Role of the Administrator

1. Become knowledgeable about character education. See Books and Resources.

2. Become an advocate for it.

3. Provide staff development and in-service training. See article on Staff Development. Go over the Code of Ethics each year.

4. Appoint a character education team. Give them a mission and timetable. See School-wide planning and programming.

5. Hold the team accountable to you.

6. Model values with other administrators, teachers, students and parents.

7. Bring in a consultant or mentor to help your school with character education.

8. Add character traits to Teacher Evaluations.

9. Involve students in governance and decision-making.

10. Find ways to address the community.

11. Be an advocate with parents.

12. Encourage character education in curriculum writing.

13. Make a school-wide behavior plan (See discipline) that fosters character development, especially in shared spaces.
 

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