The Board desires the best qualified and most capable candidate for the position of Superintendent of Schools. In order to achieve that end, the Board shall define a procedure for selection when a vacancy exists, which may include at the discretion of the Board, the employment of a professional consultant to assist with the search.

Final selection shall be made by the Board. Any candidate’s misstatement of fact material to his/her qualifications for employment or the determination of his/her salary shall be considered to constitute grounds for dismissal.

Following appointment to the position, the person selected for the position of Superintendent may be required to take a physical examination and a psychiatric examination reasonably related to the duties s/he will be required to perform. The cost of the examination shall be paid by the District.

Any applicant under final consideration of employment with the Board must complete a DMA (Declaration of Material Assistance) form with no positive indications that material assistance has been provided to a terrorist organization before working in the District (see Policy 8120).

Prior to employment, the candidate selected must also pass a background check performed by the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation and/or the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

R.C. 2909.34, 3313.18, 3319.01, 3319.225
A.C. 3301-23-19

Revised 4/23/93
Revised 1/12/99
Revised 12/12/06