- 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, seeList of Alberta school boards .United States
In the
U.S. state ofVirginia , 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 theCode of Virginia with dividing the state into school divisions. A school division is typically coextensive with a county orindependent 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 singletown (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
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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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