The Board of Education recognizes that it is vital to the successful operation of the District that administrative positions created by the Board be filled with highly qualified and competent personnel.

The Board shall approve the employment, fix the compensation, and establish the term of employment for each administrator employed by this District. Such approval shall be given only to those candidates for employment recommended by the Superintendent.

For purposes of this policy, administrative positions shall be deemed to be: administrative assistant, principal, assistant principal, Dean of Students, psychologist, and Director of Special Programs.

When any recommended candidate has been rejected by the Board, the Superintendent shall make a substitute recommendation.

Any administrative staff member's misstatement of fact material to qualifications for employment or the determination of salary shall be considered by the Board to constitute grounds for dismissal.

No candidate for employment as an administrator shall receive recommendation for such employment without having proffered visual evidence of his/her licensing and without meeting those standards outlined in the appropriate job description.

The Superintendent shall develop guidelines for the recruitment, screening, and recommendation of candidates for employment.

Each successful candidate for an administrative position shall sign a contract for a period not exceeding three (3) years.

R.C. 3319.02