Board of Education

The Stamford Public Schools (SPS) is governed by a group of nine elected officials, referred to as the Board of Education (BOE). Each BOE member is elected to serve three consecutive years and is eligible for an unlimited number of terms. The BOE is responsible for ensuring high-quality education for SPS students and overseeing the operations of the schools. 

 The duties of the BOE include:

• Appoint and evaluate the superintendent of schools.
• Establish and monitor school policies for effectiveness.
• Prepare and adopt, with the aid of the superintendent, an annual budget for submission to Stamford's fiscal boards.
• Interpret the needs of the Stamford community with regard to SPS, and keep the community informed of the goals, values, conditions, and requirements of the SPS.

Board meetings  

Regular monthly board meetings are generally held on the 4th Tuesday of each month and start at 7:00 p.m. The BOE also has five working committees, each chaired by a BOE member. Committee meetings are generally held on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Tuesday of each month. 2024 Meeting Dates can be found HERE.

All BOE regular, special and committee meetings are open to the public and streamed live. The link to the meeting video can be found HERE and is included on the meeting agenda. 

TIME FOR PUBLIC TO BE HEARD

Time for the Public to Be Heard is included on the agenda for the regular board meeting of each month. The public is welcome to attend most committee meetings and special meetings, but public comments are not part of these agendas.  During regular monthly board meetings, the public has the opportunity to sign up in advance to speak for up to three minutes. 

Please note: the allotted time may be shortened by the Board, depending on the number of speakers that sign up for a single meeting.

All community members who wish to address the BOE must email the Board Secretary at least 1 hour before the start of the Regular Meeting. To sign-up to speak at an upcoming meeting, please click HERE. Spanish interpreter services are available, for those members of the public who require the services to address the BOE.  

Community members should know that the BOE will not respond to questions or comments during the regular board meeting.  When a response is warranted, inquiries will be answered at a later date via email from the superintendent or designee.  

AGENDAS AND DOCUMENTS

Meeting agendas are posted at least 24 hours in advance with the Town Clerk and in the left column of this webpage. Each Friday, public documents related to an upcoming regular or committee meeting will be posted on this page, under BOE Public Packets.

CONTACTING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

Community members are encouraged to utilize the "Time for the Public to be Heard" option during the regular monthly board meetings.  Individual board member email addresses can be accessed below. To send a general comment or inquire to all board members please click HERE.