Board of Education (Due to Resignation)

Fairview Park City Schools • Fairview Park, OH

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About The Position

The Fairview Park City Schools Board of Education is seeking applications due to a resignation. Serving on a public board of education requires a commitment of energy, time, and talent. The school board works as a team to help the children and adult students in your community. The men and women elected to represent their communities on Ohio's school boards provide valuable leadership to public schools. Ohio's school board members, one of the largest groups of elected officials in the state, are charged with one of the major responsibilities in government, to provide the best educational opportunities possible for the youth of Ohio and to manage and control the political subdivision of the school district. What does a school board member do? A school board sets educational goals and establishes policy for the school system based on state laws and community values. Perhaps the most important responsibility of a school board is to employ a superintendent and treasurer and hold them accountable for achieving those educational goals and managing the day-to-day affairs of the district in accordance with the school board's policies. Board members make decisions on a wide range of issues, such as hiring and evaluating a superintendent and treasurer; setting district policy; planning student services; goal-setting and long-range planning; adopting curriculum; establishing budgets; engaging parents; being good fiscal stewards; acting in the best interest of the school district and within the scope of their legal authority; and creating community relations programs. A board member should be a skilled decision-maker. However, decisions are only made by the board as a whole at a public meeting. Another important part of the board's work is its public relations role. School board members help build public support and understanding of public education and lead the public in demanding quality education. The school board serves as a link between its schools and the public. Board member responsibilities: The role and function of board members are often misinterpreted by the public. The board is a policymaking body and members are the chief advisors to the superintendent on community attitudes. Board members do not manage the day-to-day operations of a school district; they see to it that the system is managed well by professional administrators. Board members do not evaluate staff, other than the superintendent and treasurer, nor do they typically become involved in employment interviews, other than those of the superintendent, business manager and treasurer. Board members may be consulted during the hiring process for other positions, such as assistant superintendent.

Requirements

• A commitment of energy, time, and talent.
• Skilled decision-maker

Responsibilities

• Set educational goals and establish policy for the school system based on state laws and community values.
• Employ a superintendent and treasurer and hold them accountable for achieving those educational goals and managing the day-to-day affairs of the district in accordance with the school board's policies.
• Hiring and evaluating a superintendent and treasurer
• Setting district policy
• Planning student services
• Goal-setting and long-range planning
• Adopting curriculum
• Establishing budgets
• Engaging parents
• Being good fiscal stewards
• Acting in the best interest of the school district and within the scope of their legal authority
• Creating community relations programs.
• Help build public support and understanding of public education and lead the public in demanding quality education.
• Serve as a link between its schools and the public.
• Members are the chief advisors to the superintendent on community attitudes.

What This Job Offers

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