The manager in charge of a school district or the local government body that oversees all public schools within a district.

Superintendent

A board of elected directors that acts under the superintendent and determines educational policies in a school district.

School Board

The administrators that operate under the school board that enforce both educational and non-educational policies.

School District Office

The head of a single public school who oversees the faculty and staff of that school.

Principal

- Superintendent
- School Board
- School District Office
- Principal

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A group of traditional public primary and secondary schools that operate under the same jurisdiction.

School District

Understanding the impact of educational governance at the local level: The Local School District Office (2018). The Edvocate. Retrieved September 23, 2021, from https://www.theedadvocate.org/understanding-impact-educational-governance-local-level-local-school-district-office/. 

Understanding the impact of educational governance at the local level: The Local School District Office (2018)

Levels of Governance in School Districts

- Elementary
- Independent
- Intermediate
- Joint
- Secondary
- Traditional
- Unified

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