Pickens Academy is organized to function under the control of a Board of Trustees of fifteen memebers.  The board members are elected to a three-year term with two-thirds of the membership returning each year.  The number of trustees required to be elected form each of the Aliceville, Carrollton, Gordo, and Reform areas shall be generallly determined by the ratio by which the number of members from each area bears to the total number of enrolled members. Meetings are held on a regular monthl basis. 

TheHeadmaster, who is hired by the Board of Trustees, is charged with the responsibility of being the Chief Administrator.  All committees and organizations work cooperatively with the Headmaster.