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Who serves on a school board?

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A school board is a legislative body of citizens called school directors, who are elected locally by the district's citizens. School board directors serve as agents of the state legislature. Each board consists of nine members who serve four-year terms of office, without pay. School directors, although locally elected, are really state officials, co-partners with the legislature. They are designated by school law to administer the school system in each district. In addition to the nine-member board, the board employs a lawyer to advise and administer school law, a secretary to maintain complete and accurate records of the school directors' meetings and other official business, and a treasurer who is in charge of the business and financial matters of the district. The board also appoints the superintendent. The superintendent serves as a non-voting member of the board and, along with an administrative team, acts as the professional resource for educational actions taken by the board.

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The Committee members are in charge of serving the school.

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The control of Public Education in United States is given in the Federal constitution and is exercised through local school boards. Although, National schools boards have some autonomy, The local school boards are known to be the product of State Legislatures along with some powers that are Enumerated. It is the Federal Government, State Legislatures as well as state boards of education that make policies with regards to decisions affecting local schools. Most of the States in United States prefer to elect the members of the board of the school as the citizens in the districts of the schools elect more than 94 percent of members of board from School itself. There are many states which elect members from the schools but appoint outside members also. The school board members have greater independence in regards to freedom to act as compared to appointed members as they are the elected ones and because of this they don't fear to take any decision which is in interest of the school.

Grade – High School

Subject – Schooling System

Chapter – School Board

Keywords-School, School Board, Committee, Federal board, State Legislature, School Board, Independence, United States, Members, Citizens.

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