Board of Education

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The Board of Education is the elected or appointed body responsible for setting policies, overseeing administration, and guiding the educational direction of a public school district.

All labels observed (11)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf education authority ⓘ
governing body ⓘ
public body ⓘ
school district governing body ⓘ
composedOf board members ⓘ
school board trustees ⓘ
governs public school district ⓘ
public schools within its jurisdiction ⓘ
hasRole adopts curriculum standards at district level ⓘ
adopts strategic plans for the district ⓘ
approves district policies and regulations ⓘ
approves major contracts and expenditures ⓘ
approves school calendars ⓘ
approves school district budget ⓘ
authorizes opening and closing of schools in the district ⓘ
engages with parents and community stakeholders ⓘ
ensures compliance with state and federal education laws ⓘ
evaluates district performance ⓘ
guides educational direction of a school district ⓘ
hires and evaluates the superintendent ⓘ
monitors student achievement data ⓘ
oversees collective bargaining with teachers’ unions ⓘ
oversees school district administration ⓘ
represents community interests in education ⓘ
sets educational policies ⓘ
sets graduation requirements at district level ⓘ
sets policies on equity and inclusion in schools ⓘ
sets policies on school safety ⓘ
sets policies on staff hiring and evaluation ⓘ
sets policies on student discipline ⓘ
mayBe appointed body ⓘ
elected body ⓘ
meetsAt public board meetings ⓘ
memberOf local government structure ⓘ
must comply with open meeting laws in many jurisdictions ⓘ
operatesAt district level ⓘ
local level ⓘ
operatesIn public education sector ⓘ
oversees academic programs at district level ⓘ
district accountability systems ⓘ
district central office administration ⓘ
district facilities planning ⓘ
implementation of district policies ⓘ
superintendent ⓘ
use of district financial resources ⓘ
primaryGoal ensure effective governance of the school district ⓘ
improve educational outcomes for students ⓘ
subjectTo federal education regulations ⓘ
state education laws ⓘ

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Referenced by (50)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bolling v. Sharpe (argued separately, decided same day) → defendants → Board of Education ⓘ
subject surface form: Bolling v. Sharpe
this entity surface form: District of Columbia school authorities
Half Hollow Hills Central School District → governedBy → Board of Education ⓘ
this entity surface form: Board of Education of Half Hollow Hills Central School District
Durham Public Schools → governedBy → Board of Education ⓘ
this entity surface form: Durham Public Schools Board of Education
Kings Park Central School District → hasSchoolBoard → Board of Education ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kings Park Central School District Board of Education
Coweta County School System → governedBy → Board of Education ⓘ
1902 Education Act → relatedTo → Board of Education ⓘ
Bow School District → governingBody → Board of Education ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bow School Board
South Kensington School of Art → affiliation → Board of Education ⓘ
this entity surface form: Board of Education (United Kingdom)
Hudson City School District → governingBody → Board of Education ⓘ
Glenview School District 34 → governedBy → Board of Education ⓘ
Darien School District 61 → governedBy → Board of Education ⓘ
Bedford Central School District → governedBy → Board of Education ⓘ
Brewster Central School District → governedBy → Board of Education ⓘ
Lebanon City School District → governedBy → Board of Education ⓘ
this entity surface form: board of education
Harrison Public Schools → schoolBoardTitle → Board of Education ⓘ
HM Treasury, 1 Horse Guards Road, London → previousUse → Board of Education ⓘ
this entity surface form: Board of Education offices
Baltimore City Public Schools → governingBody → Board of Education ⓘ
this entity surface form: Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners
Frewsburg Central School District → governedBy → Board of Education ⓘ
Pelham Union Free School District → governedBy → Board of Education ⓘ
Omaha Public Schools Board of Education → shortName → Board of Education ⓘ
this entity surface form: OPS Board of Education
Raytown C-2 School District → governingBody → Board of Education ⓘ
San Bruno Park School District → governingBody → Board of Education ⓘ
USD 320 → governingBodyType → Board of Education ⓘ
Somers Central School District → governedBy → Board of Education ⓘ
USD 388 → governedBy → Board of Education ⓘ
this entity surface form: board of education
ABC Unified School District → governingBody → Board of Education ⓘ
Harrison Central School District → governedBy → Board of Education ⓘ