Board of Education

Board of Education

The Guilford County Board of Education is made up of nine members who are elected by citizens in partisan elections every four years. The terms are staggered to ensure continuity of service. Members establish policies that govern our school system, including its curriculum, facilities, financial resources and personnel. The board evaluates the district's achievement and monitors its progress, making sure that goals are met.

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Every seat was up for election in 2016 under Senate Bill 317 passed in 2013. The bill redrew the Guilford County Board of Education district lines to match with the Board of County Commissioner districts, reducing the number of school board members from 11 to nine. The redistricting reduced the number of districts from nine to eight, and eliminated one of two at-large seats. 

The at-large seat and even numbered seats (Districts 2, 4, 6 and 8) will serve two-year terms and go up for re-election in 2018. The odd numbered seats (Districts 1, 3, 5 and 7) will serve for four years to stagger elections. After the first term, the at-large and even number seats will serve four-year terms.

The bill also changed Guilford County Board of Education elections from non-partisan to partisan races, meaning candidates must declare a political party to be in a primary. Otherwise they run unaffiliated in the general election.Persons wanting to publicly address the Board of Education at its monthly meeting may register to do so by emailing boardclerk@gcsnc.com the day befo the meeting starting at 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. the day of the meeting. A maximum of three (3) minutes is granted to each speaker, with a total of 30 minutes designated at the beginning of the meeting for all public comments. Speakers will be screened prior to building entry. In order to streamline the check-in process, please limit personal items to a minimum. Bags, purses and other items will be subject to security screening.   

Written comments may also be submitted by sending an email to boardclerk@gcsnc.com by 12 p.m. the day of the meeting with the subject line "PUBLIC COMMENTS" and enter the date of the meeting. Comments received by email will be posted with the meeting agenda.

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