Patricia Kay Beaver
Elementary
Leadership & Character Development Magnet
Parent Information Night
Vision Statement
Beavers build character one leader at a time.
http://www.youtube.com/wat
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PKB Mission
The Seven Habits
 Habit 1 - Be Proactive (You’re in Charge)
 Habit 2 - Begin with the End in Mind (Have a plan)
 Habit 3 - Put First Things First (Work first, then play)
 Habit 4 - Think Win-Win (Everyone Can Win)
 Habit 5 - Seek First to Understand then to be
Understood (Listen before you talk)
 Habit 6 - Synergize (Together is Better)
 Habit 7 - Sharpen the Saw (Balance Feels Best)
 Showcase student strengths through signature events.
What is a Magnet School?
A magnet school is a public school choice for
families with a specialized program or theme. The
school is open to students throughout the community
as well as from outside the school district.
Transportation is not provided.
What is leadership?
"Leadership is communicating to people
their worth and potential so clearly that they
come to see it in themselves."
- Stephen Covey's definition of leadership from 8th Habit
"Being a leader means doing the right thing
even when no one is watching."
- Stephen Covey
What is leadership?
"Leadership and learning are indispensable
to each other."
- JFK
"A leader is one who knows the way, goes
the way, and shows the way."
- John C. Maxwell
Why is leadership important?
As our future work force, students must be
collaborative contributors and have adequate
leadership skills.
We will be developing cooperative, responsible
learners.
We will be developing students that will be risktakers. Students willing to try new things and learn
from those experiences.
Why is leadership important?
The Leader in Me research shows that parents and
employer needs were similar.
Initiative and self-motivation
Self-confidence
Planning skills
Goal setting skills
Organization and time management skills
General Information
School hours
8:40am - 3:25pm 1st-6th
8:40am - 12:00pm Kindergarten (full day begins 2nd
trimester)
Services
ASES and AIP
Breakfast for All
General Information
Staff training
Leader in Me book study
Summer inservice training by Franklin Covey trainers.
Instructional Materials
Teachers will utilize the same instructional resources as
other schools in the district. Beaver elementary will be
infusing leadership and character development in all
curricular areas.
Parent Involvement
Parent Teacher Club (PTC)
 Fundraising
 Special events
School Site Council
Other committees
Parent/teacher/student Communication
Community Service Projects
Classroom volunteers
Resources
 The Leader in Me book
 The Leader in Me website
 http://www.theleaderinme.org/
 AB Combs website
 http://combses.wcpss.net/
 Youtube links
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P_1EZ34BWo
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfXm3vX5Ob4&feature=youtu
be_gdata_player
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC3SuQeQ84o
Contact Information
Libby Holmes
[email protected]
(209) 556-1520
PKB website - http://ceresbeaver.sharpschool.net/