TITLE: Superintendent of Schools
QUALIFICATIONS:
| | A. | Master’s degree or higher with a major in educational administration and supervision
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| | B. | Minimum of five (5) years of public school experience in supervision and administration
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| | C. | A valid Superintendent’s certificate as prescribed by the State of Ohio.
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DUTIES:
| | A. | General Duties
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| | | The Superintendent is the chief executive officer of the Board and the administrative head of the school system. As the executive officer s/he:
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| | | 1. | attends all Board of Education meetings;
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| | | 2. | administers the schools in conformity with Board policies, rules, and regulations of the State Board of Education and laws of the State of Ohio;
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| | | 3. | is responsible for the administration and supervision of the school system and is the professional leader of the Board of Education and teaching staff;
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| | | 4. | prepares and presents to the Board information relative to proposed school policies; presents evaluation information as necessary;
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| | | 5. | is responsible for long-range curriculum development for the school system; and
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| | | 6. | serves as the leader in devising ways of keeping the public informed about the schools.
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| | B. | Employment of Personnel
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| | | The Superintendent:
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| | | 1. | recommends employment of all personnel;
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| | | 2. | assigns, transfers, and supervises all personnel;
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| | | 3. | recommends employees for promotion, demotion, or transfer;
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| | | 4. | reports to the Board of Education on staff evaluations and serves as the final reviewing authority for the Board; and
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| | | 5. | recommends staff dismissals when necessary.
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| | C. | Adoption of Textbooks
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| | | The Superintendent:
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| | | 1. | appoints committees to review textbooks and make recommendations, when so directed by the Board of Education; and
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| | | 2. | purchases books and arranges for their distribution and care.
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| | D. | Special Use of School Building
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| | | The Superintendent prepares plan for use of buildings.
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| | E. | Salary Schedule
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| | | The Superintendent assigns salaries to teachers and other employees on the basis of adopted salary schedules.
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| | F. | Supplies and Equipment
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| | | The Superintendent:
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| | | 1. | recommends supplies needed on the basis of their contribution to the efficient operation of the school system and benefit of the instructional program; and
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| | | 2. | makes purchases and arranges for use and care of supplies and equipment.
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| | G. | Course of Study
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| | | The Superintendent:
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| | | 1. | recommends courses of study;
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| | | 2. | places course of study into operation;
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| | | 3. | recommends additions and changes as need arises; and
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| | | 4. | reports to the Board on progress and evaluation of course of study.
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| | H. | Miscellaneous Duties:
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| | | The Superintendent:
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| | | 1. | prepares an agenda for each Board meeting in cooperation with the Treasurer and Board President;
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| | | 2. | develops in-service training programs and other suitable means for teacher improvement and education;
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| | | 3. | prepares the school calendar for the ensuing school year for presentation to the Board for its approval and adoption;
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| | | 4. | attends such professional meetings as are necessary and important to continued professional growth and for the improvement of the organization and administration of the schools with approval of the Board; and
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| | | 5. | performs such other duties as the Board may determine.
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The Superintendent shall remain free of any alcohol or nonprescribed controlled substance abuse in the work place throughout his/her employment in the District.
The Superintendent shall serve as a role model for students in how to conduct themselves as citizens and as responsible, intelligent human beings. It is also his/her legal responsibility to help instill in students the belief in and practice of ethical principles and democratic values.
R.C. 3319.01, 3313.602