Board of Education
Members
Duties and Responsibilities
The Upper Arlington Board of Education i
s legally responsible for the education of young people living within the School District. The Board’s primary responsibility is to set policy upon which all administrative action is based. The Board must:
- Establish a sound philosophy for all educational programs and activities
- Provide leadership for educational progress through a consensus of goals and objectives
- Adopt policies for the operation of the school district
- Approve adequate methods of program evaluation
- Develop sound financial plans consistent with District needs and with community resources and expectations
Board of Education members are elected at large for four-year terms in staggered, odd-numbered years. Ohio legislation establishes a maximum amount for Board member compensation.
The Board employs the Superintendent to provide educational leadership and to implement policies and procedures through the administrative, teaching, and support staffs, and a Treasurer who serves as the District’s chief fiscal officer.
About the Board
Since its founding in 1918, the Upper Arlington City School District has been guided by a Board of Education which maintains a consistent goal—to provide an education in which excellence is the standard.
Today, the legacy of the past remains the vision for the future. Elected members of the Board of Education, serving the young people of Upper Arlington are ever-mindful of traditions of excellence and challenges of years to come.