Summary
Leader in Me, offered by Franklin Covey Education, provides lesson-based, teaching practices, and organizational strategies approaches to SEL. Leader in Me offers programming for grades K-12. A CASEL-approved evaluation demonstrates evidence of effectiveness at grades K-5. Resources are accessed via an online portal that offers structured lessons, extension activities, and professional development modules.
Strategies supporting educational equity (CASEL)
Leader in Me offers strategies for understanding context, working with bias, youth action projects, and customizing for context. This includes training offerings that help educators grow their ability to identify and reduce bias and promote inclusion and belonging in order to create equitable and accessible learning environments. Additionally, students are empowered to develop, initiate, and direct service-learning projects to address needs in their school and local communities.
Implementation
Below are key implementation details for this program. These specifications help determine if the program is a good fit for your school or organization.
Grade(s)
Elementary (K-5), Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Setting
Classroom, Schoolwide, Home, Community
Language
English
Cost
Pricing available through provider
# Lessons
35
Program Design
Tier 1 (Universal)
Technology Requirements
Unspecified
Staffing Requirements
Unspecified
Professional Development
Onsite in-person, Virtual, Offsite, Train the trainer
Outcomes
Advocate for reducing stigma associated with emotional and mental and behavioral health
Compare & contrast emotional, mental-behavioral illness, mental well-being and concurrent disorders
Decreased suicidal behavior
Describe how self-harm or suicide impacts other people
Describe laws related to minors accessing mental health care
Explain how to help someone who is thinking about attempting suicide
Identify school and community resources that can help a person with emotional, mental and behavioral health concerns
Improved Academic Performance
Improved attitude/behavior related to suicide
Improved identification of individuals at-risk for suicide
Improved Identity Development/ Agency
Improved Prosocial Behavior
Improved School Climate
Improved School Connectedness
Improved SEL Skills and Attitudes
Improved Teaching Practices
Increased help-seeking behavior
Reduced Emotional Distress
Reduced Problem Behavior
Evidence of Effectiveness
Results from a quasi-experimental evaluation conducted from 2009 to 2015 (unpublished report written in 2018) support the effectiveness of the Leader in Me curriculum for elementary students. The evaluation included students in grades K-5 (30% Hispanic/Latinx, 16% Black/African American, 65% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (FRPL)) from 154 schools in urban, suburban, and rural parts in a Southeastern state. The evaluation found a school-level reduction in conduct behaviors in schools participating in the Leader in Me program compared to control schools (outcomes reported as a cross section approximately six years after baseline while controlling for outcome pretest).
Published Studies
Refer to the provided CASEL for the most up-to-date published studies.
Schilling, S. (2018). A Quasi-Experimental Study of the Effect of the Leader in Me School Intervention on Discipline Incidents in Florida Schools. Unpublished manuscript.