ALCOAST 437/08 COMDTNOTE 1500 SUBJ: FY09 COMMANDANTS PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE CRITERIA ORIENTATION COURSE SCHEDULE 1. THE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CENTER (LDC) ANNOUNCES THE SCHEDULED DATES FOR THE FY09 COMMANDANTS PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE CRITERIA (CPEC) ORIENTATION: HOW TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE USING THE COAST GUARD MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK. THIS ALCOAST IS INTENDED TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THIS TRAINING OPPORTUNITY SO INTERESTED PERSONNEL CAN MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND. 2. CPEC ORIENTATION IS A UNIQUE 2-DAY COURSE THAT TEACHES HOW TO INTERPRET AND USE THE CPEC AS A LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT TOOL. STUDENTS WILL LEARN HOW THE COAST GUARD MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK CAN BE USED AT THEIR UNIT AND WITHIN THEIR WORK ENVIRONMENT. THE COURSE COVERS THE AREAS OF LEADERSHIP, PLANNING, CUSTOMER FOCUS, MEASUREMENT, WORKFORCE FOCUS, PROCESS MANAGEMENT, AND RESULTS. 3. TARGET AUDIENCE IS E6 TO E9, W2 TO W4, O1 TO O6 (ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVIST), GS7 TO GS15, AND AUXILIARISTS. COMMAND CADRE WILL BE GIVEN TOP PRIORITY. WAIVERS WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS WITH PRIOR APPROVAL FROM LDC STAFF. 4. FY09 CPEC ORIENTATION COURSE LOCATIONS, DATES, AND POCS: LOCATION DATE POC D9 - CLEVELAND, OH 07-08 OCT 2008 CPO AARON KNEPPER D11 - OAKLAND, CA 08-09 OCT 2008 MR. PHILLIP MIEDEMA D5 - ELIZABETH CITY, NC 15-16 OCT 2008 DR. KATHY NASH D1 - STATEN ISLAND, NY 21-22 OCT 2008 MR. SAMUEL KORNREICH D7 - MIAMI, FL 28-29 OCT 2008 MS. TERESA OLIVER HQ - WASHINGTON, DC 05-06 NOV 2008 MR. JEFF WRIGHT LDC - NEW LONDON, CT 19-20 NOV 2008 CWO MICHAEL BRZEZICKI D8 - NEW ORLEANS, LA 11-12 DEC 2008 LT SCOTT KREJCI D13 - SEATTLE, WA 04-05 DEC 2008 LCDR CHRISTINA DEAL D14 - HONOLULU, HI 08-09 DEC 2008 MS. PAM DITTRICK D17 - KETCHIKAN, AK 02-03 SEP 2009 CPO ERIC ENGVALL 5. INTERESTED PERSONNEL SHOULD CONTACT THE LOCAL POC TO BE PLACED ON A ROSTER. LOCAL POCS WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LOGISTICS DETAILS AS COURSE CONVENING DATES APPROACH. 6. COMMANDANTS PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE CRITERIA ORIENTATION COURSE MANAGER: CWO MICHAEL J. BRZEZICKI, (860)701-6689, E-MAIL MICHAEL.J.BRZEZICKI(AT)USCG.MIL 7. VADM CLIFFORD I. PEARSON, CHIEF OF STAFF, SENDS. 8. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.