Geneva’s Board of Trustees is a strategic board and does not participate in school operations or routinely review decisions made by the Head of School. Geneva’s Board exists for the sole purpose of safeguarding Geneva’s mission for the long term. It is fundamentally different from a public school board. Public school is funded by compulsory taxes in order to prevent taxation without representation. Public school boards are representative elected bodies. Geneva’s relationship with parents is not compulsory but rather a voluntary contractual relationship.