The National School Boards Association Board of Directors endorses the following code for local school board members.

As a member of my local Board of Education I will strive to improve public education, and to that end I will:

• Attend all regularly scheduled board meetings insofar as possible, and become informed concerning the issues to be considered at those meetings;
• Recognize that I should endeavor to make policy decisions only after full discussion at publicly held board meetings;
• Render all decisions based on the available facts and my independent judgment, and refuse to surrender that judgment to individuals or special interest groups;
• Encourage the free expression of opinion by all board members, and seek systematic communications between the board and students, staff, and all elements of the community;
• Work with other board members to establish effective board policies and to delegate authority for the administration of the schools to the superintendent;
• Communicate to other board members and the superintendent expression of public reaction to board policies and school programs;
• Inform myself about current educational issues by individual study and through participation in programs providing needed information, such as those sponsored by my state and national school boards association;
• Support the employment of those persons best qualified to serve as school staff, and insist on a regular and impartial evaluation of all staff;
• Avoid being placed in a position of conflict of interest;
• Take no private action that will compromise the board or administration, and respect the confidentiality of information that is privileged under applicable law; and
• Remember always that my first and greatest concern must be the educational welfare of the students attending the public schools