"To run the district" means to be in charge or responsible for managing and making decisions on behalf of a particular area or region.
Sentences with «to run the district»
Central office employees, for example, often complain they don't know who runs the district. (pureparents.org)
His administrative and legal skills are viewed as an asset for running the district attorney's office. (timesunion.com)
Specifically, students enrolled in charters in the state - run district made learning gains, on average, almost twice those of their peers in conventional public schools. (hechingerreport.org)