendance form was submitted and that payment has been received.

Forms

The following forms are available in PDF for download and require Adobe Acrobat Reader.

• Enrollment Form for County Elected Officials
• General Enrollment Form
• Academy Class Tracking Form
• Graduate Level Course Enrollment Form

For more information about the Academy, contact the Academy Registrar or call the IGSR offices at (301) 405-4905.