Section

(9000) ByLaws

Policy Name

Role of the Board and Member (Powers, Purposes, Duties)

Policy Number

9000


Dates Revised

10/10/1989, 11/12/2002

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