1. Using Your Students/Leadership Class
Holly Branch
Student Council Advisor
Musselman High School---Inwood, WV

2. 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!
5th period because---longest period; sell tickets (access to all students); announcements, can do games, we serve at lunches; this class is never missed b/c it is LUNCH
**WANT—they have to want this. I make it very clear what I expect of them and that I NEED them to help our school be the best it can be. I try to scare them off a few times before the beginning of the next year so I can lose the dead weight. The super involved kids (athletes, theater, etc. struggle but it is possible!!)

3. 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

4. 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
We have only been doing Renaissance 5 ½ years.
Student Council active for a VERY Long time.

5. What Does Leadership Do?
Big Events
Smaller Stuff
Renaissance
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
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

6. How Do I Lead this Group of Exceptional Students?
Clear expectations
Lots of Lists/Organization
MUST HAVE administrative support
Great to recruit other staffulty

7. 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!

8. 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
Daily Points (10 pts./day)
Self Evaluation each 9-weeks
Make up time/50 points per page
I take Renaissance Incentives

9. True Colors—Know Their Strengths

11. 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

12. Quadrant 2 Friendly Nurturing Empathetic Peacemaker Receptive Open
Imaginative Harmonious Sincere
Devoted Team Player Agreeable
Honest Good-natured Genuine
Romantic Authentic Intuitive
Optimistic Creative Perceptive
Unique

13. Quadrant 3 Sense of humor Troubleshooting Tolerant
Energetic Competitive Competent
Impulsive Easily bored Skilled
Efficient Direct Non-structured
Flexible Action-oriented Decisive
Multi-tasking Spontaneous Hands-on
Self-Confident Brave and bold Negotiator
Entertainer

14. 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

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. 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.