LEADS focuses on critical thinking, creativity, communication, and collaboration. Students learn about themselves and how best to navigate and lead within group settings.

The series includes 3, 3- hour sessions for high school students, and 3, 2-hour sessions for middle school students.

High school or middle school students who are identified as student leaders, demonstrate leadership potential, or even students who may be leading but leading in a negative manner.

Up to 100 high school studentsUp to 50 middle school students.

The cost is $10,000 for high school and $8,000 for middle school.

Developing key 21st Century leadership skills for identified student leaders.

We can work with any size group ranging from 5 – over 150 people

Yes, we have a several key topics that we’ve developed PD sessions around and we can also customize programming to meet the needs of your group.

This is dependent on number of sessions, number of attendees, and whether the PD is customized. Typical PD sessions for mid-sized groups run $1,000 for 60 to 90-minutes.

Learning happens through engaging activities, games, challenges, and discussions. Topics and underpinned by theory and connected to work through debrief discussions.

We run this program 5 half-days a year. The dates are typically scheduled around the school calendar. The program usually runs from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on the five selected days. This program can also be hosted as an intense one-week summer program (five half-days). The program locations are scheduled in advance by the ELA Team in collaboration with the local businesses in the chosen city.

While the students are exploring their city and different career opportunities, ELA also provides two hours of training per session, engaging students with key work force development skills necessary for success in the 21st century. Included but not limited to Collaboration skills, Communication skills, Critical Thinking skills, Goal Setting and Time Management.

Yes, ELA is expanding our footprint with our Chamber program model within Northeast Ohio, and we would love to discuss how we bring this to you students/Chamber/Community.

The purpose of the CLA program is to take students out into their community, turning a community into a classroom. ELA’s Chamber program allows students to celebrate the many different businesses in their community, assisting with career exploration, networking for internships and future jobs.

We look to share the cost of this program between the school/chamber and community. ELA works hard to raise philanthropic dollars from community partners and philanthropic donors. The school district makes a contribution to support each student that attends. We would be happy to discuss what this could look like for your district.

We often get asked this question and while this program is an option for all high school students’ leaders, we find students who are struggling with career choice, or struggling with choosing next steps after school, students who need an additional gem on their resume for the work world or college – this is a great solution. Student leaders also shine in this program.

No. We ask the school district or the student to take on that responsibility. We provide snacks and drinks and a light lunch on the final day.

This program serves as a great introduction for districts to begin addressing DEI topics through an empathetic leadership lens. The program focuses on providing general DEI definitions then, walking district staff through an in-depth analysis that leads toward the creation of specific, measurable goals around identified areas of improvement for DEI.

It’s best to start with district admin and board members then, provide the program for district certified and classified staff. Finally, in year 3, provide programming for high school students.

The program is typically 10-hours in length for admin/board, 6 to 8-hours for staff, and 8, 45-minute sessions for students.

The program cost is dependent on number of participants and sessions. For district administrators/board with about 40 participants, an average cost is about $12,000.

Schools receive access to a resource guide online which includes all program data from the analysis work that is done in programs, access to PowerPoints, videos, and the curriculum guide handout that is used during the program. We also provide an impact report that is created based on the pre/post-survey.

Pathways to Success is taught in a classroom setting for up to 30 students/class. Many school partners take entire grade levels through the Pathways to Success program.

Key success skills to help students learn to embrace change.

Pricing can vary depending on the number of classes served, program location (in or out of Cuyahoga County). On average a single program costs $3,800 but the per program cost goes down when facilitating multiple programs within the same day.
We can work with your school to help with grant writing and sometimes have philanthropic funds to help offset cost.

Pathways to Success runs 8, 45-minute class sessions. Typically, schools schedule the program weekly across 8 weeks. Other options include 2/week for 4 weeks or daily, over 8 days.

Pathways to Success is ideal for students who face a big change, for example transitioning to intermediate, middle, or high school.
We have 3 different levels of the Pathways to Success program for grades 5/6, grades 7/8, and 9th grade.

Yes, the program can be delivered virtually through Zoom technology. It is ideal for students to be on individual devices so that they can utilize the chat feature and more easily participate.

Program concepts are underpinned in leadership theory, taught through hands-on, engaging activities, games, and self-reflection activities then, connections to student lives are cemented through debrief discussions

This program series focuses on providing time for you and your team members to focus on self-care. Each program introduces concepts around a key self-care topic so that participants can gain a variety of tools/skills to try out so that they can discover what works well for them.

The series is composed of 9, 1-hour sessions for programs facilitated live through Zoom or 9, 30-minute recordings that can be accessed anytime online.

The Wellness Series is geared toward anyone 16 years and up.

For access to the pre-recorded series, there is no group size limit. For online programming that is run live, by an ELA facilitator, programs are capped at 495 people.

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Club is taught in a classroom setting for up to 30 students/class.

Key leadership skills to help students effectively confront challenges, navigate stressful situations, and continue to thrive.

Pricing can vary depending on the number of classes served, program location (in or out of Cuyahoga County). On average a single program costs $3,800 but the per program cost goes down when facilitating multiple programs within the same day.
We can work with your school to help with grant writing and sometimes have philanthropic funds to help offset cost.

Transitions runs 8, 45-minute class sessions. Typically, schools schedule the program weekly across 8 weeks. Other options include 2/week for 4 weeks or daily, over 8 days.

Club Lead is an ideal introductory or leadership skill building program appropriate for students in grades 5 - 8

Yes, the program can be delivered virtually through Zoom technology. It is ideal for students to be on individual devices so that they can utilize the chat feature and more easily participate?

Program concepts are underpinned in theory, taught through hands-on, engaging activities, games, and self-reflection activities then, connections to student lives are cemented through debrief discussions

ELA’s Reentry program serves youth involved in the criminal justice system as they transition back into society.

Reentry is an In-Person program only.

The group sessions cover essential skills that these youth will need to set goals, change their mindsets, adjust their attitudes and habits and reduce recidivism as they move out of jail, prison or detention facilities back to their home environments.

Reach out through our request portal on our website or contact our Director of Operations at heather@effectivela.org  to request a meeting. We take the time to discuss your group’s needs and what you’re looking to accomplish through your student or teambuilding professional development. From there, we work with you around timeframe then, create a budget based on the plan.

We work with you regarding the topic(s) related to specific leadership, self-development, and teambuilding needs.

Online programming is limited to 495 participants at a time. In person, we can work with groups ranging from 5 – 150+.

This depends on your needs and schedule. We’ve run single sessions that run 90-minutes, full day sessions, multiple day sessions, and even weekly sessions across the span of 30 weeks.

The cost for customized programs varies depending on group size, amount of curriculum development, and length of program.