A student is writing a letter to the city council about school district borders. Read the draft of one paragraph of the letter and answer the question that follows.
The city council should consider modifying the boundaries for the Alexander Independent School District. Several subdivisions, including Willow
Oaks, Cypress Creek, and Chisholm Trail
, all lie within two miles of Alexander High School. However, students in those subdivisions must travel
more than 10 miles to attend Lawrence High School because, technically, they are in the Lawrence School District. I am writing this letter because
I feel that the adjustment of boundaries must come from an authority that gets to make decisions and rules for both districts. The city council is the
proper authority to decide boundaries for both districts.
The author of the letter wants to replace the underlined phrase. Which replacement most likely fits the author's intended purpose and audience?
A has jurisdiction over
oversees operations of
exercises all of the control within
determines the major policies of