Desoto County School Board Member, District 3
Part of the board that governs your county's public school system
Full office description
- The Board of Education runs the public school system. The Board of Education is entirely independent from the rest of the county government.
- Board of Education members work together to make school policy, set the budget, and appoint the superintendent to run the schools day to day.
- Some Board of Education members are elected to four-year terms in odd-numbered years before presidential elections (2023, 2027, 2031, etc.).
How this impacts you
Teacher Pay — Board of Education members decide the school budget, including how much to pay teachers, how much to spend on classroom instruction and which services to provide to students.
College & Career Readiness — Board of Education members have the power to affect which advanced courses, resources and job training are available to students.
