No one can predict the future of exactly what students will face or what roles will be available. But we know this: they will need leadership—the ability to think critically, adapt quickly, and lead through uncertainty.
Great leaders build great leaders, and the work starts in schools.
Where Are All the Great Leaders?
They’re in your classrooms right now — where great leaders build great leaders.
Tune in to hear district and school leaders live at our sold-out Dallas Symposium, February 26th at 1:30 PM CT, and see what a culture of schoolwide leadership looks like.
Re-Imagine Leadership at the Symposium Live Stream Event
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Dallas, TX
February 25, 2026
2:00-4:00 p.m. EST
Join us for Symposium ’26, the must-attend leadership event of the year for PK–12 educators!
It’s Not a Dozen Different Issues. It’s One Systemic Gap.
Chronic absenteeism, behavior spikes, staff churn, stalled initiatives, academic gaps—these aren’t random or isolated. They’re symptoms of a system without leadership at the core.
When leadership isn’t embedded into how schools operate, every challenge requires a separate solution. But in systems where leadership is built in—at every level—schools move further, faster, and with less friction.
What Are Your Challenges?
Explore how schools are solving real problems by building leadership into the way they work every day, across every role.
Academic Performance Gaps
Leadership creates clarity around priorities, goals, and learning expectations. That consistency helps schools raise scores and close gaps.
Teacher Burnout & Turnover
Educators are more likely to stay when culture is strong and leadership is shared. Schools building adult capacity see better morale and less churn.
Behavior & Attendance
Schools using leadership-centered systems are seeing real shifts: fewer office referrals, stronger attendance, and calmer classrooms. When students are trusted with meaningful responsibility—and supported with consistent expectations—they show up more, act out less, and take school more seriously.
Chronic Absenteeism
Schools using leadership systems help students take ownership of their day, leading to stronger attendance, better engagement, and fewer behavior issues.
Be Part of the Conversation!
See how leadership is working in real schools, and ask your own questions in real time.
District Leader Live Stream Panel Event
February 26, 2026
1:30-3:00 p.m. CT
Free Registration
- Welcome from Sean Covey, Author and President of FranklinCovey Education
- Keynote from Dr. Christi Buell, Assistant Superintendent of Academic Services for Arlington ISD
- Student leadership panel
- Candid conversation with educators and district leaders
- Live Q&A throughout
What is Leader in Me?
It’s not another initiative. It’s how schools build leadership at every level.
Leader in Me is FranklinCovey's system for developing leadership across your entire school community. Through aligned student and adult learning, it builds shared habits, consistent expectations, and the capacity to lead across teams, classrooms, and grade levels.
It’s built to be embedded, not bolted on—helping schools align culture, instruction, and behavior around a common approach that supports:
- Aligns district priorities with daily leadership behaviors
- Builds capacity in adults before expecting change in students
- Embeds leadership into how school works and not as one more initiative
- Increases trust, retention, and shared leadership among staff
Used in more than 8,000 schools worldwide and grounded in decades of research, Leader in Me helps turn leadership from a theory into a system that works.
Where Are All the Great Leaders?
E-Book Report by Bestselling Author, Sean Covey
Drawing on the Leader in Me framework and real-world success stories from schools across the country, this report shows you how to build leaders today. You'll learn:
- The Root Cause: How turnover and soft-skills gaps stifle student potential.
- The 5 Paradigms: Mindset shifts to unlock the genius in every student.
- Beyond Academics: Integrating life-readiness skills without sacrificing rigor.
- AI vs. Human Leadership: Why empathy and will are the ultimate competitive advantage.
Real Stories of Building Leaders
Every school and district is navigating challenges that don’t have simple solutions: student disengagement, classroom disruptions, attendance dips, uneven academic performance, and teacher burnout. It’s not effort that’s missing. It’s the structure to develop the skills schools (and districts) rely on.
Republic High School
Samuel S. Gaines Academy
Glenwood Intermediate
Ethan's Journey
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