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1. Each Critic Team will have a Lead Critic, which a Participating School will designate a Lead Critic at the time of its School Application, giving priority to Returning Critics, students in grade 12, and students who have demonstrated their reliability.
2. A Lead Critic will:
   1. Read the Lead Critic binder.
   2. Learn how to log in to C.I.S., and become familiar with C.I.S. procedures.
   3. Inform C.I.S. about any changes of phone number or email address.
   4. Check emails at least twice weekly, and respond to emailed inquiries from Program Officials in a timely manner.
   5. Abide by all Cappies Rules and C.I.S. Procedures.
3. A Lead Critic will be responsible for attendance, communication, and Rules compliance by all Critics from a Participating School, whether on the Critics' Team or a Regional Team, by:
   1. Ensuring that all Critics at a Participating School:
      1. Are reachable by phone and email, at the time of School Application and thereafter.
      2. Are properly trained.
      3. Learn and apply C.I.S. Procedures correctly.
      4. Follow all Rules.
   2. Reminding the Team about upcoming assigned Cappies Shows, and ensuring that the required number of Critics will attend.
   3. Assisting in monitoring the attendance and Review-writing performance of all Critics on the Team.
   4. Ensuring that the Team and its Critics meet their minimum Review requirements for the Program Year.
   5. Scheduling Team members for Awards Voting.
      1. There will be not less than two Lead Critics Meeting, including:
         1. An initial meeting.
         2. A midyear meeting.
      2. A Lead Critic will attend each Lead Critics Meeting.
         1. A Lead Critic may be represented by a designee, who may be another Critic and who must be a person on the Roster for the same Participating School.
         2. If no one represents a Participating School at a Lead Critics Meeting, the same sanction will be imposed as if a Team fails to attend an assigned Cappies Show.
         3. If no one from a Participating School is present for a scheduling meeting, the Lead Critics Coordinator or Program Director will set the schedule for that School's Critics Team.
      3. Each Lead Critics Meeting will be chaired by the Lead Critics Coordinator or Program Director.
4. The Initial Lead Critics Meeting will set the schedule for Critics Teams.
   1. At this Meeting, the Program Director (or designee) will provide a map showing the location of all Participating Schools with Cappies Shows.
   2. Before arriving at this Meeting, each Lead Critic (or designee) will be required to know the dates on which the Lead Critic's Critics Team cannot attend Cappies Shows.
   3. The Lead Critics Coordinator will direct Lead Critics through a series of Selection Rounds, one for each Cappies Show to which Critics Teams will be assigned (e.g., if a Program assigns five Shows per Team, there will be five rounds).
      1. In each Selection Round:
         1. Each Lead Critic will select one Cappies Show as his/her team's assignment. A minimum of two of these shows should be musicals, and a minimum of two of these shows should be plays, if at all possible.
         2. Each Cappies Show will be selected once per round.
         3. Lead Critics will make selections in alphabetical order of their School's two-letter C.I.S. code, and successive rounds will start at later points in the alphabetical order, in a manner fair to all Teams.
      2. The scheduling will conclude with a Swap Round, during which Lead Critics may exchange Team Assignments with other Lead Critics.
      3. At the end of the Swap Round, if a Team has any Assignment that the Lead Critic believes cannot be attended by the required minimum number of Critics, the Lead Critic will inform the Program Director, and will propose at least three alternative Cappies Show dates.
   4. Following the Initial Lead Critics Schedule Meeting, the Program Director will assign Regional Teams to Cappies Shows.
      1. Regional Teams will be assigned to the same number of shows as other Critics Teams.
      2. Regional Teams will be assigned to Cappies Shows during weeks when many Participating Schools have shows.
      3. Regional Teams may be reassigned, not later than 14 days prior to a newly assigned Cappies Show, to help provide sufficient Critics attendance at each Cappies Show.
      4. Program Directors may announce and manage a two week block on CIS so the critics may not volunteer for a show after the show draft. This will enable the admin to set up the team assignments fairly. This is a continuing practice this year, but cannot yet be done by CIS.
   5. The Program Director may schedule a Midyear Lead Critics Schedule Meeting, during which Lead Critics will:
      1. Review the Schedule for the remainder of the Program Year.
      2. Revise the Schedule, as necessary.
      3. Review the Rules for Voting.
      4. Discuss the Gala or Ceremony, media plans, and other year-end issues.
      5. Assist in Training.
   6. At the Initial Lead Critics Meeting, Lead Critics will receive binders for distribution to their Advisor, Show Director, Mentor(s), Booster, and Critics.
   7. Following the Initial Lead Critics Meeting, Lead Critics will:
      1. Distribute binders to the Advisor, Show Director, Mentor(s), Booster, and other Critics.
      2. Discuss materials in these binders with all these individuals.
      3. Confirm that these individuals know the Rules.
      4. Confirm that these individuals know how to log in to C.I.S. and are familiar with its procedures.
5. For a Program in its third or subsequent year, a Steering Committee may authorize Lead Critics to conduct a preliminary training session for new Critics at their Participating Schools.
6. Lead Critics will assist in maintaining current schedules and assignments.
   1. The Lead Critic will be responsible for ensuring that the minimum required number of Critics from his/her Team attends, and submits Reviews for, each assigned Cappies Show.
   2. The Lead Critic may contact the Program Director by email with a request to change assignments, not later than 14 days before an assigned Cappies Show.
      1. The Lead Critic will give a reason for the request.
      2. The Lead Critic will provide not less than three Cappies Shows as possible alternative assignments, all three of which must still be listed on Critics' C.I.S. pages as accepting volunteers.
      3. The Program Director will grant such a request, and switch the Team's assignment, unless:
         1. No other Team can be found as a replacement, and
         2. The Cappies Show from which a switch is requested has a small number of Critics on the attendance list.
   3. The Program Director may refuse to consider a request to change assignments, for any reason, if such request is made less than 14 days before an assigned Cappies Show.
7. At Cappies Shows, Lead Critics will assist the Mentors by:
   1. Helping maintain professional decorum of that Lead Critic's team.
   2. Assisting the Mentors if questions arise about Rules or procedures.
   3. Assisting with the post-Discussion clean-up.
8. At any Cappies Show at which both Mentors are absent, for any reason, the Lead Critics who are present may be responsible for identifying alternative Mentors, unless a Member of the Steering Committee is present, in which case that person will be the Mentor.
   1. If no Member of the Steering Committee is present, the Lead Critics who are present will consult among themselves and select two Critics (preferably, but not necessarily, Lead Critics) to serve as Mentors.
   2. The Critics who serve as Mentors will complete Post-Show Evaluation Forms and write Reviews, and may participate in Awards Voting.
   3. The Critics who serve as Mentors will not select their own Reviews for publication in any Media.
9. A Lead Critic may be replaced, at any time, for any reason, by:
   1. A two-thirds vote of the Steering Committee.
   2. The Participating School's Advisor.