The eleven major functions of the Board of Trustees may be listed as follows:
- To establish the educational policy of the District.
- To determine the personnel policies of the District.
- To select and employ a well-qualified professional school administrator to manage the District.
- To establish the educational and administrative structure of the District.
- To employ the necessary personnel upon the recommendation of the Superintendent.
- To provide for the physical plant and equipment and maintenance thereof.
- To assume and carry out responsibilities for raising, spending, and accounting for funds to support the District.
- To evaluate the accomplishments of the District.
- To plan for continued effectiveness and further improvement of the District.
- To delegate to the Superintendent the authority to execute all established policies of the Board of Trustees.
- To develop goals as a board that will assure patrons of the school district that they are providing ongoing effective leadership for the school system as part of annually self-evaluating their actions as the governing board.