School division

School division

A school division is a geographic division over which a school board has jurisdiction.

Canada

In Canada the term is used to the area controlled by a school board and is used interchangeably with school district, including in the formal name of the board. For example, see List of Alberta school boards.

United States

In the U.S. state of Virginia, the State Board of Education is charged under [http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+22.1-25 § 22.1-25] of the Code of Virginia with dividing the state into school divisions. A school division is typically coextensive with a county or independent city, although it is also possible for a school division to comprise a city and a neighboring county (e.g., Williamsburg and James City County) or a single town (e.g., West Point).

Although the term "school district" is popularly used, a school division in Virginia differs from a school district in most states in the following key respect. Unlike school districts in most states, a Virginia school division is not a separate local government, but instead depends on appropriations and budget approvals from its associated general-purpose local government or governments (county, city, town). Legally, it is a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Virginia statute authorizes a school division to contract with a neighboring school division for school functions.

ee also

*List of school divisions in Virginia

External links

* [http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/dbpubs/doedir/ea.html Virginia school divisions (contact information)]
* [http://www.pen.k12.va.us/Div/index.html#Schl Virginia school divisions (Web sites)]


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