school board

noun

: a board in charge of local public schools

Examples of school board in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Such balancing acts play out regularly in Washington, in state capitals, and – with less fanfare, perhaps – at county and city levels, as well as within local school boards and civic organizations. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 2026

One clip of that video, which a resident also played during last Tuesday’s school board meeting, showed a district employee telling other staff about how a student came out to them as gay. — Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026

Creates the District School Board Members’ Bill of Rights, which gives members the ability to publicly comment on district school board business, except for matters prohibited by law (HB 1073). — Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

The school board announced the new superintendent's hire last week. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 30 June 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