{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-1802.05","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 38-1802.05","heading":"Board of Trustees of a public charter school.","body":"(a)\nThe members of a Board of Trustees of a public charter school shall be elected or selected pursuant to the charter granted to the school. Such Board of Trustees shall have an odd number of members that does not exceed 15, of which:\n(1)\nA majority shall be residents of the District of Columbia; and\n(2)\nAt least 2 shall be parents of a student attending the school.\n\n(b)\nAn individual is eligible for election or selection to the Board of Trustees of a public charter school if the person:\n(1)\nIs a teacher or staff member who is employed at the school;\n(2)\nIs a parent of a student attending the school; or\n(3)\nMeets the election or selection criteria set forth in the charter granted to the school.\n\n(c)\nIn the case of the first Board of Trustees of a public charter school to be elected or selected after the date on which the school is granted a charter, the election or selection of the members under subsection (a)(2) of this section shall occur on the earliest practicable date after classes at the school have commenced. Until such date, any other members who have been elected or selected shall serve as an interim Board of Trustees. Such an interim Board of Trustees may exercise all of the powers, and shall be subject to all of the duties, of a Board of Trustees.\n\n(d)\nThe Board of Trustees of a public charter school shall be fiduciaries of the school and shall set overall policy for the school. The Board of Trustees may make final decisions on matters related to the operation of the school, consistent with the charter granted to the school, this subchapter, and other applicable law.\n\n(e)\nAll meetings of a Board of Trustees shall be subject to the requirements of subchapter IV of Chapter 5 of Title 2.\n\n(f)\nThe Board of Trustees of a public charter school shall complete school governance training consistent with the requirements of § 38-1802.14(k).","path":["Title 38. Educational Institutions.","Chapter 18. District of Columbia School Reform (Public Charter Schools).","Subchapter II. Public Charter Schools."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/38-1802.05","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"e19eba020f5a4d597094fd37c507548d60cca38015c3a5f749dc52999043e9d1","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-1802.04","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-38-1802.06"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}