Board Bulletin: The Real Roles and Responsibilities of Charter School Board Members - Issue #22

Charter school board members come into their roles with widely varying backgrounds. Some board members are parents or grandparents of students and join the board to help the school function efficiently; others are former educators, professionals, or community members who join the board to fill a gap in expertise. Almost no one who comes to a charter school board has previous experience as a charter school board member. It’s due to that inexperience that charter board members may have disparate opinions on their true roles and responsibilities...