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1864-1940 (Creation)
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- The Board of School Comissioners
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3 cm of textual records
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Administrative history
The Board of School Commissioners originated under the Education Act of 1826. The County of Inverness had its own Board of Commissioners. Initially, the Board was responsible for the inspection of schools, and the examination of teachers. The Act for the Encouragement of Schools of 1832 extended the powers of the Board of Commissioners to include the fixing of school boundaries, and to oversee the trustees. The new Education Act of 1865 established the school board districts and sections, which resulted in the division of the County of Inverness into the District of North Inverness and the District of South Inverness. Each District had its own Board of Commissioners. By 1895, the majority of the Board's duties were removed except for the determining of school boundaries. In 1942, the Board of School Commissioners was abolished.
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Fonds consists of 3 minute books used to record annual meetings of the board. Some minutes were also recorded in a book used by the District of North Inverness Board of School Commissioners. The earliest minute book also contains financial information regarding the payment of teachers, lists of teachers, and the collectionn of funds listed by district.
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For related records see the Municipal School Board of the County of Inverness fonds, the District of North Inverness Board of School Commissioners fonds, and the Harbour View School Section Number 13 Trustees fonds in the Chestico Museum and Historical Society.