If students are given opportunities to work collaboratively and participate in decision-making that improves classrooms and school, so must adults. If a school's staff members do not experience mutual respect, fairness, and cooperation in their adult relationships, they are less likely to be committed to teaching those values to students. Third, the school must find and protect time for staff reflection on moral matters. Reflection of this nature is an indispensable condition for developing the moral life of a school. Principle 9 .
Character education requires moral leadership from both staff and students.
Over time, the functions of this committee may be taken on by the school's regular governing bodies. Students should also be brought into roles of moral leadership through student government, peer conflict mediation programs, cross-age tutoring, and the like. Principle 10 . The school must recruit parents and community members as full partners in the character-building effort. Next, the school should take pains at every stage to communicate with parents about the school's goals and activities regarding character development and how families can help.