school board

noun

: a board in charge of local public schools

Examples of school board in a Sentence

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Parents upset by the news that two elementary schools are likely to close at the end of the school year crammed into the Grapevine-Colleyville school board meeting Monday night and also filled an overflow room. Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Nov. 2025 The Grapevine-Colleyville ISD school board is likely to vote to approve the closure and consolidation of two elementary schools for next school year. Lacey Beasley, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025 Just one board member explicitly supported renewing Carmen Northwest's contract during the meeting, where two school board members who don't sit on the committee were not in attendance. Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 14 Nov. 2025 But nobody’s going to be covering the school board or the city council meeting. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for school board

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of school board was in 1836

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“School board.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/school%20board. Accessed 24 Nov. 2025.

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school board

noun
: a board in charge of local public schools
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