Board Roles and Responsibilities

According to the NYS School Boards Association, "A school board:

• Develops a shared vision and goals for the district.
• Ensures alignment of strategies, resources (including the approved budget), policies, programs and processes with district goals.
• Assesses and accounts for student achievement using comprehensive data, thorough deliberation and open communication.
• Conducts performance evaluations of the superintendent to continuously set standards of improvement.
• Leads the district, accentuating and reinforcing the positive while correcting the negative.

An effective school board member understands that it is not his or her job to run the district, but instead ensures the district runs effectively and efficiently. In other words, the board oversees the education of students and is responsible for school district operations, but does not directly run the district’s day-to-day operations."