October | 2022 | Adopt-A-School of Beaufort Co., Inc.

SHES has had a Leader in Me program for over five years. That program stresses teaching and encouraging leadership principles and learning to incorporate the 7 Habits in daily life. The 7 Habits are:

• Be proactive
• Begin with the end in mind
• Put first things first
• Think win-win
• See first to understand, then to be understood
• Synergize
• Sharpen the saw

Under the leadership of Dr. Tara Mack, Principal, SHES administration, staff, and students have worked hard to learn and live the 7 Habits. There are signs, bulletin board displays, and activities that are visible throughout the school. Once a school has been a Leader in Me school for three to five years, it is eligible for consideration to be a Lighthouse Certified school. This is a major achievement for SHES, and they held a school-wide celebration to recognize it.

The program is described by its creators at Franklin Covey as follows: “Lighthouse Certification comes as a result of implementing Leader in Me with fidelity. Schools use a Lighthouse Rubric to measure outcomes in three areas: teaching leadership principles, creating a leadership culture, and aligning academic systems. Schools also measure their success as it relates to their unique school.”

Adopt-A-School presented SHES with a custom-made lighthouse to display at the school as a symbol of the outstanding achievement of being a Lighthouse Certified school.

We are excited to announce that Kerry Jones has been hired as the Volunteer Coordinator now that volunteers are being welcomed back to school.

She served as the Head Teacher at a prep preschool in New Jersey for nine years. During this time, she taught basic education principles, exceeded the licensing requirement for continued education, received the highest evaluation possible three years in a row, and developed family relationships that built the program to become one of the most demanded in the area, with a three-year waiting list.

She also served her community for over ten years as the Open Space Advisory Committee Secretary.

She and her husband are building a home on St. Helena Island. She is already becoming involved in the community by serving as a substitute teacher in Beaufort County. She explains that taking teaching assignments in the county is a perfect way to learn about the school system, and she loves working with children.

She has hit the ground running by getting updated Volunteer Applications and Volunteer Requests Forms to the school, creating a Volunteer Packet of essential information to assist volunteers, representing Adopt-A-School at the Dataw Island Carnival of Clubs to recruit volunteers, and making contact with teachers to encourage them to use a volunteer.

If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Kerry at [email protected].

Adopt-A-School of Beaufort Co., Inc.

Monthly Archives: October 2022

St. Helena Elementary School Achieved Lighthouse Certification!

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