P0500 Superintendent of Schools

P0500 SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

BOARD POLICY:

The Board is charged with the responsibility of appointing a qualified Superintendent of Schools. The Superintendent shall serve as the chief executive officer of the Board and chief administrative officer of the school district.

Implemental Procedures:

1. The Board shall appoint a qualified Superintendent of Schools, who is not a member of the Board.

2. The term of the Superintendent of Schools shall begin the first of August and continue for not more than three years, subject to renewal.

3. The Board of Education delegates to the Superintendent of Schools, as executive officer of the Board, the responsibilities of administering the school system and implementing the policies adopted by the Board of Education. These rules and detailed arrangements shall constitute the Administrative Rules and Regulations governing the schools. The Superintendent is not authorized to take any action inconsistent with a decision of the Board of Education.

4. The Board of Education delegates to the Superintendent of Schools the responsibility for appointing the Board of Education’s designee pursuant to KSA 72-5436 et seq. (Teacher Due Process) and for providing appropriate remuneration to the person so appointed.

5. The Board of Education delegates to the Superintendent of Schools the responsibility for appointing the Board of Education’s designee(s) to hear pupil suspension or expulsion appeals pursuant to KSA 72-8904.

6. If a vacancy occurs in the office of the Superintendent, the Board shall promptly fill such vacancy.

7. The Superintendent designates a member of the administrative staff to act in his/her behalf when he/she is ill or out of the city.

Latest Revision Date: June 1989

Previous Revision Date: July 1984 P0500