school board

noun

1. a local board or committee in charge of public education.

school board

noun

1. (formerly in Britain) an elected board of ratepayers who provided local elementary schools between 1870 and 1902

2. (in the US and Canada) a local board of education

Word History and Origins

Origin of school board¹

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

The school board announced in a June 5 meeting that a contract with a vendor called Specialized Support Services, which was proprietorially signed by Tabet’s daughter, was under investigation.

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She attempted to put on a PE uniform at the school board meeting before the board abruptly went into recess.

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“He was just trying to get attention,” said school board President Sylvester Taylor II.

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In recent years we’ve seen a spate of book banning and repression in the classroom by right-wing school boards and politicians.

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Under the terms of his original contract, he would have been automatically hired for the same four-year deal 90 days before the old contract expired, barring earlier action by the school board.

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Related Words

• board of education 
• board of trustees