Wake County Board of Education
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All postings for the public meetings for the Board of Education will be made by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesdays for the following week. |
The school system is governed by a nine-member board of education whose members are elected from nine separate districts in the county and serve staggered four-year terms. The board sets policy, and the superintendent and administrative staff manage the system's day-to-day operation. The board has budget review authority, but it is not a taxing body and must submit its annual budget requests to the Wake County Board of Commissioners which controls allocation of funds to the schools. In North Carolina the basic public education program is funded by the state and is augmented with local funds.
The schedule for regular board meetings will be established annually by the board. Meetings are held in the boardroom at the system's Administration Building, 3600 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh. Regular meetings can and usually do include a consent agenda as well as action, information items, and an opportunity for public comments.
Opportunities for public comment are provided through a public hearing at the beginning of each regular board meeting for items on the agenda, and at the end for items not on the agenda. Each participant is given three minutes to address the board.
In general, if the Board meeting begins at 3 p.m., there will be a public comment period at 4 p.m. for items on the agenda.