Professional Documents
Culture Documents
1) Family support
2) Positive family communication
External Assets Boundaries and Expectations
11) Family boundaries
12) School boundaries
3) Other adult relationships 13) Neighborhood boundaries
4) Caring neighborhood 14) Adult role models
5) Caring school climate 15) Positive peer influence
6) Parent involvement in schooling 16) High expectations
Empowerment
7) Community values Constructive Use of Time
youth 17) Creative activities
8) Youth as resources 18) Youth programs
9) Service to others 19) Religious community
10) Safety 20) Time at home
Commitment to Learning Social Competencies
21) Achievement motivation 32) Planning and decisionmaking
22) School engagement 33) Interpersonal competence
23) Homework 34) Cultural competence
24) Bonding to school 35) Resistance skills
25) Reading for pleasure 36) Peaceful conflict resolution
Positive Values Positive Identity
26) Caring 37) Personal power
27) Equality and social justice 38) Selfesteem
28) Integrity 39) Sense of purpose
29) Honesty 40) Positive view of personal
30) Responsibility future
Internal Assets
31) Restraint
The District is committed to develop the assets of its young people. The assets listed here have
been proven by research to be essential to the healthy development of young people.