The focus is on the change process and on choosing to act on the steps needed to make those changes. Level 3 requires daily work on the behaviors that the student has identified as behaviors that are not working in his life. The student must demonstrate his words by putting them into action. Action for change models appropriate behavior to other students and the Level 3 student begins to show up naturally as a leader in the community. Level 3 is the first step to walking the talk.
Students genuinely walk the talk and have become role models for the other students.
Level 4 students have earned the trust of the community and they live up to that trust with ease. Peer leadership and community interaction are a natural outgrowth of the student's work to achieve level 5. The student on level five requires less supervision. Planning for the return home or the next school begins at Level 5. The student and parents begin to design their home contracts and plans.