Policy 2120: Duties of the Superintendent

Essential Duties

The essential duties and responsibilities of the Superintendent shall be to: 

1. Serve as administrative head of the entire District and chief executive officer of the Board, in charge of both educational and business functions; 
2. Attend all regular meetings of the Board, unless excused by the President of the Board, and keep the Board continually informed on the progress and condition of the schools; 
3. Carry out policies and rules of the Board;
4. Initiate matters of educational policy and to make definite recommendations thereon;
5. Recommend the number and types of positions required to provide proper personnel for the operation of education programs;
6. Nominate for appointment, assignment, transfer, or termination and to define the duties of all personnel, subject to approval of the Board; 
7. Recommend, in writing, the teachers necessary for the schools; and 
8. Suspend a teacher or administrator for cause until the Board may consider the suspension.

General Duties

The general duties of the Superintendent shall be to: 

1. Administer the development and maintenance of a positive educational program designed to meet the needs of the community, to keep abreast of the best educational developments and to advise regarding changes in programs; 
2. Supervise the preparation of the annual budget and to recommend it to the Board for consideration;
3. Advise and recommend in matters of business administration; to pass upon all proper requests for equipment and supplies, to point out possible economies and to supervise activities of the District;
4. Conduct a continuous study of the development and needs of the schools and to keep the public adequately informed concerning his/her findings;
5. Put into practice the educational policies of the Board;
6. Supervise and direct the work of the teachers and other employees of the Board;
7. Classify and control the promotion of students;
8. Recommend to the Board the best methods of arranging the courses of study;
9. Recommend to the Board the proper textbooks to be used;
10. Make written reports to the Board;
11. Make written reports to the state;
12. Assist the Board in matters pertaining to the general welfare of the District; and
13. Perform other duties and discharge other responsibilities as the Board might direct that are pertinent and appropriate to the operation of the District.