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Presenter outlines Leader in Me rollout for West Clermont schools
Summary
District presenters described the Leader in Me program as a preschool-through-12 framework to teach leadership habits, said professional development for staff began this year, and cited early student leadership examples such as "lighthouse teams."
A presenter described Leader in Me as "a preschool through twelfth grade program," saying the evidence‑based model is intended to build leadership skills for students and staff and to create "a high trust school culture" across the district.
The presenters said the program's framework centers on "seeing, doing, and getting," meaning what students observe shapes their actions, and those actions determine outcomes. "So for example, 1 of the paradigms ... is that every everyone can be a leader," the presenter said, adding that leadership is taught as a skill for all students, not just a few.
Another staff member urged patience with implementation, saying leaders should think of the program "more as…
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