NCCL is a non-profit corporation. The corporate board is made up of representatives from the teachers and the parents (minimally the current chair of the School Meeting).
The monthly School Meeting makes decisions about the management and day-to-day running of the school, decisions about hiring and firing and the curriculum are made by the staff, and the corporate board may review any of these decisions at its yearly meeting.
The School members include three elected officers, the heads of the standing committees, the Administrative, School Treasurer and the Educational Director. These meetings are open to the school community. Items may be added to the agenda by any member of the school community.
Each year the School Meeting reviews the year's finances and works out a budget proposal for the coming year. The tuition for the coming year is based on this budget, which must be approved by a vote of those present at the meeting. Also at this meeting the parent body must select from a slate prepared by the School Committee, its three elected officers -- the chair, the parent treasurer, and the secretary. In order to provide continuity to the School Meeting, these generally serve for a minimum of two years.