Board of Education Overview
The Akron Public Schools Board of Education is the official body representing the citizens of Akron on all matters of public education. The board is non-partisan and non-sectarian. Its members are elected at-large for four-year terms.
The Board of Education:
- determines needs and priorities of the school system.
- allocates resources within the school system.
- evaluates the overall performance of the school system.
All policy issues are voted upon by board members at their regularly scheduled meetings. A simple majority of votes carries an issue. Committee chairs report at each board meeting. Their reports provide information and may include recommendation for board action.
Board Organization
The board of education comprises seven members assisted by an appointed officer – the treasurer. The board president and vice president are elected from the membership at the first meeting of each calendar year. The board meets the second and fourth Monday of every month. Call 330.761.1661 for information.
2025 Regular Board Meeting Dates
| June 9 | Sept. 22 |
| June 23 | Oct. 6** |
| July 14 | Oct. 20** |
| July 28 | Nov. 3*** |
| Aug. 11 | Nov. 24*** |
| Aug. 25 | Dec. 8**** |
| Sept. 8 |
Meetings are at 5:30 p.m. unless otherwise specified.
2025 Other Committee Meeting Dates
| June 2 | Instructional Policy & Student Achievement (4:30 p.m.) |
| June 16 | Finance & Capital Management (4:30 p.m.); Legal, Contracts & Board Policy (5:30 p.m.) |
| Aug. 4 | Instructional Policy & Student Achievement (4:30 p.m.); Legal, Contracts & Board Policy (5:30 p.m.) |
| Aug. 18 | Finance & Capital Management (4:30 p.m.) |
| Sept. 2 | Instructional Policy & Student Achievement (4:30 p.m.) |
| Sept. 15 | Finance & Capital Management (4:30 p.m.); Legal, Contracts & Board Policy (5:30 p.m.) |
| Oct. 13 | Instructional Policy & Student Achievement (4:30 p.m.); Student Success Celebration (5:30 p.m.) |
| Oct. 27 | Finance & Capital Management (4:30 p.m.); Legal, Contracts & Board Policy (5:30 p.m.) |
| Nov. 10 | Instructional Policy (4:30 p.m.); Student Success Celebration (5:30 p.m.) |
| Dec. 1 | Legal, Contracts & Board Policy (5:30 p.m.) |
Regular board meetings are scheduled on the second and fourth Mondays, except as otherwise indicated:
*Tuesday (to avoid Memorial Day)
**First and third Mondays in October (due to conflicts with the OSBA Capital Conference in November)
***First and last Mondays in November (because the third Monday conflicts with the OSBA Capital Conference)
****Second Monday in December (due to the holidays)
Board meetings are live-streamed in unedited form by Akron Public Schools. Our signal is communicated to YouTube, which then televises our meetings as they happen. These meetings are not edited. Due to the nature of electronic communications, there may occasionally be a technical matter that could interrupt the audio and/or visual images. These meetings are live-streamed to enhance our communications with our community.
If you need to request public records, please email publicrecordsrequest@apslearns.org.
For student records requests (including transcripts), visit akronschools.com/