{"county":"cabarrus","description":"A school board member serves on the elected body that governs a public school district. The board sets district policy and budget priorities and hires and evaluates the superintendent, while leaving day-to-day management to the administration.","district":null,"districtgroup":null,"id":954,"key":"county_school_board","lastchangeby":null,"name":null,"next_election":null,"notes":null,"officegroup":null,"partisan":1,"party":null,"qualities":"- Policy judgment for a public school district \u2014 setting direction while leaving day-to-day management to the superintendent.\n- Budget literacy for operating and capital budgets, in coordination with the county commission (which appropriates) and the state.\n- Ability to hire, evaluate, and when necessary replace the superintendent \u2014 the board's highest-stakes recurring decision.\n- Constituent relations with parents, teachers, principals, and community members.\n- Willingness to complete the state-required annual training through the Tennessee School Boards Association.","quantity":1,"source":null,"state":"NC","term_end":null,"term_start":null,"term_years":4,"terms":[],"title":"County School Board Member","type":"legislative","url":null,"whenchanged":"2026-07-28 13:14:07"}