Funds Decision Making Leadership Activity

Inform students, an alumnus of the high school has passed away and has left $1,000,000 in her will for the school. The will states that the money must be spent entirely on the students, and cannot be spent on classroom supplies. The will also states that the $1,000,000 can only be spent in one lump sum, and can only be used for a maximum of 3different programs on campus. Your students must decide which three programs will receive the money, and how much money will each of these three groups receive.

Break the students into groups of six. Each student is given a specific role to assume: athletic director, band director, choir director, theatre advisor, cheerleading coach, club advisor. Each student will advocate on behalf of their assumed role. They will need to clearly communicate their justification for entitlement of these funds. Once the group has decided how they will spend the money, they will need to write a brief narrative explaining their decision.
 

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