2024 Promising Practices Schools of Character
CharacterPlus® Celebrates Missouri Schools Receiving 2024 Promising Practice Recognition
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(June 14, 2024) St. Louis, MO… CharacterPlus®, the longest-running character education initiative in the country, is
proud to announce Missouri’s 28 schools and three districts named 2024 Promising Practice Schools and Districts of Character. Nationally, 199 schools and school districts received the honor this year.
Each of these Promising Practice programs and initiatives demonstrate significant impact and strongly aligns with one or more of Character.org’s 11 Principles that help schools and organizations to intentionally cultivate a culture of character. These exemplary practices include peer mentoring, service-learning, and character-affirming approaches to conflict resolution.
One of the highlights of our year at CharacterPlus is recognizing the hard work and dedication of these schools. This year Missouri and New Jersey lead the nation in Promising Practice schools as a percentage of each state’s total school population. Missouri schools and school districts include:
Barretts Elementary
Bayless Elementary
Bayless School District
Betty Wheeler CJA
Claude Brown Elementary
Don Earl Early Childhood Center
Dunklin R-5
Frontier STEM High School
Hawk Point Elementary
Kentucky Trail Elementary
Ladue Early Childhood Center
Lindbergh High School
Mason School of Academic and Cultural Literacy
Mill Creek Upper Elementary
Nance Elementary
Nike Elementary
Northeast Middle School
Oak Brook Elementary School
Parkway Early Childhood
Parkway West High School
River Bend Elementary
Riverbend Middle School
Robertsville Elementary
Ross Elementary
School District of Washington
Spoede Elementary School
Truman Elementary
Truman Middle School
Wilckens STEAM Academy at Hillcrest
Wildwood Middle School
Zitzman Elementary
CharacterPlus, located in St. Louis, is a partnership-based nonprofit organization committed to equipping school stakeholders with the resources they need to provide high quality character education. Through CharacterPlus, schools receive evidence-based development and training in effective character education for school transformation.
The 11 Principles of Character Education and State Schools of Character are trademarks of Character.org in Washington, DC. Character.org and CharacterPlus have been partners in character education since 1993.
For additional information about this recognition or each school’s journey to State or National School of Character designation, please contact Nicole Diehl, Missouri Schools of Character Coordinator, at ndiehl@characterplus.org, or visit us at characterplus.org.
Schools of Character is generously supported by:
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