The Heath Board of Education is a five-member body that sets policy for the Heath City School District. The board sets educational goals and establishes policy for the school system based on state laws and community values. The school board serves as a link between the schools and the public, representing the citizens of the school district. The Board is guided by Ohio law and the Ohio School Boards Association's Code of Ethics.
Board members make decisions on a wide range of issues, such as hiring and evaluating a superintendent and treasurer, setting board policy, planning student services, goal-setting and long-range planning, adopting curriculum, establishing budgets, and creating community relations programs. A board member should be a skilled decision-maker; however, decisions are only made by the board as a whole at a public meeting. No one member has the independent authority to speak for the board. Members of the Board are elected at large by the qualified voters of the District on a nonpartisan ballot on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November in odd-numbered years. Each Board member is elected to a four-year term of office, which begins on the first day of January after the election. Terms expire on December 31, except as otherwise provided by law. In a four-year period, terms are staggered so that two members are elected in one-half of the four-year period, and three elected in the other half.