From Sunshine Review
The
State Board of Education serves as the general planning and coordinating body for public education. The board consists of seven elected officials. Board members serve a term of six-years without pay. A chairman and vice-chairman are selected every other year from the board that is serving. The Commissioner of Education, more commonly known as the superintendent, is a non-voting secretary of the board.
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The duties of the school board include: appointing the Commissioner of Education, employing personnel of the Department of Education, approving the budget, setting the rules and regulations for education, accrediting public school districts, distributing federal and state funds to school districts and schools, appointing advisory committees, regulating licensing, exercising judicial authority over charter schools and submitting educational recommendation to the General Assembly and the Colorado Governor.[2]
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