school board

noun

: a board in charge of local public schools

Examples of school board in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To deal with declining enrollment and the resulting budget hits, the school board closed or consolidated nine different public schools over the summer. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

Three of the six seats on the Millard school board are up for election in November. — Rachel Clarke, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

In New York, Peru Central School District officials also raised concerns about the nearly identical appearance of caffeine and nicotine pouches during a May 2025 school board meeting. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Elk Grove Unified School District Superintendent David Reilly is set to receive a raise of more than 7% after the school board unanimously approved an amendment to his contract Tuesday. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for school board

• abhorred
• aboard
• accord
• adored
• afford
• award
• baseboard
• billboard
• blackboard
• boxboard
• breadboard
• broadsword

Kids Definition

school board

noun

: a board in charge of local public schools