Get on Board: Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications to Serve
The Governance Act establishes minimum qualifications for board member service.
Board member candidates must:
- Be of good moral character
- Be a high school graduate or equivalent
- Be a resident of the district (county boards) or city (city boards)
- Not be on the governing board of a private elementary or secondary
school - Not be on the state or national Sex Offender Registry
- Not be a convicted felon
- Satisfy certain employment restrictions –
- a. City board members may not be employees of their school system.
- b. County board members may not be system employees unless seated on the board on or before April 20, 2012.
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