Gahanna-Jefferson Board of Education
(Seated L-r) Board President Clarice Yoder and Vice President Jill Schuler.
(Standing, L-r) Windy McKenna, Scott Mounts, and Heather Bishoff
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The Gahanna-Jefferson Board of Education seeks to provide all students the maximum educational opportunities within the constraints of available facilities, financial resources, legal requirements and citizen involvement. The board fulfills these responsibilities by functioning primarily as a legislative body to formulate and adopt policy and by evaluating the results.
Duties of the School Board include:
- Making rules and regulations necessary for the government of the school district
- Making sure all students of the district are provided with educational opportunities
- Appointing a school superintendent and electing a treasurer
- Overseeing the annual budget
- Entering into contracts with all personnel in the manner required by Ohio laws
Quality Inspired by a Vision of the Future
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School Board Meetings
The Gahanna-Jefferson Board of Education meetings are held the
second Thursday of every month in Gahanna City Council Chambers, within the Gahanna Municipal Building,
200 South Hamilton Road beginning at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. Meetings of the board are open to the public, except for executive sessions during which Board members may discuss only three types of business as defined by the Ohio law. These are personnel matters, sale or purchase of property, and legal matters. Since Ohio law states that all school board voting must be done in public, executive sessions are for discussion purposes only.
Board Member Role
The public nominates Board of Education candidates by petition. They are elected at the November general election in odd-numbered years. The Board meets during the first 15 days of January and elects a president and vice president to serve for the coming year.
Superintendent's Role
The Superintendent of Schools is employed by the Board to carry out Board policies and to administer the schools on a day-to-day basis. He is not a member of the board. The Superintendent is responsible to the Board while all other employees of the district, either directly or indirectly, are responsible to the Superintendent. The one exception is the Treasurer.
Treasurer's Role
The Treasurer is employed by the Board to administer, in cooperation with the Superintendent, the financial, legal and contractual business of the school district. He is not a member of the Board. The Treasurer reports directly to the Board.