PURPOSE:
Extreme Leadership offers students an opportunity to develop leadership skills through networking and collaborating with peers from surrounding districts, have meaningful conversations to solve problems, and work to make positive change. These Students In Action will work to create a sustainable service learning project that will work for the betterment of his/her school district and/or community.
Extreme Leadership is proud to partner with Multiplying Good, a national nonprofit that believes in the power of service to transform individuals and communities. Their FREE youth service, leadership and recognition program, Students In Action (SIA), provides middle school and high school aged youth teams with leadership training, engagement opportunities, and a prestigious platform for recognition framed around service to others, while helping young people to understand empathy, bias, and root causes, consensus building, project management, impact measurement, communication and presentation skills, and so much more!
PROGRAM DETAILS:
- Each school district registers to send two students ideally, one junior and one senior who have demonstrated leadership potential.
- The goal for the 2024 - 2025 would be for this Extreme Leadership: Students in Action group to be a minimum of FIVE students, any TWO of these students would be permitted to attend the required in person meetings if the need arises (example: illness or academic conflict)
- For the two CONFERENCE DATES - schools can choose to bring up to FIVE students.
- All meetings will be held in person
- Lunch will be provided to all Extreme Leadership attendees including teachers/advisors
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Bring a notebook and/or laptop to each meeting for note taking
- Be willing to collaborate and discuss ideas with a "think" partner from another district
- Brainstorm about current school, district, or community situations that need to be improved
- Consider the development of projects that would result in positive and sustainable change
BENEFITS FOR STUDENTS:
- Collaboration and networking time with peers from neighboring districts
- The opportunity to solve problems and create positive outcomes for schools and students
- Obtaining knowledge, guidance, and support from: Courtney Stein, Student In Action Liaison and Halee McCance, MIU4 Representative, on identifying and working through a Positive Change Initiative
Dates, Times, Location for Extreme Leadership 2023 - 2024 Meetings/Conferences:
- Thursday, September 26, 2024 - Meeting #1 & Fall Conference (REQUIRED)
- Registered schools can choose to bring up to FIVE students (two primary Extreme Leadership Students need to attend, feel free to bring up to three of your alternates).
- Thursday, December 5, 2024 - Meeting #2 (REQUIRED)
- Only TWO Primary Extreme Leadership students should attend
- Thursday, February 27, 2025 - Meeting # 3 & Winter Conference (REQUIRED)
- Registered schools can choose to bring up to FIVE students (two primary Extreme Leadership Students need to attend, feel free to bring up to three of your alternates).
- Thursday, March 27, 2025 - Practice Presentation Work Day (OPTIONAL)
- Wednesday, April 9, 2025 - LGI 1 & 2 - Presentation to Superintendents (REQUIRED)
Items to Note:
- All sessions will include lunch for students and teacher/advisors.
- Conference dates will begin promptly at 9:00AM and last until 1:30PM (this is a little longer day than we have had in the past, we will be hosting guest speakers and breakout rooms so activity will last longer on those two dates)
All sessions will be held at Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV, 453 Maple Street, Grove City, PA 16127.
MIU IV
Website: miu4.org
Location: 453 Maple Street, Grove City, PA, USA
Phone: 724-458-6700
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MIUIV
Twitter: @miuiv