Section (9000) ByLaws
Policy Name Role of the Board and Member (Powers, Purposes, Duties)
Policy Number 9000
Date Approved 10/10/1989
Date Revised 11/12/2002
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Policy Role of the Board and Member (Powers, Purposes, Duties)

The board of education is the governing body of the school district and derives its power and exists under the Constitution and General Statutes of the State of Connecticut and the procedures of the Connecticut State Board of Education.

Legal Reference: Connecticut General Statutes

1-200 Definitions

10-186 Duties of local and regional boards of education

10-220 Duties of boards of education

10-221 Boards of education to prescribe rules

10-240 Control of schools

10-241 Powers of school districts