Students will launch a community-based investigation by examining initial evidence from a local leader, distinguishing observations from interpretations, and generating questions about effective leadership.

Students will design a focused, ethical investigation of a selected community leader by refining an inquiry question, developing an interview and observation protocol, planning credible sources, and creating a system for tracking evidence. Teams will test their methodology through peer critique and advisor review before receiving approval to contact partners and collect evidence.

Students will analyze and corroborate evidence from community-leader interviews, observations, and research; challenge competing interpretations; and revise their portfolios, reflections, and presentation drafts through peer and advisor feedback.

Students will publicly defend their evidence-based community-leader profiles, respond to questions from an authentic audience, exchange peer feedback, and complete an individual reflection and final revision for possible Kennedy Expo exhibition.