Elizabeth Nordgren
Coordinator of Innovative and Personalized Learning. Lifelong Learner.
KnowledgeWorks Personalized Learning Fellow. TIES Exceptional Teacher. Minnesota Roller Derby Skater. Apple Teacher. Wanderluster. Certified Google Educator. UMD & MSUM Grad. Nerd.
E. Political Influence and Governance
The political influence and governance competency describes:
E1. Exhibiting an understanding of school districts as a political system, including governance models;
E2. Demonstrating the ability to involve stakeholders in the development of educational policy;
E3. Understanding the role and coordination of social agencies and human services;
E4. Demonstrating the ability to align constituencies in support of priorities and build coalitions for programmatic and financial support.
Artifacts:
ED631 School Law and Organizational Structure Discussion Question Responses
ED613 School Board Meeting Summary
Presentation from a February 2018 School Based Mental Health Design I Facilitated
Worked alongside and learned from Spring Lake Park School's Lead Student Family Advocate
Photos from an April 12 Systems Improvement Advisory Council Meeting I Facilitated
ED788 Tax Worksheet Assignment
ED788 School Finance and Business Management Final Essay Exam
Reflection:
Recognizing the social, political and human aspects of education, and how those aspects create interdependencies in the work that we do is critical. While I came into my masters and licensure programs having little contextual knowledge, my coursework definitely increased both my awareness as well as my ability to leverage this as an educational leader. Exploring the inner workings of our school board, experiencing the input of community institutions, and developing programming with outside agencies were all a part of my coursework and practicum experiences.
