Our Agendas at Work

CHARACTER COUNTS!
School Agendas...

Help kids make good choices to achieve:

• Academic success
• Social tolerance and acceptance
• High ethical standards
• Greater self-esteem

Assist Teachers, Schools/School Districts and Parents in:

• Implementing or supporting CHARACTER COUNTS! or another character education program for grades K-12
• Creating a more nurturing school environment conducive to learning
• Fostering parental involvement in the educational process
• Strengthening communication between home and classroom
• Building strong communities by developing important social skills in our youth



BOOST YOUR BUDGET!

Short on funding for your agendas? Get creative! There are many ways to work around budgetary constraints if you just know where to look. Click here to see how allocations can be found within your own community and through Safe and Drug Free funding. In addition, you can access federal and state grant applications, as well as private funding sources, by clicking here. So even if you're facing a budget crunch, your students don't have to miss out on the invaluable character education lessons provided by our agendas throughout the school year. With a little bit of leg work, a lot of funding can be obtained. There is a wealth of financial support just waiting for you!

When Comparing Agendas, Consider This:

The CHARACTER COUNTS! School Agendas are designed to inspire your students and staff, while serving as a necessary connection between the classroom and home.  Our five levels of agendas (primary – college) feature weekly biographies of diversified contemporary and historical people who have made a difference in the world and serve as role models for all of us.  These stories, along with corresponding character education lesson ideas, provide guidance to students on how to approach life choices and tackle difficult decisions.

The biographies and lesson ideas provide the foundation for classroom discussion about the “Six Pillars of Character:” trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, citizenship, and the numerous traits associated with them. These pillars and traits represent common human values we, as a society, hold in high regard. 

Weekly exercises within each page layout are designed to create a forum for classroom discussion and encourage students to express their feelings and opinions. Ultimately, these open discussions create greater peer-to-peer understanding, which fosters a positive school climate centering on mutual respect and acceptance.

The proper use of these unique agendas will assist students in reaching their academic and human potential, while showing them their character really does count!
Don't Miss...


1. People of
    Character Posters
Large, full color posters are suitable for framing to display in your school classrooms, lobby, library, or corridors. These original art posters match inspiring people of character with the CHARACTER COUNTS! Six Pillars. Each poster includes the featured person of character’s brief biography, motivational quote, and his or her character-related contribution. Sold individually or in sets of six. An additional set of posters is added each year.

2. Durable Plastic
    Front Cover Selections
While we continue to offer our most popular front cover choices of previous years, we’ve also added new designs in both agenda sizes. Our durable plastic front covers feature a see-through window that allows school name/mascot or student identity information to show through it.

3. Enhanced Primary     Agenda
Each character profile in our primary agenda has been enhanced by the addition of a trait-related contribution describing how that particular person personifies one of the Six Pillars and a corresponding character trait. 

4. Drug-Free Ad Now     Standard in All Agendas
All of our 2008-’09 stock and custom agendas include an anti-drug ad to assist schools in qualifying for Safe & Drug Free Funding. This ad, provided free of charge in all of our agenda levels, encourages students to remain drug free and discourages alcohol and tobacco use.

5. Column
     Elementary Layout
Our column elementary agenda layout proved very popular in its initial year. Returning for the 2008-’09 season, this layout is designed for elementary students but is also appropriate for middle school use.

6. Two-Page Monthly
     Planning Calendars
Two-page planning calendars appearing at the start of each month in all agenda levels provide students with more room to record daily events.

7. Ordering by Telephone
We encourage you to order by telephone! Our customer service representatives will be happy to assist you in doing so. If you prefer, however, you can complete our easy-to-follow order form by utilizing the step-by-step instructions provided.

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