File: BB

SCHOOL COMMITTEE LEGAL STATUS

The School Committee is the governing board of the Agawam school system. Although it functions as a duly-elected committee of City Government, it has unlike other City Boards absolute authority within limitations established by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to carry out the educational policies of the state and to guide the educational process.

The Agawam City Charter establishes the composition of the School Committee, governs the election of members, and sets forth certain relationships with City Government.

In accordance with the City Charter, the Agawam School Committee consists of seven members, six of whom are elected at large for two-year terms. The seventh member is the mayor who serves as the Committee chair.

LEGAL REFS.: Agawam City Charter, 4-1 through 4-2

LEGAL REF.: M.G.L. 71:37 (various powers and duties of School Committees are established throughout the General laws of Massachusetts relating to School Committees) Agawam City Charter, 4-3

CROSS REF.: AA, School District Legal Status

Agawam Public Schools