The Board of Education shall consist of ten (10) members who
shall be elected and hold office as provided in Chapter III of this
Charter. The Board of Education shall perform such duties and have
such powers as are or may be imposed or vested by the General Statutes
upon boards of education in the several towns, and shall perform all
acts required of said boards by the town or necessary to carry into
effect the powers and duties imposed upon said board by law.