Section 12: Functions and powers of the Education Board

The Education Board shall be responsible for-(a) the management of secondary schools in the State;
(b)
the recruitment, appointment, promotion and discipline of teaching and non- teaching staff on grade level 07 and above;
(c) posting and deployment of staff, including inter-State transfer;
(d) disbursing funds accruing to it from both Federal and State Government sources;
(e) setting up an effective functional supervisory unit;
(f) undertaking new capital projects;
(g) the training and re-training of teaching and non-teaching staff;
(h)
assessing and funding of salaries and allowances of teaching and non-teaching staff based on the scheme of service approved by the State Government;
(i) ensuring that annual reports are rendered by heads of schools on teachers appointed to assist them;
(j) preparing testimonials and certificates of service for teaching and non-teaching staff, whenever necessary;
(k) dealing with leave matters, including annual vacation;
(l) carrying out such other functions as the Commission may, from time to time, assign to it.