School Board

Question 1

What do school boards do?

Answer 1

local school boards are elect - or occasionally appointed - to be leaders and champions for public education in their states and communities

Question 2

What is a school board’s most important responsibility?

Answer 2

KEY RESPONSIBILITES:
- employing the superintendent
- developing and adopting POLICY, curriculum, and the budget
- overseeing facilities issues
- adopting collective bargaining agreements

Question 3

How are public schools funded?

Answer 3

• supported by local, state, and federal govt funds
• 48% of funding comes from the states
• 43% funding comes from local ; local funding can come from property taxes and other local revenue sources

Federal Funding : 9%
- Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which targets economically disadvantaged students
- IDEA grants, which provide special education funding under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

Question 4

School Board

Answer 4

• elected members from a county
• school boards are funded by property taxes
• school board HIRES the superintendent
• establish POLICY and regulation by which their local schools are governed
• SEPARATE LEVEL OF GOV

Question 5

School Board VS Superintendent

Answer 5

SCHOOL BOARD: (like the legislative) members manage policy and do not get into personnel decisions

SUPERINTENDENT: (like the executive) does personnel decisions

Question 6

Controversial Topics from the School Board

Answer 6

• book banning
• gender and bathrooms
• guns in the classroom
• Don’t Say Gay bill (Florida)
• Oklahoma: 10 commandants on the wall and Bible can be used for teachings