The Littleton Public Schools Board of Education consists of five members elected to serve, without compensation, for overlapping terms of four years. Elections are held in November every two years. The Board members serve at-large and following the election, officers are selected for president,  vice-president, secretary, treasurer, and assistant secretary.

The Board of Education is responsible for carrying out the mandatory laws of the state and where federal and state laws do not prohibit, the Board is authorized to establish and appraise district educational activities. The Board considers its most important functions to be in the categories of:

•  Employment of superintendent
•  Legislative or policymaking
•  Educational planning and appraisal
•  Staffing and appraisal
•  Financial resources
•  School facilities
•  Communications with the public
•  Judicial