The following is a general list of the expectations for department heads for Free Spirit Gathering

1. Review objectives with Coordinator – discuss with coordinator the objectives of the department for the festival.
2. Review budget – determine how money is to be spent – Review the budget for the department with the coordinator, determine whether sufficient resources have been allocated, and determine how that money will be spent.
3. Set Schedule – If necessary, set the schedule for Events related to your department and coordinate with other department heads and head of programming that schedule so it can be put on the official schedule.
4. Organize volunteers – As necessary, communicate with, organize, and schedule volunteers for your department.
5. Prepare periodic reports – Provide periodic reports to the Coordinator on your departments as necessary. This is typically monthly, but may be different depending upon the department.
6. Run Department at festival – Serve as the primary organizer for items related to your department during festival.
7. Provide post festival report on department to coordinator – What worked, what didn’t, ideas of next year, etc.