Youth Leadership Bartlett

Youth Leadership Bartlett is a community leadership program which identifies and assists talented students who want to learn more about the challenges facing their school and community. The program teaches students how to make better decisions and encourages them to be more involved and to assume leadership roles within their school and community.

The Youth Leadership Bartlett was founded in 1997 and is a program of the Bartlett Chamber Foundation and Leadership Bartlett Alumni Association.

The Students Will Learn:

• Team building and goal setting
• Positive involvement in community
• Personal responsibility in society
• Better decision making
• Play a leadership role within community

Students Chosesn Are: 

• Incoming sophomores and juniors enrolled in High Schools serving the Bartlett Area as well as Home School Programs
• Students with an overall grade point average of 2.5
• Students with a school attendance record of 90%

Concerns About Missing School classes

• Absence from school will be recorded as a Field Trip
• Students will be expected to make-up school work

Program Includes

Team Building/Ropes Course – This required Session is teaches team building and exploring leadership styles.

Local Government/Community Participation - Promotes understanding the role of local government; teaches community awareness and participation, and encourages school leadership activities. Class has dinner with Mayor and Board of Aldermen closing the session with attending the Board of Aldermen meeting. This session is held at Bartlett City Hall

Public /Civil Safety - Includes a tour of Police and Fire Departments to demonstrate the complexities of the job of protecting our city. We begin at Bartlett Police Station and end at the Fire Station

Career Opportunity/Job Shadow - Each Student will “shadow” someone in a career field of interest.

Leadership Development - Attend and assist with the Veteran’s Day ceremony at Veterans’ Memorial Park proceeding to scheduled sessions upon completion of ceremony.

Personal/Financial Responsibility - Bartlett Station Municipal Center, We focus on life skills - taking responsibility for personal actions; managing money and credit cards and job interviews/resumes.

Service Project - Youth Villages, visit the facility for a day of interaction and lunch with the residents of Youth Village.

Peer Mediation - Bartlett Station Municipal Center, teaches problem solving skills, making decisions and identification of personality traits.

Economic Development - Familiarize students with career opportunities available within their community and to recognize the value of strong leadership skills.

State Government - Overnight trip to Nashville, promotes understanding of the role of state government and awareness of the need for positive leaders.

Staying Healthy - Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett, this session provides students the advantages of a well-balanced life through nutrition, physical and mental fitness.

Graduation Reception - Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center, recognizes the students successfully completing the Youth Leadership Bartlett Program.

How Much to Pay

Tuition cost for each student is $250.00, the total cost per student is $550; the remaining $300 is provided through corporate and private donations. 

For More Information

A Parent/Student Meeting in May gives parents an opportunity to learn more about the program. For more information contact OW Smith at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  or Mick Wright at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  or the Bartlett Chamber Foundation at 901-372-9457.

Registration Deadline

The deadline to register is early May each year.  Click here to download the Youth Leadership Bartlett registration form