The governance system at Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), a US school system and winner of the 2010 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (Education Sector), was headed by an elected eight-member Board of Education (Board), responsible for establishing operational policies. Members, including a student representative, were elected for four-year terms on an alternating timeframe, and, along with the superintendent and the executive leadership team (ELT), determined and communicated stra...