LEADERSHIP
General Qualities of Leadership:
- Is creative in solving problems, applying ideals, and making suggestions
- Demonstrates initiative in promoting school activities and events
- Contributes suggestions that improve the civic aspect of school
- Inspires positive behavior in fellow students and encourages peers to uphold school ideals
- Is thoroughly dependable, reliable, and efficient in all tasks undertaken
- Demonstrates academic initiative
- Is able to delegate tasks and responsibility to others
- Is a leader in the classroom, at work, and in other school and community activities
Leadership in the Classroom:
- Leaders model appropriate behavior for others in class
- Leaders focus on achieving academically and participating in class on a regular basis
- Leaders often direct class discussion and answer sessions
- Other class members will look to leaders when they are lost or unsure of what they are doing
- Leaders make sure that all members of a group have shared in the workload
- Leaders care about the quality of their classwork and diligently pursue excellence
- Leaders consistently do homework and all other tasks assigned by the teacher
- Leaders constantly apply themselves to the material
- Leaders take it upon themselves to help others achieve along with them
- Leaders actively seek to make up work rather than having the teacher tell them what must be completed
- Leaders seek to constructively resolve problems among peers
CHARACTER
The Qualities of Character:
- Takes criticism willingly and accepts recommendations graciously
- Consistently exemplifies desirable qualities of behavior (cheerfulness, friendliness, poise, stability)
- Upholds principles of morality and ethics
- Cooperates by complying with school regulations concerning property, programs, office, halls, etc.
- Demonstrates the highest standards of honesty and reliability
- Regularly shows courtesy, concern, and respect for others
- Observes instructions and rules, is punctual, and faithful both inside and outside of the classroom
- Has powers of concentration, self-discipline, and sustained attention as shown by perseverance and application to studies
- Manifests truthfulness in acknowledging obedience to rules, avoiding cheating in written work, and showing unwillingness to profit by the mistakes of others
- Actively helps rid the school of bad influences or environment
- Demonstrates the six general qualities of respect, responsibility, trustworthiness, fairness, caring, and citizenship
