VOTE411 Voter Guide

The Mooresville Board of Education is comprised of five members, elected at-large (school district-wide) in non-partisan elections for staggered four-year terms.The Board of Education is a body corporate and has general control and supervision of all matters pertaining to the public schools of the school district and the authority to enforce the school law. All powers and duties conferred and imposed by law respecting public schools, which are not expressly conferred and imposed upon some other official, are conferred and imposed by law upon the board. Individual members of the board are expected to be familiar with federal and state school laws, policies and regulations, and current Mooresville Graded School District policies and regulations. The board will provide a system of schools, establish general policies in keeping with the needs of the community and the requirements of state law, and perform all specific duties imposed by law. The board considers some of its most significant duties to be the following:1. providing every student with the opportunity to receive a sound basic education as defined by the North Carolina Supreme Court in Leandro v. State;2. providing leadership and direction through the formulation of goals and objectives, especially in defining and setting high academic standards for student success;3. creating policies that establish standards, accountability and evaluation of essential operations of the school district;4. taking steps necessary to help ensure legal compliance of board and school district functions;5. performing judicial functions by conducting hearings as appropriate or as required by law regarding decisions of school district personnel or the board;6. hiring a superintendent, supporting the superintendent in his or her administration, and evaluating and responding to recommendations made by the superintendent, concerning the needs of the school district, including recommendations pertaining to the educational program, personnel and facility needs;7. considering the budget recommended by the superintendent, presenting the budget to the county commissioners and adopting a budget after evaluating whether the county commissioners’ appropriation is sufficient to support a system of free public schools;8. establishing school attendance areas; and9. communicating the needs of the school district to the community and being an advocate for the school district, for employees and especially for students in all interactions with other governmental entities and the public.