The Board of Trustees is elected by the community to provide leadership and citizen oversight of the District's schools. The Board works with the Superintendent to fulfill its major roles, which include:
- Establishing a long-term vision for the District
- Establishing and maintaining a basic organizational structure for the District, including employment of the Superintendent, adoption of policies, curriculum, the District budget and collective bargaining agreements
- Ensuring accountability to the local community, including personnel, programmatic and fiscal accountability and service as a judicial and appeals body as needed
- Providing community leadership and advocacy at the local, state and national levels on behalf of children, District programs and public education