Professional Development

Today’s students face numerous barriers. Adverse childhood experiences, poverty, lack of self-worth, insufficient support, social hurdles, academic apathy, hopelessness, self-sabotaging behaviors, and underperformance are obstacles that increase the likelihood of dropping out or being less productive.

Despite the odds, today's students still need leadership, motivation, guidance, and strategy to make their goals, dreams, and academic success a reality! It's one thing to have a goal or dream; it's another thing to know the correct steps needed to achieve them.

All students are One Relationship away from being inspired in the right direction! And YOU and your TEAM could foster that vital and life-changing relationship.

In this interactive session, educators and staff will be equipped with practical, relevant, and universal leadership strategies for engaging students to achieve greater success inside and outside the classroom. 

In Helping Our young People Excel, Lester equips his audience with:

• The 3 Gifts an educator can offer their students.
• The Seven Foundational Principles for student success and beyond.
• How to make your students feel understood, valued, and inspired to succeed in school, work, and life.
• Why you should remember your "WHY".
• How to reach and engage diverse students raised in poverty?
• The next steps to implement today's content and strategies. 

*Lester's message and data-informed methodologies are curated from 20+ years of frontline student development experience.