school committee

Local education authority

A school committee is a governing body that oversees public schools in a municipality, responsible for setting policy, approving budgets, and hiring superintendents.

The term is used primarily in New England, where other regions might say school board: She's running for school committee this fall.

Members are typically elected by local voters.

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budget hearing · election · special election · members · trustees · policy · agenda · minutes · chairperson · public · public comment · hearing · town hall · district · curriculum · appointed · motion · quorum

Opposites
governance role

school committeeteachers

Those who instruct students

teaching staff · faculty · support staff · educators · instructional staff

stakeholder position

school committeestudents

Those receiving instruction

pupils · student body · parents · families · taxpayers

Family

school, committee, schools, schooled, schooling, schooler, preschool, schoolhouse, schoolmaster

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