An educational system isn't worth a great deal if it teaches young people how to make a living but doesn't teach them how to make a life. ~Author Unknown
E. Political Influence and Governance 1. Exhibit an understanding of school districts as a political system, including governance models; 2. Demonstrate the ability to involve stakeholders in the development of educational policy; 3. Understand the role and coordination of social agencies and human services; 4. Demonstrate the ability to align constituencies in support of priorities and build coalitions for programmatic and financial support.
Subp. 2 B. Political influence and governance 1. demonstrate an understanding of the role the political process plays in public education and the connection between these; 2. demonstrate an understanding of how to interact with local and State government; 3. demonstrate an understanding of the roles played by other community leaders in the school district.