Educational Leadership Vocabulary

noun a group of people who are chosen to make rules, laws, or decisions about something

• The council convened to discuss the proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
• I heard the council is meeting tonight to talk about the new park project.
• The council is gonna chat about the budget stuff later.
• In her mind, the council of doubt and fear always seemed to hold a meeting whenever she faced a new challenge.

noun A person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country.

• The leader of the company made an important announcement during the meeting.
• The team leader said we can leave early today.
• The squad leader is always looking out for us.
• She was the leader of the pack, always setting the pace for the rest of the group.