BDB - School Committee Officers

SCHOOL COMMITTEE OFFICERS


The officers of the School Committee of the Acton School shall be Chair and Vice Chair, who are members of the Committee and who shall be elected annually by a majority of the members present at the organizational meeting, provided that all five (5) members are present.  The Superintendent/Principal shall serve as Executive Secretary of the Committee.

If a vacancy occurs in the position of Chair, the Vice Chair shall assume the role of Chair until the next scheduled meeting where all remaining board members are present.  The School Committee may opt to call a Special Meeting for the  purpose of electing officers should the need arise.

Duties of the Chair

  1. The Chair shall preside at all meetings of the School Committee and shall perform other duties as directed by law, Maine Department of Education rules, and by the School Committee.  In carrying out these responsibilities, the Chair shall:


  1. Sign the instruments, acts, and orders necessary to carry out state requirements and the will of the School Committee;


  1. Consult with the Superintendent in the planning of the School Committee meeting agendas;


  1. Confer the Superintendent on crucial matters which may occur between School Committee meetings;


  1. Appoint standing committees subject to School Committee approval, and serve as an ex-officio member of all committees;


  1. Call special meetings of the School Committee as necessary;


  1. Be public spokesperson for the School Committee at all times except as this responsibility is specifically delegated to others; and


  1. Preside at and be responsible for the orderly conduct of all Committee meetings.


  1. As presiding officer at all meetings of the School Committee, the Chair shall;

    1. Call the meeting to order at the appointed time;

    2. Announce the business to come before the School Committee in its proper order;

    3. Enforce the School Committee’s policies relating to the order of business and the conduct of meetings;

    4. Explain, as appropriate, what the effect of a motion would be;

    5. Restrict discussions when a motion is before the School Committee;

    6. Put motions to a vote.


  1. The Chair shall have the right, as other School Committee members have, to offer motions, discuss questions, and vote.

Duties of the Vice-Chair

In the absence of the Chair, the Vice-Chair shall perform all duties of the Chair.

Duties of the Secretary

The Superintendent/Principal shall serve as Secretary of the School Committee, with the right to speak on all questions and offer recommendations. The Secretary shall be responsible for ensuring that records are kept of all business transacted by the School Committee at both regular and appropriately called special meetings, and shall perform such other functions as are ordinarily functions of the office.

Legal Reference: 20-A MRSA § 1055 (ALL)

  20-A MRSA § 1251.5, 7 (MSAD)

  20-A MRSA § 1651, 2 (CSD)

Cross Reference: BB- School Committee Legal Status

Adopted:   Prior to 1988

Revised:   January 13, 2022