Student Leadership Team

What is the ECSD Student Leadership Team? 

Our Student District Leadership Team is an opportunity to prepare secondary students along with adult advocates from across Eagle County School District to be powerful change agents in designing school culture, shaping practices and policies, and collaborating with the Board of Education. Student Leadership Teams are an essential component of intergenerational communities sharing power and decision making. 

Students engaged in the process will have opportunities to find their voice as an individual and as a leader. Their commitment to their school and district will provide opportunities to collaborate with community leaders, lead sessions for adults, and work with peers and younger students.

Connect. Inspire. Take Action!

Responsibilities

• Advocate for positive changes in your school and community

• Participate in gatherings authentically 

• Show up in stewardship, willing to listen and learn from others with different perspectives

• Offer and encourage opportunities for connection across difference

• Collaborate with the coalition to achieve common goals 

• Engage others in your community 

 

Member Selection

Teachers and administrators from each secondary school work together to nominate students based on the following criteria:

• Participants should represent the different demographics of the building or district (race, ethnicity, language, ability, sexual orientation, gender orientation, class, achievement etc.).

• Group should include students who may feel invisible in the school community as well as  students who are perceived as having high social visibility.

• Participants are perceived as having the ability to communicate across peer groups and/or have strong influence within a particular peer group.

• Leaders from groups representing all populations should be represented.

• Participants are seen as willing to participate fully and take creative risks.