Upper Arlington Schools

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Board of Education

The Upper Arlington Board of Education is legally responsible for the education of young people living within the School District. The Board’s primary responsibility is to set policy upon which all administrative action is based. The Board must:

Adopt policies for the operation of the school district
Approve adequate methods of program evaluation
Develop sound financial plans consistent with District needs and with community resources and expectations

Board of Education members are elected at large for four-year terms in staggered, odd-numbered years. Ohio legislation establishes a maximum amount for Board member compensation.

The Board employs the Superintendent to provide educational leadership and to implement policies and procedures through the administrative, teaching, and support staffs, and a Treasurer who serves as the District’s Chief Fiscal Officer.

For more information, please refer to our Board Policies.

Meeting agendas and information

Beginning with the August 2021 regular meeting, Board of Education meeting agendas and minutes can be accessed on the Board Docs website and then clicking on Meetings.

For meetings prior to August 2021, meeting agendas, minutes and presentations are accessible on our website at the links below:

How Meetings Are Conducted

As a resident of Upper Arlington, you are invited to become active in the educational life of your community by attending meetings of the Board of Education. If you wish to speak to the Board of Education, time is set aside at the beginning of each regular meeting for citizens to discuss issues of concern.

Meetings of the Board are open to the public, except for executive sessions during which Board members may discuss only business as defined by the Ohio Revised Code. These are personnel matters, sale or purchase of property, legal matters, and negotiations or bargaining sessions. Executive sessions are for discussion only. All formal action must be taken at a regular or special meeting open to the public.

Dates of all Board meetings are submitted for publication to The Upper Arlington ThisWeek News.

6:00 pm (unless otherwise indicated on agenda)
Second Tuesday of each month
The monthly Board of Education meetings will be held at (unless otherwise indicated on agenda):

Municipal Building of the City of Upper Arlington
3600 Tremont Road
Upper Arlington, OH 43221

2023 Board of Education Regular Meeting Dates (PDF)

2023 Board of Education Regular Meeting Dates (.rtf)

Public Participation Information

The Upper Arlington Board of Education is pleased to welcome community members and reserves times for public participation during each of its regular meetings. Community members wishing to address the Board must complete a public participation form (available at a registration table outside the Board meeting room) and return it to the Treasurer before the meeting begins.

Public participation sessions are conducted according to Board Policy 0169.1, which states, in part:

Public participation shall be permitted as indicated on the order of business (agenda);
Attendees must register their intention to participate in the public portion of the meeting upon their arrival at the meeting;
Participants must be recognized by the presiding officer and will be requested to preface their comments by an announcement of their name, address, and group affiliation, if and when appropriate;
Each statement made by a participant shall be limited to five (5) minutes duration, unless extended by the presiding officer;
No participant may speak more than once on the same topic unless all others who wish to speak on that topic have been heard;
All statements shall be directed to the presiding officer; no person may address or question Board members individually;
All participants are expected to conduct themselves civilly and respectfully. Comments that are profane, frivolous, repetitive, or harassing will not be tolerated;
The portion of the meeting during which the participation of the public is invited shall be limited to thirty (30) minutes, unless extended by a vote of the Board.

Board Policy 0169.1 may be read in is entirety on the district website: www.uaschools.org

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Contact Information

Lori Trent
Board President

[email protected]

Nancy Drees
Board Vice President
[email protected]

Email the Board of Education at [email protected]

For more information, please contact the District Office at:
1619 Zollinger Road
Upper Arlington, Ohio 43221
(614) 487-5030

Board Policies

Meeting Agendas