of teachers Awareness of Student rights and responsibilities Development of effective student councils With these four goals, CASC has created benchmarks and guidelines for schools to work to accomplish these goals. Accomplishments (Taken from literature published by the California Association of Student Councils) Schools In 1996 CASC facilitated establishment of the Westside Leadership Magnet School in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Currently, student leaders conduct classroom lessons in leadership three times a week for primary and elementary students. CASC trains peer mentors for the summer enrichment program for “at-risk” entering ninth graders in the Compass Program at Menlo-Atherton High School. The program serves as a catalyst for the development of class, club, and ASB leaders. CASC designed special workshops for Gifted and Talented students in the Mountain-View Whisman Elementary District and the Mt. Diablo School Distrist. Over a four-year period, CASC conducted training for classes, the staff, and the entire student body at Menlo-Atherton High School. The result was a more unified and respectful student population. Each year, CASC runs a school-wide team development workshop at Hillview Middle School for the entire eighth grade class. Organization CASC provided small group facilitators for the Educational Planning Forum for the Sequoia Union High School District. Meeting skills training was also provided for parent groups. CASC designed leadership lessons and trained staff for Sacramento START that conducts after-school programs in 40 low-income elementary schools. CASC designed a project planning and personal development program for students enrolled in the Jefferson Awards program in the Bay Area. National CASC leaders served as facilitators and recorders for small group sessions at the 2002 Family Re-Union Conference sponsored by Al and Tipper Gore at Vanderbilt University. The Executive Director is serving as the “architect for leadership development” for the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. CASC Trainers are currently working with the staff, board, and members to augment their leadership skills. in 1995, the Corporation for National Service selected CASC as one of three organizations to collaborate in designing and conducting training for the national service executives. CASC youth leaders staffed the 1992 Earth Train project and conducted environmental forums in Los Angeles, Denver, and Chicago and met with United Nations and Congressional leaders. International In 1987 CASC student leaders worked with Russian and Finnish counterparts to develop and Agenda for the 21st Century. The document was presented directly to Presidents Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan and