The School Committee has a book of rules, which governs its conduct . The rules may be modified by the following procedure. At any regular or specially called meeting of the School Committee a minute may be approved proposing a change in the rules. Within ten days following the meeting in which the minute proposing a change was approved, the Recording Clerk shall mail to all committee members a copy of the proposed rules change. At the next regular or special meeting of the School Committee the proposed change shall be on the agenda for consideration and if approved shall go into effect immediately.
All members serve three-year appointments and can be re appointed.
If a School Committee member withdraws from the committee before completing a term of appointment, the School Committee may appoint a person to fill the vacancy until the next yearly meeting at which time the yearly meeting will confirm or replace the interim member. The School Committee is empowered to make all decisions and to take whatever action it deems prudent to exercise governance of the school. The Clerk is appointed from within the School Committee by the School Committee. The Director is the chief executive officer of the school acting to carry out the mission of the school and the directives of the School Committee. The Director is hired, evaluated and terminated by the School committee.