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Butts County Schools highlights second year of 'Leader in Me' character program
Summary
A presenter for Butts County Schools described the districtwide, second-year implementation of the 'Leader in Me' program, based on Stephen Covey's 7 Habits, noting Lighthouse School designation, student goal portfolios, and parent reports that students are applying the habits at home.
A presenter for Butts County Schools outlined the district's second year of the Leader in Me character-education program during a recent "Lowdown" segment, saying the effort aims to teach leadership habits to students and staff across the district.
The presenter said the program is grounded in Stephen Covey's 7 Habits, describing the first three—"Be proactive," "Begin with the end in mind," and "Put first things first"—as habits that focus on individual planning and responsibility. "We're working on our second year of Leader in Me," the presenter said. "We feel like this will be a ... way to show the leader potential in every one of our teachers and every one of our students."
The presenter summarized habits 4 through 6—"Think win-win," "Seek first to understand, then to be understood," and "Synergize"—as emphasizing collaboration and listening skills. Habit 7, "sharpen the saw," was described as encouraging renewal and self-improvement so students and staff remain effective leaders.
The district is also pursuing a Lighthouse School designation, the presenter said, explaining that the label reflects a school that has created an environment of leaders. The presenter said students will develop personal goals and maintain year-end portfolios documenting benchmarks and the steps they took to reach those goals.
Parents, the presenter said, have already reported seeing the program transfer to home life. "I've already had parents talk to me about how their students are using these 7 habits at school, but it's transitioning to the home," the presenter said.
The rollout is staged by grade level, the presenter said, with elementary and middle schools currently further along "by design" and an expectation that the program will extend into high school as eighth graders move into ninth grade.
The presenter asked community members to support the initiative and closed the segment by inviting listeners to watch the next edition of the Lowdown.
No formal actions, votes, or references to statutes or ordinances were made during the segment.
