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Board hears district report on 'Leader in Me' program and reported gains in attendance, discipline and some achievement measures
Summary
Presenters described the district’s Leader in Me leadership program, highlighted student-led practices and service learning, and reported reductions in chronic absenteeism (from about 29% to 16.66%) and discipline cases roughly halved at implementing schools; leaders cautioned about startup costs and emphasized teacher buy-in.
District staff and school leaders presented an overview of the Leader in Me schoolwide leadership and character-development program at the April 14 work session, describing classroom routines, student leadership roles and service-learning projects that support character and attendance improvements.
Nikki Gore, a Leader in Me coordinator, explained the program teaches the Seven Habits of highly effective people through daily lessons, student-led instruction and data portfolios where students track weekly academic and attendance metrics. Gore said students hold weekly accountability meetings with partners, lead…
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