The Ohio National Guard teaches good character to Toledo Public School high school students. In two programs, Guard members relate the Six Pillars through curriculum and activities. Positive evaluations of the program were recorded in a review of the program by Miami University. Toledo Public Schools operate a special character-education program for the district s youngest students. The program operates as a partnership with parents and kindergarten teachers and is sponsored by a bank.
Local businesses offer prizes for students of character and their parents.
Extensive training is provided to staff, community members and parents. Examples of Toledo s success are numerous. Parent involvement is also increasing. Parents have taught thousands of school-designed lessons about courtesy and character to their children at home.