CCISD pledges all elementary schools will have Leader in Me program by 2030

By 2030, all of Clear Creek ISD’s elementary schools will participate in the Leader in Me program, which teaches students leadership and life skills, adapted from the best-selling book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.” 

The details
CCISD’s board of trustees heard reports from staff and students on how the district’s existing Leader in Me programs were performing at its Sept. 28 meeting.

Currently, 22 of the district’s schools have an active program and of those, 16 of those schools have an assigned community partner offering financial and hands-on support, according to a presentation given at the meeting.

Community partners hail from a variety of industries, including finance and healthcare, with Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital spotlighted at the meeting as the original sponsor, which helped launch the district's first Leader in Me program in 2017.

Notable quote
"These sponsorships truly are more than financial support,” Glencora Rogers, executive director of Clear Creek Education Foundation, said at the meeting. “They tell our principals and teachers, 'We support the work you are doing,' and most importantly, they tell our students that 'We believe in you and we care about your future and your community is behind you.'"

Looking ahead
CCISD leaders hope to recruit partners for the six remaining schools that currently lack one, according to the presentation.