“If one is lucky, a solitary fantasy can totally transform one million realities.” —Maya Angelou

When Muriel Summers was given an ultimatum to either reinvent A. B. Combs or be shut down in 1999, she led her staff in the implementation of a new leadership model that soon took the education field by storm. The Leader in Me was most definitely a “solitary fantasy” for A. B. Combs and it’s almost unbelievable to think that The Leader in Me was once a “solitary fantasy” for Cooper. We have transformed hundreds of students’ realities through the Leader in Me journey at Cooper and it has changed all of us along the way too. In our busy lives, we often stop to reflect, to look around, and to ponder the influence we have on those around us. However, as Albert Schweitzer once said, “Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.”

We led by example and they have followed. Cleveland, Randolph, and Emerson became Leader in Me schools in September 2013. Garfield is starting their journey in September 2014. Rosedale, Hayes, Grant, and Webster have all been in talks with Terry and are in various stages on their leadership path. Cooper was and continues to be a leader in Livonia Public Schools. With the invitation to be on the school tour for the Michigan Symposium (Michigan is one of 14 states and 1 province to hold Leader in Me Symposiums), we have demonstrated that we are a leader in our state and country as well.





Schedule for January 24, 2014

Monday: Whalers 9:15-11:45
Variety Show Auditions

Tuesday: Treats from Enthusiasm Team in the lounge
Report Card Deadline at midnight
IST 8:30
Variety Show Auditions

Wednesday: EPT 8:30
Whalers 9:15-11:45
School Improvement Work 8:30-3:00 (Robin and Sarah) Johnson
Sports Club 3:45
Planning Team 3:45
6th grade Math Meeting Bill Leitz’s parent meeting 6:00

Thursday: Staff Meeting 8:00
Lighthouse Team Meeting 8:00

Friday: Career Day 9:00-12:00
Report Cards go home
School Improvement Plan Due