Smart & Good High Schools - The Flippen Group

Founded in 1994 and located in the School of Education at the State University of New York College at Cortland,the Center for the 4th and 5th Rs (Respect and Responsibility) promotes a comprehensive approach to charactereducation, one that uses all phases of school life as opportunities for character development. The Centerhas trained more than 4,000 K-12 educators from over 30 states and 14 countries, helps schools and districtsimplement character education through its annual Summer Institute and on-site staff development, publishes TheFourth and Fifth Rs newsletter, provides evaluation services, and conducts research on character education. Publicationsby the Center’s staff include Educating for Character: How Our Schools Can Teach Respect and Responsibility, Raising Good Children,Character Education Evaluation Toolkit, Character Matters, and Character Quotations. The Smart & Good High Schoolsreport reflects the Center’s increased attention to high school character development. Dr. Thomas Lickona directs theCenter; Dr. Matthew Davidson is Research Director.Founded in 1993 and based in Washington, D.C., the Character Education Partnership (CEP) is a national coalition ofeducators, parents, organizations, community groups, and companies dedicated to promoting character education as ameans of creating a more civil, just, and compassionate society. Its organizational partners include the American Associationof School Administrators, the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, the National Council forthe Social Studies, the National School Boards Association, and the National PTA. CEP hosts an annual National Forumon K-12 character education, sponsors the yearly National Schools of Character awards, promotes character educationin teacher training programs, provides professional development, and publishes character education resources such asthe Journal of Research in Character Education, Eleven Principles Sourcebook: How to Achieve Quality Character Education in K-12Schools, and, most recently, What Works in Character Education: A Research-Driven Guide for Educators.Major support for this project was provided by a grant from the JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATION.We also gratefully acknowledge the contributions of the following groups and individuals:The Abraham Lincoln Centerfor Character DevelopmentAlbany International CorporationCasillas FoundationCarrollwood Day SchoolCenter for the Advancementof Ethics and CharacterCharacter Education PartnershipCharacter Development GroupJosephson Institute of Ethics/Character Counts! CoalitionFred SarkisHal UrbanHyde SchoolsInternational Educational FoundationLearning for LifeNew Hampton SchoolSanford and Priscilla McDonnell FoundationAll rights reserved. Copyright ©2005 by Thomas Lickona and Matthew Davidson.Permission is hereby granted for reproduction of this report for educational purposes, using the following citation:Lickona, T., and Davidson, M. (2005). Smart & Good High Schools: Integrating excellence and ethics for success in school, work,and beyond. Cortland, N.Y.: Center for the 4th and 5th Rs (Respect & Responsibility)/Washington, D.C.: Character EducationPartnership.Center for the 4th and 5th RsCharacter Education PartnershipState University of New York1025 Connecticut Ave., NWCollege at Cortland Suite 1011Leading a National Call to CharacterP. O. Box 2000 Washington, D.C. 20036Cortland, New York 13045 Tel: 800/988-8081Tel. 607/753-2455 Fax: 202/296-7779Fax: 607/753-5980Website: www.character.orgWebsite: www.cortland.edu/characterE-mail: rsherman@character.orgE-mail: character@cortland.eduiiiSmart & Good High Schools