A bill now before the Legislature would keep elected officials, political leaders and Board of Education employees off the local boards.

It would prohibit elected officials and Board of Education employees from serving on the community boards.

And supervising them are 3,930 central Board of Education employees.

At least one Board of Education employee tried to cover up mistakes by altering computer data after the death provoked an outcry, the report says.

Elected officials and Board of Education employees now may serve on community school boards that set school policy.

Special Education employees receive an additional payment above salary.

She said no Board of Education employees have been implicated.

There are now 372 full-time Board of Education employees assigned to district offices, the memo said.

Board of Education employees survive on salaries of between $30,000 and $60,000 a year.

Of those seeking re-election, fewer than a dozen were listed a year ago as Board of Education employees.