Local School Board in hicksville-union-free-school-district County, New York

The Hicksville Public Schools Board of Education is comprised of seven trustees who are elected to a three year term. Each member of the Board serves on the Board voluntarily and receives no compensation. Members of the Board are committed to ensuring that the children of our community receive a quality education and the district meets their fiduciary responsibility to the tax payers of our community. The Board has complete and final control over local school matters subject only to limitations imposed by state law, regulations of the State Commissioner of Education, and the will of the local residents as determined in district elections. The Board collaborates with the superintendent, staff, community, and the State Education Department to discharge a broad range of responsibilities, such as adopting annual budgets and issuing interim financial reports, adopting the school calendar, negotiating contracts with employees (including the hiring of superintendents), approving curriculum materials and closing or constructing schools.