Leadership

ATLAS is a Leader in Me School

What is The Leader in Me?

The Leader in Me is a principle-based approach to leadership and life skills. With origins dating back to the late 90’s, Leader in Me was launched in 2008 as a solution to drive results in leadership, culture, and academics. In 2018, it was evaluated by Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL), and met their requirements to be listed as a SELect Program – an important designation for many of their education clients. Leader in Me also aligns with Character Education, 21st Century Skills, Whole Child Development, and other various student development paradigms. Leader in Me supports staff and students as they:

• Understand and manage emotions

• Set and achieve positive goals

• Feel and show empathy for others

• Establish and maintain positive relationships

Leader in Me teaches foundational principles and skills that are widely accepted as essential to personal leadership such as responsibility, vision, time management, communication, collaboration, relationship building, and wellness, in order to serve all students in all communities.

The Leader in Me: A New Way to Define Leadership

Many people equate leadership with a formal position of authority. But we believe anyone can be a leader by intentionally leading one’s own life (leading self) and working well with and encouraging the greatness in others—whether family, friends, neighbors, or colleagues (leading others).
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Daily Curriculum!

Students participate in direct leadership instruction with a 20 minute lesson a day, four days per week. Students also participate in goal setting and goal tracking. They are encouraged to use Habit 8 - Find Your Voice to help influence the direction of our middle school program.