{"description":"<p>The Lakeland School Board consists of 5 members with the chairperson of the board being Laura Harrison who has a substantial background in education, and for the past 17 years has worked in the planning and project engineer space for a fortune 500 company. All in all, they have a eeting weekly during the school year which is streamed on youtube @lakelandschoolsystem2326 and can be physically attended at Lakeland City Hall 10001 US Highway 70, Lakeland, TN 38002. Each Lakeland School Board Member makes $2400 annually as of 2023.</p>","name":"Lakeland School Board","officegroup":"lakeland_school_board","offices":[{"description":"Members of the Lakeland School System school board govern the Lakeland School System municipal school district, separate from Memphis-Shelby County Schools. Five members are elected to staggered four-year terms. The board hires and evaluates the superintendent, adopts district policies, approves the budget, sets district goals, and oversees compliance with federal and state education law. Members are required to complete seven hours of training annually through the Tennessee School Boards Association School Board Academy.\n\n**Compensation:** stipend set locally; state law requires a minimum of $4/day ([T.C.A. \u00a7 49-2-202](https://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/title-49/chapter-2/part-2/section-49-2-202/)).","district":"lakeland","districtgroup":"municipality","districtgroupname":"Municipality","districtname":"Lakeland","next_election":"2018-11-08","partisan":0,"quantity":1,"term_years":4,"title":"School Board Lakeland","type":"legislative"}],"og_div":"\n    <div class=\"og-container\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 400px; overflow: auto; position: relative;\">\n        <h2>Board - Lakeland School System</h2>\n        <p>Board - Lakeland School System</p>\n        <img src=\"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1680886091/lakelandk12org/hsmxies4xyovzdfoyjug/LSS_Horizontal_Logo_with_Motto.png\" alt=\"Board - Lakeland School System\" style=\"max-width: 100%; max-height: 100%; position: absolute;\">\n    </div>\n    ","type":"legislative","url":"https://lakelandk12.org/about/board/"}