Leader in Me at Martinez

Finding Inspiration in Every Turn

Reynaldo Martinez Elementary School is proud to be a Leader in Me School.

Leader in Me is a whole-school improvement process based on the idea that everyone can be a leader. This evidence-based approach empowers students with the leadership and life-skills they need to thrive in the 21st century.

We focus on developing the whole-child by...

Teaching LEADERSHIP to every student,

creating a CULTURE of student empowerment,

and aligning systems to drive results in ACADEMICS.

7 Habits of Highly Effective People

4 Disciplines
of Execution

7 Habits of Highly Effective People is one of the key frameworks of the Leader in Me process. In addition to helping students learn and apply leadership skills, the 7 Habits give us a common language in building a supportive emotional environment.

The 4 Disciplines of Execution is another key framework of the Leader in Me that helps us to identify, track, and achieve academic and personal Wildly Important Goals (WIGs).

The 7 HABITS

#1 BE PROACTIVE

YOU ARE IN CHARGE

OF YOURSELF!

#2 BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND

MAKE A PLAN!

#3 PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST

WORK FIRST,

THEN PLAY

#4 THINK WIN-WIN

EVERYONE CAN WIN

#5 SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND, THEN TO BE UNDERSTOOD

LISTEN BEFORE YOU TALK

#6 SYNERGIZE

VALUE OTHER'S STRENGTHS AND LEARN FROM THEM

Reynaldo Martinez Elementary School

Leader in Me at Martinez

Finding Inspiration in Every Turn

7 Habits of Highly Effective People

4 Disciplines
of Execution