The Power of Positive Students International Foundation is a 501c-3 non-profit educational foundation founded in 1981 under the leadership of Dr. William Mitchell. The major functions of the Foundation are: to acquaint interested individuals with details of the program’s structure and execution; to create and make available materials which assist in the understanding and implementation of the program; to provide workshops, seminars and keynote addresses on POPS; to serve as a clearing house for compiling and disseminating data about self-esteem and related areas of concern; and to share successful activities, strategies and ideas with educators all across the world.

POPS believes that the key to performance and behavior is self-esteem. Students who become effective citizens must have basic knowledge and skill, but they must also believe in themselves and learn to commit themselves to what they believe. They must be convinced that they make a difference, not only to themselves, but also to their community and friends. POPS teaches a student how to integrate life skills (communication, human relations and coping), with a positive attitude and how to work toward competence. With positive attitudes and life skills, students are able to respond creatively and intellectually to ever-changing problems which confront our modern world.

Just as students must learn to believe in themselves, to like who they are and to feel that they make a difference, teachers and support personnel must also feel that their jobs are important and that they are valued as individuals and as workers. Whether in the business world responding to daily demands or in the classroom preparing to enter the working world, each person needs to feel that he is somebody special. POPS believes that everybody IS somebody, but how do we make sure that everybody knows just how important he is? A comprehensive school/community program focusing on staff development and community involvement was been designed by POPS to meet this challenge.

Over 1,000,000 K-5 students, teachers and parents in all 50 states and over 12 different countries have participated in the POPS program. POPS Foundation has created over 28 publications and resources for schools, churches, businesses and families. Dr. Mitchell’s work and this program has garnered recognition, support and numerous awards from many prestigious people and institutions, such as Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, former South Carolina governor David Beasley, Football coach Lou Holtz, former Chairman, President & CEO of EDS, Les Aberthal, author Ken Blanchard, author & speaker Denis Waitley, former President of National Association of Elementary School Principals, Fredrick Brown, past President of National Congress of Parents and Teachers, Mary Ann Leverage, Paul Harvey and many, many more influential people.

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