Board of School Directors.
The board of school directors administers the public school system
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. See 24
PS § 3-301. However, the board must obey the statutes
passed by the General Assembly and the regulations of the Pennsylvania
State Board of Education. Each school district is controlled by
a board of school directors, commonly referred to as the school
board. With the exception of the School District of Philadelphia,
which has an appointed board, school board members are elected
by the registered voters who live in the school district. The
board of school directors in school districts of the first class
and the first class A is designated as "The Board of Public
Education." The board of school directors may be removed
from office if it fails to organize or if it refuses or neglects
to perform any duty that is imposed upon it by statute, in accordance
with the provisions of 24 PS § 3-318. The board of school
directors has the duty to maintain elementary schools, See
24 PS § 5-501, and other schools that
it establishes, See 24 PS § 5-502.
Article V of the Public School Code contains the duties and powers
of boards of school directors.
Public School Code 24 PS §§ 3-301 to 5-527.