After years of complaints about infighting at the Mingo County Board of Education, state education officials investigated the board’s procedures and financial decisions. In Tyler County, investigators reported that the county board wasn’t properly following the open meetings act or county policies. The county school board can be a place for residents to raise concerns with how schools are run. Then, the state board can give back some, or all, power to the county board. On average, state takeovers last for almost seven years, said Jeff Kelley, an assistant state superintendent who runs the accountability division.