McKinney Youth Leadership-Carolyn Jackson

McKinney on the Move!

The McKinney Youth Leadership Mission is... To provide an opportunity for young people from diverse social, economic, racial, and geographic backgrounds who attend school or live in the McKinney area to develop and use leadership potential in a way that positively impacts themselves, their families, their schools, and their community.

McKinney Youth Leadership Objectives are...

• ? To provide and encourage interaction between students, business, and community leaders and decision-makers.

• ? To build awareness of the community’s positive aspects as well as issues the community faces to encourage voluntary participation in community affairs and activities.

• ? To provide insights into the decision-making process and to enhance individual and group problem-solving skills.

• ? To enhance personal skills and help build each student’s self-esteem, character, confidence, self-image, and self-respect.

• ? To create the opportunity for students to make a difference in their schools and their community by using and sharing their leadership skills.