The Isle of Wight County School Board is composed of five members who are elected by county voting district. They are elected to four-year staggered terms in November, with service beginning on January 1 of the year following the election. The chairman and vice chairman are elected annually during the January organizational board meeting. The School Board members are Jacqueline W. Carr (Carrsville); Vicky Hulick (Newport); Julia Perkins (Windsor); Denise Tynes (Smithfield) and Alvin Wilson (Hardy).
The official duties of the School Board include:
- Adopting policies for the school division
- Adopting long-rage goals and objectives for the school division
- Selecting the superintendent
- Overseeing the construction and maintenance operations for the school division
- Approving the budget, awarding contracts, determining salaries, and overseeing efficient operation of school division
- Approving the annual school calendar and school operating times
- Determining school boundaries