| A | B |
| Local Board of Education | Charged with the legal responsibility to operate local schools |
| A role of the Board of Education | constructing school buildings |
| Local Board members | representatives of the state |
| What children should learn | curriculum |
| how teachers should teach | methodology |
| subdistrict organization | form of central office found in larger communities |
| Principal | school's chief administrative officer |
| school-based management | new form of school administration |