CATEGORY: SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
POLICY STATEMENT:
The Board of Trustees believes that the Superintendent
as the Chief Education Officer of the school system and Chief Executive Officer
of the Board of Trustees, provides leadership in all facets of the school
jurisdiction
REGULATION:
The Superintendent is accountable
to the Board for the performance of the school jurisdiction.
GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES:
The Superintendent shall
1. advise the Board on matters arising in
all areas of the Board's jurisdiction
2.
recommend
appropriate policies, implement adopted policies, and develop specific
guidelines and procedures to ensure that
the policies are implemented
3. determine present and future educational
needs of the system, and develop plans to meet those needs
4. monitor and evaluate the operation of
all aspects of the educational system and provide reports to the Board
5. co-ordinate and integrate educational
programs, physical facilities, financial resources, and personnel within the
jurisdiction
6. inform
the Board of improvements and advances in educational programs
7. direct the Secretary-Treasurer on the
preparation and presentation of the annual budget
8. visit schools of the jurisdiction
9. facilitate the development of positive
ongoing relations between the Board, and the schools and their communities
10. act as
an advisor to all administrators
11. act according to the guidelines and
procedures established in Policy BFE
12. delegate areas of responsibility, but
shall be accountable to the Board for the results produced
13. recruit, select and appoint teachers,
professional staff and school support staff
14. assign, transfer, define the duties, deploy, evaluate,
reprimand, retain, suspend, and/or dismiss school personnel pursuant to Board
policies
15. make recommendations to the Board when staff reductions are necessary
16. receive and accept resignations from the employ of the Board
17. screen all applications and select candidates for interview
for school administrative positions
18. establish a recruitment process to fill system-level
administrative positions
19. carry out such specific responsibilities as may be delegated
by the Board
Date of Adoption: July
20, 1995
Date of Amendment: September 6, 2005
Review Date: September
2008
Legal Reference: Section 94, School
Act
Cross-Reference: Policy BBA -
School Board Powers and Duties
Policy
CCA - Organizational Relationships