ELCC Standard Elements:


​ELCC 6.1: Candidates understand and can advocate for school students, families, and caregivers.


ELCC 6.2: Candidates understand and can act to influence local, district, state, and national decisions affecting student learning in a school environment.


ELCC 6.3: Candidates understand and can anticipate and assess emerging trends and initiatives in order to adapt school-based leadership strategies.

research support for elcc standard 6.0:


​Evidence presented in Appendix 2 in support of Standard 6 confirms that a building-level education leader must know how to respond to and influence the political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context within a school and district. This includes knowing policies, laws, and regulations enacted by state, local and federal authorities; knowing how to improve the social opportunities of students, particularly in contexts where issues of student marginalization demand proactive leadership; and understanding how culturally responsive educational leadership can positively influence academic achievement and student engagement.

The widespread recognition in the practice and policy community that education leaders must be prepared to understand, respond to, and influence the political, social, economic, legal and cultural context of education provided an important impetus for the formation of this domain of the ISLLC 2008 Standards. A recognition of the importance of mindful practices and studying how people solve difficult problems influenced the formation of the ISLLC 2008 standards.