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hand knowledge of the formal rules and ‘hidden’ subtleties of the
politics of educational reform, policy implementation and dealing with
bodies such as the press. It also involves the same in regard to
interacting in and with various levels of professional organizations
(including the range of possible interest groups presently
commenting on education) and parent groups. The second job of
Sponsor as counsel involves helping the BP gain meaningful entrée
into principal and other policy/political networks. The role involves
letting them know how the policy process and various group
interaction ‘really’ works and how this can be tuned to provide
benefits to the school. The third job of the Professional Counsel is to
advise the BPs about the practical legal aspects of running a school.

As with all Sponsor roles, counsels are not intended to be the ‘founts of
all knowledge’ but are asked to use their networks, where necessary,
to help the BPs explore, discover and learn what they need to help
their principal leadership grow and their schools become better, more
effective places for students.

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