The policy-making body for the School System is a board of 15 members, elected from single-member districts to four-year terms of office. Terms of office begin in January following election. The Board meets monthly on the second Thursday of the month to take action on Committee As A Whole recommendations. On the first Thursday of the month, the Board meets as two different Committees As A Whole, one for Business Affairs and Administration and the other for Education and Human Resources matters. The Board also meets in Special Session as needed during the course of the year.