School boards in Scotland

Historically, school boards operated in Scotland from 1872 to 1918. A new wave of school boards were established by the School Boards Act 1988, which mandated that they be set up in education authority schools in Scotland. Boards consisted of elected parent and staff members and other members co-opted by the elected members. Changes were made to the running of School Boards in the Standards in Scotland’s Schools etc. Act 2000, which included the possibility that parent members could be co-opted if not enough were elected for the board to continue. They were abolished by the Scottish School Act 2006 ==Role and powers==

School boards were intended to provide input of parents into the provision of education at the local school, and to allow for the delegation of powers from regional authorities to schools. While a board could nominate members to sit on a committee for appointing new staff, ==Composition and Establishment==

The 1988 Act provided for elections for school boards to be held in all schools except for the very few schools whose roll is so small that there are insufficient parents to form a school board. Schools in which elections are required to be held are referred to as "eligible schools". School boards were composed of parent members, staff members - meaning teaching staff, and co-opted members who were chosen by the board. Co-opted members would not be eligible as staff or parent members. Board members hold office for four years, with half the parent places coming up for election every two years. The initial round of elections to school boards was held in 1989-1990. School boards, the size and composition of which is laid down in the School Board Regulations 1989, were only established when sufficient parent members are elected through contested or uncontested regular elections, or by-elections. In cases where insufficient parents were elected to form a school board, a board could be established through the co-option of some parent members. Where a School Board did not exist, this is either because the school is a non-qualifying school, or because no board was formed as a result of a regular election, a by-election or under other provisions. ==See also==