Policy debate is a team-policy event that addresses a unique policy resolution set forth by various organizations. These leagues provide competitive events throughout the year for students in public, private, charter and home schools. Monument Members receive weekly source material to help prepare for competition.
Policy Leagues We Follow
We often have source material overlap to other leagues, but the three we remain focused on throughout Season 19 are:
Visit any of the download pages above to explore the growing content at Monument.
Season 19 Release Schedule
Open enrollment June 1-August 31, 2018. Season 19 releases begin August 6.
Monument releases TWO semesters of content every Monday morning, plus preseason in the summer. Each semester contains hundreds of releases, custom written to specific leagues and events, totaling 420 guaranteed releases for the entire year. The school season is as follows:
- Preseason • FREE releases through July
June and half of July consist of weekly releases on the front cover of MonumentMembers.com. These releases consist of official downloads explaining the transformative power of successful speech and debate participation. The Preseason material is FREE during their release weeks with NO OBLIGATION to buy. - Semester 1 begins August 6
Releases begin in August and last through December, totaling 20 official lessons for 13 events and categories: 260 total downloads! Events include Policy Debate, Lincoln-Douglas, Public Forum, Parliamentary Debate, Extemp, Apologetics, Platform and Interpretation. - Semester 2 begins January 4
Releases begin in January and last through May, totaling 20 additional releases for 8 events and categories: 160 total downloads! A special invitation to some national tournament training will be extended to Semester 2 Monument Members who make it to their national competition.