Duties of the School Board:
- Formulating and adopting District
policies
- Employing a Superintendent
- Approving the annual district budget and
other financials
- Letting contracts utilize the public
bidding procedure
- Providing, constructing, supervising, and
maintaining adequate physical facilities
- Approving curriculum,
textbook, and services
- Evaluating the educational program
- Establishing student discipline policies
- Establishing school attendance
boundaries
- Establishing the school year calendar
- Visiting and inspecting the District’s
schools
- Entering into joint agreements with other
entities to establish educational
programs and facilities
- Communicating
the school’s
activities and operations to the
community
- Representing the needs and desires of the community
in educational matters
 BOARD MEMBER QUALIFICATIONS
- Citizen of the United States
- Age 18 or older
- A resident of IL and of District at least
one year prior to election
- Registered voter
- Neither a school trustee nor a school
treasurer
SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS
- The Board consists of [7
members] elected
at large.
- Elections are held on the first Tuesday
in April of odd-numbered years
- Members are elected to 4-year terms of
office
- Members may be re-elected indefinitely
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