The Morris School District Board of Education is comprised of ten individual members. There are five representatives from Morris Township, four from Morristown, and one from the Borough of Morris Plains. Representative from the Town and Township are elected by their constituents to three-year terms of office. The Morris Plains representative is a member of the Morris Plains Board of Education appointed annually by that body to the Morris School District Board to represent Morris Plains on issues affecting Morristown High School.

School Board elections are held in April of each year. In addition to selecting members of the Board of Education, voters also are asked to vote on the proposed budget for the subsequent school year. The next School Board/budget election will be held on April 15, 2008

Members of the public are encouraged and welcome to attend all Board of Education meetings. Generally, Board meetings are held on the second and fourth Mondays of the month. A calendar listing the Board meetings through April, 2007 may be found on the Board of Education Calendar page of this site. The public portion of the meetings begins at 7:30 PM. Unless otherwise noted, meetings are held in the auditorium of the Lafayette Learning Center, 31 Hazel Street, Morristown. A portion of each meeting is set aside for public comment.