Trustees

The Board of Trustees, comprised of seven members elected to serve without compensation for staggered three-year terms, is responsible for setting policy within the legal framework established by state and federal constitutions, statutes, courts, and administrative agencies. In this capacity, the Board identifies the needs of the school system, establishes priorities, allocates financial and human resources among these priority areas, and evaluates school performance. Furthermore, the Board makes all final decisions regarding district priorities, policies, personnel, textbooks, expenditures, and growth management; it also adopts the budget required to maintain and operate the schools, submits bond issues to district citizens for the financing of construction projects, and employs as well as evaluates the superintendent of schools.