Sharonville Elementary School has earned the Lighthouse School Designation from the Leader in Me program, recognizing Principal Kasi Jordan and the staff and students at Sharonville for the exemplary implementation of the Leader in Me initiative.
According to Leader in Me, Lighthouse Schools must demonstrate:
The principal, school administration and staff engage in ongoing learning and develop as leaders, while championing leadership for the school.
Leadership principles are effectively taught to all students through direct lessons, integrated approaches, and staff modeling. Students are able to think critically about and apply leadership principles.
Families and the school partner together in learning about The 7 Habits® and leadership principles through effective communication and mutual respect.
The school community is able to see leadership in the physical environment, hear leadership though a common language, and feel leadership through a culture of caring, relationships, and affirmation.
Leadership is shared by students through a variety of leadership roles and student voice leads to innovations within the school.
Schoolwide, classroom, family, and community leadership events provide authentic environments to celebrate leadership build culture, and allow students to practice leadership skills.
The school utilizes 4DX® process to identify and track progress toward Wildly Important Goals® (WIGs) for the school, classroom, and staff.
Students lead their own learning with the skills to assess their needs, set appropriate goals, and carry out action plans. They track progress toward goals in Leadership Notebooks and share these notebooks with adults in student-led conferences.
Teacher planning and reflection, trusting relationships, and student-led learning combine to create environments for highly engaged learning.
Throughout the school year, students at Sharonville Elementary and across the district's elementary schools have been focusing on activities surrounding The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, which are Be Proactive, Begin with the End in Mind, Put First Things First, Think Win-Win, Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood, Synergize, and Sharpen the Saw.
Leader in Me is a schoolwide framework designed to bring about student leadership, foster a positive and trusting culture, and improve academic outcomes.