The goal of DATA’s Leadership class is to provide a governing body (Executive Council) to: 

• Oversee student related activities, 
  
• Provide a wide range of activities and events to build unity and relationships among our student body, 
  
• Learn leadership skills through class work, experience, the experience of others, and reflection.  
  

It provides practice in democratic leadership in actual school settings, in planning and organizing assemblies, fundraising, meetings, dances and spirit day events, service activities, and other events.  It affords student leaders opportunities to develop speaking and writing skills, to improve in human relations, poise, and appearance: to work with peers of diverse backgrounds and attitudes, to share responsibly with adults, and to consider problems dealing with income and expenditures

Course Goals:

• To develop responsibility, initiative, creativity, leadership and school pride.
  
• To allow students to participate in or manage co-curricular affairs.
  
• To encourage productive student-staff relationships.
  
• To develop school-community relationships.