Does the School Board REALLY Matter?

“School boards connect the will of the community to the school system,” says Timothy Kremer, Executive Director of the New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA). He adds, “Through their actions, school boards largely determine whether the district they govern will be high performing, or one that achieves below par.” 

Most of us only think of the School Board at Budget time, or when the topic returns to the boilers or other issues relating to the facilities, but School Boards make important decisions about curriculum and staff as well. Haldane is the largest employer in Cold Spring and controls an over $20 million budget. The Board of Education oversees all of it. 

Read Timothy Kremer’s entire post about the importance and role of the School Board here.