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Winchester Leaders Honor Soldier Leaders

Default Avatar  Kathy Brachmann  Jul 29, 2011

For Memorial Day we had a ceremony that honored about 20 local and men and women.  In addition, the father of one of our 6th grade students, who is currently serving in Iraq, was able to Skype in during the ceremony.  What a touching moment!  It was an unforgettable day for everyone involved.

After the ceremony we received this letter from a parent.

The ceremony that you put together today was s...

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The Leader in Me expanding to all elementary schools in district

User profile picture  John Peck  Jul 26, 2011

Our school district officials are so ecstatic about the success we have had  with The Leader in Me that they recently voted unanimously to extend the program to our three other elementary schools next year.
Carey Mayor Randy Patterson attended our May 5th Leadership Day at Carey School. He said the program has affected the entire community. “We're preparing these children for life. It's an excel...

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Winchester Elementary Jumps 35 Spots!

Default Avatar  FranklinCovey  Jul 18, 2011

“Business First” rates the academic performance of 280 public and private elementary schools in the eight counties of Western New York, based on four years of test data from the New York State Education Department. Schools are listed from top to bottom.
Winchester Elementary, The Leader in Me Lighthouse School in West Seneca, New York jumped from the 86th spot last year to the 51st spot this yea...

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Layoff Tests Resolve

Default Avatar  FranklinCovey  Jul 15, 2011

I'm totally blind & reside in AZ. I’m the pianist at the American Leadership Academy and I'm familiar with The Leader In Me through the school. My story begins in August 2010 when I learned that I would be laid off.

It would have been so easy to have the feelings of bitterness, anger, and resentment. But, the thing I've appreciated about the habits is that when something of this sort happens I n...

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The Leader in Me Schools Help One Another

Default Avatar  FranklinCovey  Jul 08, 2011

Story #1
As a Leader In Me school in Missouri, we have been teaching our children the 7 Habits. This spring it was obvious our lessons were making a big impact on the lives of our children.  
Shepard students had accumulated the school store profits from the year. As in the past, they needed to decide which whole school project in which to use the funds. Our students were much more thoughtful in ...

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Interview with Jean-Claude Brizard

Default Avatar  FranklinCovey  Jul 07, 2011

Below is a recent interview with Jean-Claude Brizard, the new CEO of Chicago Public Schools .

Why did you choose to implement The Leader in Me process with Rochester City School District?
“The program is part of an overall belief system, that too often when you look at education we tend to focus on the adults and what they are doing, and seldom do we look at what the children are doing.  We don't...

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