The Leadership Model
Sunday, 10 October 2010 08:47 Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 February 2011 11:45
The Leadership Model Program receives national recognition for its emphasis on developing leadership in young children. It is grounded in the belief that building cooperative relationships and nurturing responsiblity, kindness and good judgement is the basis for creating a successful community of learners. By developing the WHOLE child - socially, emotionally, academically and ethically - the program fosters a climate of principle-centered and personal leadership.
The principles of Dr. Stephen R. Covey , internationally renowned consultant and author of the 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE and FIRST THINGS FIRST, are embedded in the school's culture and guide the student, faculty and staff in building the leadership model. In addition, as part of a collaboration with the PTA, community members and families are given the opportunity through seminars to learn about and apply these principles.
Each quarter of the school year, students identify and set their own personal academic goals. Using Baldrige criteria, data collection and data analysis practices, children track their progress and growth over the course of the school year. Students also learn social etiquette and develop communication and presentation skills through student-lead programming including a daily news broadcast, school-wide assemblies, community service projects, and an innovative Leader of the Week Program featuring local, state and national leaders.
Sample Data Notebook Pages
Creating a leadership model in a school is such an exciting process! We are poised and ready to help in any way we can. Data notebooks have become an integral part of our model. Our data notebook pages were created by our staff members and are tailored specifically to the groups of children we have. The pages are tweaked every year to meet the needs of our students. Data notebooks can be a powerful act of improvement when created by your own teams of teachers. We are happy to share examples of our pages, but maintain that by making the process your own, you will bring about the best results. We are honored to be a lighthouse school for others interested in the leadership model and are committed to sharing our vision and accomplishments with you!
- Cover Page
- Attendance/ Tardies (k-5)
- Behavior (4-5)
- Covey Pages
- Enthusiasm Graph (3-5)
- Leadership Planner (k-2)
- Leadership Planner (3-5)
- Mission (3-5)
- Quick Check
- Self Assessment (k-1)
- Sight Words (k-2)
- Word Families (1-2)
Leadership Day
Interested in visiting A.B. Combs? Twice a year (typically in the fall and spring) educators from all over the world are invited to learn about our school in a day-long seminar where you will be greeted by students, see a presentation of flags from countries that are represented at A.B. Combs, and learn more about what makes our model so unique. You will hear and see students as they give speeches, showcase their talents, present data notebooks, and share their experiences about what it means to be a leader. Leadership Day also includes classroom visits. To see Leadership Day in action, check out our student-created video in Animoto: http://animoto.com/play/H3QKLklCKFbEmFo2DPNTkg?autostart=true. To find out more about dates, cost, and availabilities for Leadership Day, please contact administrative assistant, Susan Woodruff at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
212° Theme
A few years ago, Combs learned what it means to go 212º. Watch the video that inspired us!
