District 303 is governed by a Board of Education consisting of seven members. The Board's power and duties include the authority to adopt, enforce, and monitor all policies for the management and governance of the District's schools. Board of Education members are guardians of the public trust. Through the policies they make, Board members are ultimately responsible for the success or failure of local public education. The Board serves as the advocate for educational excellence for the community's youth and puts those interests first. The policies Board of Educations make dictate the standards and philosophies by which schools are run and the criteria used to judge whether they are being run well.