has gloss | (noun) a district whose public schools are administered together school district |
has gloss | eng: United States In the United States, public schools are either school districts, which are independent special-purpose governments, or dependent school systems, which are under the control of state or local government. A school district is a legally separate body corporate and politic. School districts are local governments with powers similar to that of a city or a county including taxation and eminent domain. Its governing body, which is typically elected by direct popular vote but may be appointed by other governmental officials, is called a school board, board of trustees, school committee, or the like. This body appoints a superintendent, usually an experienced public school administrator, to function as the district's chief executive for carrying out day-to-day decisions and policy implementations. The school board may also exercise a quasi-judicial function in serious employee or student discipline matters. |
lexicalization | eng: School districts |
lexicalization | eng: school district |
subclass of | (noun) a district defined for administrative purposes administrative district, administrative division, territorial division |
has subclass | c/School board members |
| Note: 471 other instance(s) ommited in the following list |
has instance | e/Achille Independent School District |
has instance | e/Alabama Department of Youth Services School District |
has instance | e/Anna Independent School District |
has instance | e/Banner School District |
has instance | e/Bell Public School |
has instance | c/Lists of school districts |
has instance | e/Chester Independent School District |
has instance | e/City School District of New Rochelle |
has instance | e/Colchester School District (Vermont) |
has instance | e/Commerce Independent School District |
has instance | e/Covington Independent School District |
has instance | e/Douglas County School System |
has instance | e/Empire Union School District |
has instance | e/Ephrata Area School District |
has instance | e/Grand Prairie Independent School District |
has instance | e/Huron School District (South Dakota) |
has instance | e/Industrial Independent School District |
has instance | e/Iowa City Community School District |
has instance | e/Lakewood Local Schools |
has instance | e/Lebanon School District |
has instance | e/Maypearl Independent School District |
has instance | e/Midway Independent School District (Clay County, Texas) |
has instance | e/Milford Independent School District |
has instance | e/Mt. Lebanon School District |
has instance | e/New York City Department of Education |
has instance | e/North Hills School District |
has instance | e/Oklahoma City Public Schools |
has instance | e/Orient-Macksburg School District |
has instance | e/Oxford Area School District |
has instance | e/Plain Local School District |
has instance | e/Riverhead Central School District |
has instance | e/Rochelle Independent School District |
has instance | e/School Town of Munster |
has instance | e/Schuylkill Valley School District |
has instance | e/South Gibson School Corporation |
has instance | e/Valley View Local School District |
has instance | e/Verona Area School District |
has instance | e/Wells-Ogunquit Community School District |
has instance | e/Winnetka School District 36 |
has instance | e/YES Prep Public Schools |