I'll tell you how out of the loop I am -- I just had to search the League site to get up to speed on the current license structure. I knew the code was long gone, but I didn't know it's only Technician, General, and Extra now.
I'd suggest first off, to greatly simplify the process, to limit this to only the Technical license -- this should be only for people who aren't currently hams. I'd also make it a requirement for folks to buy the The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual before hand, so everyone's using the same resource.
I haven't looked at question pool materials in almost 15 years, but from what I know of the old structure, I'll assume that the new technician written is about like the old, which would make the theory pretty basic, and the hard part being the rules and regulations.
The earlier the students get their copies of the books and do what they can on their own, the more successful the class will go, of course. The hard part is striking a balance between getting into too much technical detail on the theory, which isn't the intent of the service, and just cramming for the test by trying to teach the question pool. As I recall, the Instructor's Manual is a great tool for finding that balance.
Now, can anyone who's currently a VE refresh me or bring me up to the present on what *I* need to do to become a VE? Do I still just join a VEC such as W5YI (is he still around?).
I think this can work. I don't want to pick up tha ball and run with it, but we seem to have enough licensees on here to get a pertty effective team going. Wether we can do that in two months is another story, but if the presently-experienced guys can get us old timers up to speed, we could pull it off.
Also, Westford might not be convenient for everyone, or the schedule might not work. If that's the case, people should go to
ARRL Home Page. At the top is some links to Classes, and Exams, which will bring up a search function to organizations who do these services already.