Using Your Students/Leadership Class

Holly Branch

Student Council Advisor

Musselman High School---Inwood, WV

Leadership---Who are they?

• 5th period; Juniors & Seniors

• Executive committee of student council

• 10-20 students ideal• They must WANT to be in

this class! They are going to work!

The Selection Process– Applications available 1 month before

scheduling (December)– Signatures of peers and teachers– Essays (what is expected of them)– GPA/transcript/discipline/attendance checked– 2 letters of recommendation– This is the executive committee of the student

council!! – Summer reading

What Does Leadership Do?

• Teacher Breakfast• 2-Spirit Weeks• 2-Blood Drives• Homecoming Dance• Talent Show• Charm Revue/Mr. Musselman Pageants• Relay for Life Activities• Day of Caring• Parent Teacher Conferences/Freshmen Oreintation• Adopt a Family for Christmas

Student Council

Traditions

What Does Leadership Do?

Big Events• Renaissance Lists/Cards• VIP Tables at Lunch• Renaissance Day• Staffulty Car Wash/Luncheon• Free Periods every nine

weeks• Achieving Applemen• Commitment to Graduate• Academic Pep Rally• Lol-Apple-Ooza• JR-MAC conferences

Smaller Stuff

• Staffulty Birthdays• Student Birthdays• Word of the Week• 100% Club• Student of the Week• Staffulty of the Week• Rise and Shine• A Day• Bracelets• Theme Shirts

Renaissance

How Do I Lead this Group of Exceptional Students?

• Clear expectations• Lots of Lists/Organization• MUST HAVE administrative support• Great to recruit other staffulty

Outside Obligations

• 3 meetings in June & July• Summer Reading• In school 1-week before rest of students• Teacher Breakfast• Freshmen Orientation• Greet everyone first day• Early to school A LOT• Few events require extra hours!

How Do I Grade Leadership Students?

• 2 weeks notice for outside of school day• 100 points per hour• Overall holistic grade of events (group decision)• Guest Speakers• Summer Reading• Parliamentary Procedures Presentations• Guest Speakers• Daily Points (10 pts./day)• Self Evaluation each 9-weeks• Make up time/50 points per page• I take Renaissance Incentives

True Colors—Know Their Strengths

Quadrant 1

Proficient Controlled intelligent

Original analytical ingenious

Cool needs private time persistent

Inventive work is play accurate

Logical insightful conceptual

Innovative Precise use of language

Absorbs and stores knowledge complex

Values competence Visionary curious

Quadrant 2

Friendly NurturingEmpathetic

Peacemaker Receptive OpenImaginative Harmonious SincereDevoted Team Player

AgreeableHonest Good-natured GenuineRomantic Authentic IntuitiveOptimistic Creative

PerceptiveUnique

Quadrant 3

Sense of humor Troubleshooting TolerantEnergetic Competitive CompetentImpulsive Easily bored SkilledEfficient Direct Non-structuredFlexible Action-oriented DecisiveMulti-tasking Spontaneous Hands-onSelf-Confident Brave and bold Negotiator

Entertainer

Quadrant 4

Traditional Dependable Calculated

Practical Organized Seeks closure

Responsible Attention to detail Loyal

Trustworthy Policy Enforcer Stable

Efficient Prepared List maker

Sensible Follows through Structure

Patriotic Common Sense

Work-then play

Green

The driving force in Green people is competency. Naturally curious, they thirst for knowledge and information and like to come up with solutions and systems for solving problems and inventing a better future. Preferring to keep their emotions to themselves they approach situations objectively.

Blue

• Blue peoples driving force is relationship. Before blues make a decision, they check to determine how it will affect the people involved. They will go the extra mile, often putting the needs of others before their own.

Orange

• Orange peoples driving force is freedom. They are opportunistic people and if they feel they do not feel they do not have choices, they may just create some. Natural risk-takers, rules seem to be guidelines to aim for and are often flexible and negotiable.

Gold

• Gold people “set the gold standard” and strive to be as “good as gold”. Their driving force is responsibility. Conscientious, dependable individuals, they want to do the right thing, following established standards.