Board of Education

Mission Statement

The mission of Greenville City Schools is to provide a safe and high quality learning environment that enables the district to provide engaging and rewarding work for students and staff every day; and to strive to continuously improve, looking ahead to the future to ensure that we prepare citizens who are college, career and life ready.

Election of the Board
The five members of the Board of Education are nominated by petition and elected at a regular November election. All members serve four year terms. A majority of the members constitutes a quorum.

Functions of the Board
To serve as a policy-making body. To establish the annual budget for each calendar year. To levy taxes when residents approve a tax issue.

Board of Education Meetings
The Board of Education Meetings are held the third Thursday of each month beginning at 6:30 p.m. Meetings are held in the Anna Bier Civic Room, St. Clair Memorial Hall, 215 W. Fourth Street, Greenville, Ohio. (Meetings are subject to change and are posted in the local newspaper.)

Public Participation at Board Meetings
All meetings of the Greenville City Board of Education, as well as Board-appointed committee meetings, will be open to the public.

Any citizen who wishes to have a matter placed on the Board of Education meeting agenda may submit a request in writing to the Superintendent of Schools, President of the Board or Treasurer prior to the opening of the meeting. All requests shall state the identity of the individual and the nature of the matter to be presented.

In order for the Board to fulfill its obligation to complete the planned agenda in an effective and efficient fashion, the Board may establish a maximum time period for public participation. No person may speak twice until all who desire to speak have had the opportunity to do so.

The following procedure will be the normal time allotted for public participation:
a maximum of three minutes per individual
a maximum of 30 minutes total duration
Note: The Board President may alter the above procedure upon evaluation of the circumstances.