School Board
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Education Dictionary
Definition
An education administration concept defining structures and processes used to run learning organizations and allocate resources. It governs decision authority, budgeting, staffing, scheduling, and improvement routines that shape instructional capacity. It does not ensure performance without effective oversight, clear goals, and reliable monitoring of implementation.
School Board
Social Sciences Dictionary
Definition
An elected or appointed governing body empowered by law or statute to set local education policy for a school district or equivalent administrative unit, to approve budgets and major expenditures, to hire and evaluate the chief district executive (e.g., superintendent), and to provide strategic oversight and public accountability for the district’s administration and educational direction.