Fort Zumwalt is proud to be a Leader in Me School District. Leader in Me is an evidence-based PK-12 model, developed in partnership with educators, designed to build resilience and leadership in students, create a high-trust culture, and help improve academic achievement. This evidence-based approach empowers students with the leadership and life skills they need to thrive in life and in work. We focus on developing the whole child by:
teaching LEADERSHIP to every student,
creating a CULTURE of student empowerment,
and aligning systems to drive results in ACADEMICS.
7 Habits of Highly Effective People
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is one of the key frameworks of the Leader in Me process. In addition to helping students learn and apply leadership skills, the 7 Habits give us a common language in building a supportive emotional environment.
4 Disciplines of Execution
The 4 Disciplines of Execution is another key framework of the Leader in Me that helps us to identify, track, and achieve academic and personal Wildly Important Goals (WIGs).
We invite families and community partners to join us in our mission to Educate, Empower and Equip Students to Excel by:
Attending an upcoming leadership event
Supporting one of our service-learning projects
Visiting the Leader in Me Family Development page to learn more
Currently, five Fort Zumwalt elementary schools have attained Lighthouse status. They are models in the 7 Habits and the power of common language. Fort Zumwalt's Lighthouse schools are: Forest Park Elementary, JL Mudd Elementary, Mid Rivers Elementary, Pheasant Point Elementary and Twin Chimneys Elementary.
The Early Childhood Center, East High, Hope High, North Middle, North High, Progress South Elementary, South Middle, South High and West High are in year one.
The following schools are in year two: Dardenne Elementary, DuBray Middle, Emge Elementary, Flint Hill Elementary, The Mike Clemens Center for Adaptive Learning, Mount Hope Elementary, Ostmann Elementary, Rock Creek Elementary, St. Peters Elementary, West Middle and Westhoff Elementary
Hawthorn Elementary and Lewis & Clark Elementary are in year three.
Learn more about Leader in Me.