The Lynden School Board is the elected governing body for the Lynden School District in Lynden, Washington. It sets district policy, hires and evaluates the superintendent, adopts the annual budget, approves curriculum and districtwide programs, oversees facilities and capital projects, and engages the community to advance student achievement and safety across the district's schools.
K–12 education funding and local levies, curriculum and instructional programs, special education services, school safety and student welfare, personnel and collective bargaining matters, facilities and capital planning (bonds/levies), transportation and extracurricular program policies, and community engagement/partnerships.
Primarily funded through local property-tax levies and state K–12 allocations under Washington’s funding formula, supplemented by federal grants, voter-approved bond/levy measures, fees, and private donations (e.g., local education foundation support).
Lynden School District and its schools (including Lynden High School), Lynden Public Schools Foundation, local teacher/employee bargaining units (affiliated with statewide unions), Washington State School Directors' Association, and the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI).
Public elected school board (local government education authority)
