Board of Education

A school board is a legislative body of citizens called school directors, who are elected locally by their fellow citizens and who serve as agents of the state legislature. Each board consists of nine members who serve four-year terms of office without pay.  School directors, although locally elected, are really state officials, co-partners with the legislature. They are designated by school law to administer the school system in each district-  source PSBA.

BoardDocs Public Access – link to Board of Education Meeting agendas, minutes (March 20, 2017 and newer) and District Policies

The Southern Columbia Area School District Board of Education consists of nine members. Effective with the 2015 Primary Elections, all nine seats are “at-large,” meaning candidates do not have to live within a specific region to run for office; they simply must be a resident of one of the following communities:

 

All meetings will be held virtually through Microsoft Teams at 7:00 p.m., and will be streamed live on YouTube. Public comment may be submitted through Microsoft Forms. Links to access the meeting and the Public Comment form will be posted in the News and Announcements on the homepage the day of the meeting. Following are the regularly scheduled Board meetings:

The next regularly scheduled Board meeting for general purposes is scheduled for Monday, October 19, at 7:00 p.m.