2026 – 2027 CLASS SESSIONS

Curriculum Overview | HCLA Class of 2027

Attendance is MANDATORY for the 2-day opening retreat in August and the 2-day overnight closing retreat in June. Cohort members are expected to be at every monthly class day from September to May, missing no more than 2 class days (16 total hours) during the 9 programming days.

• Thursday, August 20 & Friday, August 21, 2026 |  2-Day Opening Retreat
• Thursday, September 10, 2026 | Diversity & Belonging
• Thursday, October 8, 2026 | County & Municipal Government
• Thursday, November 12, 2026 | Planning & Infrastructure
• Thursday, December 10, 2026 | Workforce & Economic Development
• Thursday, January 14, 2027 | Agriculture
• Thursday, February 11, 2027 | Education
• Thursday, March 11, 2027 | Public Safety
• Thursday, April 15, 2027 | Quality of Life
• Thursday, May 13, 2027 | Quality of Place
• Monday, June 7-Tuesday, June 8, 2027  | Overnight Closing Retreat