Developing Life-Ready Leaders

United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley is proud to sponsor Leader in Me

Leader in Me helps schools develop the whole person by preparing students to become life-ready leaders. Embraced by more than 3,500 schools in 50+ countries worldwide, the process unites students, staff and families around a common goal to prepare students with college, career and life-readiness skills they need to thrive in the 21st Century.

Leader in Me is an evidence-based, comprehensive school-improvement model - developed in partnership with educators - that empowers students with the leadership and life skills they need to thrive. 
 

What Leader in Me schools do

Leader in Me embodies a holistic approach to education, redefining how schools measure success. This approach empowers educators with effective practices and tools to:

• teach LEADERSHIP to every student
• create a CULTURE of student empowerment
• and align systems to drive results in ACADEMICS

Evidence-based results

Ongoing empirical research from more than 30 institutions reveals evidence of the significant impact Leader in Me can have in schools as it creates conditions to drive measurable results, such as: 

• Improved attendance
• Fewer discipline referrals
• Overall decrease in behavior incidents
• Increased ownership of learning and leadership opportunities among students

For more information about Leader in Me, click HERE.

How to help

United Way aims to grow Leader in Me to reach 9,000 more students in ten new schools by 2023.

For more information on corporate sponsorship and individual giving opportunities, please contact Chip Hurd at 610-807-5721.
 

History

Leader Lehigh Valley brought Leader in Me to our community, starting with Lincoln and Governor Wolf Elementary Schools in Bethlehem Area School District in 2011. Under the leadership of Al Douglass, Glen Bressner and Bob Gadomski, Leader Lehigh Valley grew the process to reach 38 schools throughout five school districts. In 2018, United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley entered an agreement with FranklinCovey Education, a division of Franklin Covey Co., to become the formal sponsor of Leader in Me in schools serving Lehigh, Northampton and Carbon counties.