Service schoolDCM
DCM School
Training and shared experience for DCMs and DCMCs.
What this committee does
DCM School trains District Committee Members (DCMs), District Committee Member Chairs (DCMCs) and anyone interested in those jobs — positions that come with little written guidance. It gathers the experience of past and current DCMs and DCMCs so districts stay healthy and the informed group conscience of each district reaches the Delegate and the Area.
- Type
- Service school
- When we meet
- At the Area meeting break-out (2nd Sunday)
- Who serves
Open seat · English
Gildardo B. · Spanish
- Area committee guidelines
- Approved January 14, 2024
Its work in Area 09
- Hold DCM School classes during Area Assemblies and ASC meetings (committee break-out, 10:15–11:30 AM), plus optional online “outside” meetings.
- Develop and maintain a training course based on DCM-related A.A. literature and service material: the A.A. Service Manual, “Your D.C.M.” (F-12), the DCM Kit, Advisory Actions and the Area’s own DCM pamphlets.
- Give experienced members a forum to share — visiting home groups, the DCM’s relationship to the district and the Area, and the Conference process.
- Help with the yearly Four-Area DCM Sharing Session with Areas 05, 08 and 93.
- Maintain the DCMC Workbook and the DCM School app.
How to get involved
Every DCM, DCMC, alternate and interested member is invited — bring your problems and solutions. To vote in the committee, attend at least one DCM School meeting during the current panel.
How it is organized
The Chair is elected by the DCM School Committee and approved by the January Area Assembly of even years; the Alternate Chair and Secretary are elected by the committee at its next meeting. Suggested: five years of continuous sobriety and two years’ experience as a DCM for the Chair. The Chair (or the Alternate in the Chair’s absence) votes at Assemblies and ASCs. Quorum: 50% of voting members.
When we meet
Meets during the Area meeting break-out
The Area meets on the 2nd Sunday of the month, 9 AM–3 PM, in person and on Zoom; registration opens at 8 AM. Committees meet in break-out rooms during the meeting — ask at the registration table where yours is.
Area meetings: places, agendas and flyersNext Area meeting
Oct 11 Sun ASC Hosted by District 5 8:00 AM–3:00 PM · Long BeachCommittee break-out during the meetingJoining online? Use the Area meeting's Zoom: during the committee session, online members join their committee's breakout room.
Who serves
Panel 76There is a seat for you
This committee has open positions. Chairs are elected or confirmed at an Area meeting — write to the Area Chair to say you are interested, or come to the next meeting and introduce yourself.
Who served in Panel 74
- Deborah A. · DCM School Chair
- Rolando T. · DCM School Chair (Spanish)
First names and last initials only. The e-mail addresses belong to the service position, not the person, and pass to whoever serves next.
Guidelines & reports
Area committee guidelines
How this committee is organized in Area 09, as approved by the Assembly.
Earlier versions (2)
More copies in the document library (3)
Reports & records
Minutes, reports and flyers from the document library, newest first.
A.A. literature & service material
From the General Service Office (aa.org): guidelines, workbooks and pamphlets for this service, in English and Spanish. The codes help when ordering printed copies.
Kits & resource lists1
Service material6
Pamphlets9
Forms & useful links
Frequently asked questions
I was just elected DCM. Where do I start?
Come to DCM School at the next Area meeting (10:15 AM break-out), read “Your D.C.M.” (F-12) and the DCM chapter of the A.A. Service Manual, and ask an experienced DCM to be your service sponsor.
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