school board—
1. (UK hist.) local education authority responsible for the maintenance of public elementary schools:
- The school board may pay the whole or any part of the school fees payable by any child.
2. (U.S., Canada) a board charged with the provision and maintenance of schools:
- The school board which recently submitted its estimates for the year to the city council will have to revise them.
school council—a committee of pupils elected to manage school affairs:
- Murray, a boy who was well-liked but who shone at nothing, was proud of his status as a member of the school council.