Step 1: Assess the Current Reality At County High School, we are starting to see an alarming trend that is starting to impact the academic achievement success of our students. students, a decline in moral character. In high school, we are so concerned with what a student knows on a standardized state test that we forget to teach them how to be a well-rounded person. Theodore Roosevelt once said, “To educate a person in mind but not in morals is to educate a menace to society.” (Lickona, 1991, p. 4) The school has seen a 30% increase in disciplinary reports related to cheating, disrespect, and inappropriate behavior over the past five years. “Behaviors such as lying, stealing, not doing well in school, skipping class, or exhibiting disruptive actions in general are quite common among adolescents.” (Chen, 2013, p. 1) The lack of character these students arrive with is starting to impact all aspects of campus; athletic programs and fine arts programs. In the past two years, two basketball players have been suspended from school and kicked off the team for using marijuana before entering school on a school day, two baseball players have been dismissed from the baseball program for sneaking around and drinking vodka on the school bus before a baseball game and four female soccer players were disciplined for leaving the school where they were competing, without permission, to go to Target to get snacks while waiting for their competition. These athletes should represent the school in a positive, leadership capacity and promote our school so that future athletes will want to attend. If our athletes behave this way, one can imagine how the rest of the student population on campus behaves. What needs to be done is... middle of paper ......elementary this campus-wide program, which will help with the cost of the program. Testing a new program will allow us to create lessons and handouts that work and try new teaching techniques, and will allow staff to talk to each other about successful lessons. Piloting a new program will be exciting, but it will require a lot of work and time to try out new ideas and lessons, but if the program works as it was designed, then it will be worth it. Works Cited Chen, G ( 2008). Addressing behavioral problems in middle and high schools. Public school policies. Retrieved from http://www.publicschoolreview.com/articles/49Likona, T. (1991). Educating character: how schools can teach respect and responsibility. New York: Bantam Books.Williamson, R., & Blackburn, B. R. (2010). Support student learning. Main direction, 10(8), 65-67.