Policies
Student Conduct
Students are held to a Biblical standard of conduct as they relate to themselves and those around them. These are the same standards that LEAD staff are held to. To view the LEAD Student Policies, download the Student Policies PDF.
Media
By participating in LEAD, you grant permission to The LEAD Program to use images, soundbites, quotes, and videos of you/your likeness. By submitting feedback, papers, projects, or forms, whether online or in connection with a LEAD activity, you grant LEAD permission to use your written comments for marketing, promotional purposes, and current or future training content.
Enrollment Policy
Entry into the LEAD Program requires payment in full for the applicable module during the module enrollment period. All module fees are nonrefundable. Refunds will not be issued under any circumstances, including but not limited to a participant’s inability to continue, failure to achieve a passing score of 70% in the module, or voluntary withdrawal from the program. Once a module has been purchased, the student will be enrolled and no refunds will be provided, regardless of participation or completion.
All students must begin their LEAD journey by enrolling in the Foundations of Leadership module. After completing Foundations of Leadership, students may enroll in the remaining LEAD modules in any order. If a student does not complete a module for any reason, the student may reenter the program by enrolling in a new module during the next available enrollment cycle, subject to standard enrollment and payment requirements.
Students can see and even update payment details anytime by logging on to the Student Payment Portal (portal.leadcma.org).
Students may reach out to studentrelations@leadcma.org with any questions regarding enrollment.
Donation refunds
There will be no refunds of donations (unless there is miscommunication on a donation amount). All donations to The LEAD Program are tax-exempt, and a donation statement will be given for all donations of $200 or more. No goods or services will be given in exchange for a donation.
Donations to LEAD Mission Trips will not be refunded unless there is some error or miscommunication on the donation amount. If a student decides to withdraw from a trip or does not complete the LEAD Missions Trip requirement, funds will be gifted to the team with which the student would have traveled. Donors will not receive a refund if a student withdraws from a trip.
Plagiarism Policy
The goal of The LEAD Program is to spiritually develop the entire person. Curriculum has been designed for students to think critically about the content, and formulate personal thoughts and ideas. The “right answer” is less important than internalizing the content. Plagiarism of any kind inhibits your own learning and development.
To plagiarize is “to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one’s own : use (another’s production) without crediting the source” (Merriam-Webster).
The LEAD Program expects students to honestly submit their own work and not copy the work of others without properly citing sources. Students are not allowed to use Generative AI tools on assignments in The LEAD Program. Students are expected to complete each assignment without substantial assistance from others, including automated tools.
Students found to be in violation of the Plagiarism Policy will at minimum fail all assignments with plagiarized content, but the consequences could include failure of the entire semester or removal from the current semester with no refund of tuition costs. Reentry into The LEAD Program will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
(Merriam-Webster. “Definition of PLAGIARIZE.” Merriam-Webster.com, www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plagiarize)
