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Middletown City Schools board approves three-year 'Leader in Me' K–12 program funded with IDEA Part B reallocation and sponsor grant
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The Middletown City Board of Education approved a three-year K–12 agreement to implement the Leader in Me leadership and character program. The district will pay an initial allocation from IDEA Part B early-intervening funds; an affiliated sponsor will cover a portion of the cost.
The Middletown City Board of Education on April 14 approved a three-year districtwide contract to implement Leader in Me, a leadership and character development program based on Franklin Covey’s 7 Habits, with the district covering an initial allocation using IDEA Part B early‑intervening funds and a Leader in Me‑affiliated sponsor offsetting a portion of the price.
District officials said the program will be implemented in all buildings K–12 and is intended to provide a single, research‑based framework and common language across schools. Director of Student Services Susanna Davis told the board Leader in Me “is rooted in the internationally known 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey” and that the district chose it after an exhaustive review for a program that could scale K–12 and be sustained over time.
Supporters said Leader in Me embeds social‑emotional and leadership instruction into daily academic instruction rather than delivering stand‑alone SEL…
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