Principle 1
Promote core ethical and performance values as the foundation of good character.
Principle 2
Define “character” comprehensively to include thinking, feeling, and doing.
Principle 3
Use a comprehensive, intentional, and proactive approach to character development.
Principle 4
Create a caring community.
Principle 5
Provide students with opportunities for moral action.
Principle 6
Offer a meaningful and challenging academic curriculum that respects all learners, develops their character, and helps them succeed.
Principle 7
Foster students’ self-motivation.
Principle 8
Engage staff as an ethical learning community that shares responsibility and adheres to the same core values that guide students.
Principle 9
Foster shared leadership and long-range support of the initiative.
Principle 10
Engage families and community members as partners in the character-building effort.
Principle 11
Regularly assesses culture and climate, functioning of staff as character educators, and the extent to which students manifest good character.
