Lindbergh High School, Sperreng Middle School, and Truman Middle School were all named Promising Practice schools on Thursday, June 5.

Character.org, a leading advocate for cultivating the importance of character throughout American society and worldwide, certified 230 character-centered Promising Practices that have been implemented in schools and organizations.

Promising Practices are unique, effective, and replicable initiatives that inspire “goodness in action” and contribute
to the field of character development. Each Promising Practice aligns with one or more of the principles articulated in Character.org’s 11 Principles Framework.

LHS was credited because of the PAC advisory program, Sperreng was nominated for the Equity Committee for Honoring and Helping Others (ECHO), and Truman demonstrated promising practices through core values in action.

This year Character.org received applications that focused on a wide range of practices which included peer mentoring, providing service-learning opportunities for students that connect to what they are learning in the classroom, empowering student voice and leadership, encouraging students to the “do the right thing” for intrinsic rather than extrinsic reasons, and programs that create a caring school
community where everyone feels they belong. Many of the Promising Practices also involve parents and the local community.