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| 302: Employment of Superintendent |
Employment of Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent
1. Purpose
SC 1001, 1003 |
The Board places the primary responsibility and authority for the administration of this District in the Superintendent. Selection of a Superintendent is, therefore, critical to the effective management of the District. |
2. Authority
SC 1071, 1073, 1075 SC 1073 SC 1077 |
When the position of Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent shall be vacant, the Board shall elect a District Superintendent by a majority vote of all members of the Board and shall fix the beginning salary and the term of office. Such term may be up to five years beginning with the effective date of the appointment to office.
During the final year of the term of office the Board may reappoint the Superintendent or notify the Superintendent that it plans to seek applications from other qualified candidates for the position. Such notification shall be given 150 days prior to the end of the term. |
| 3. Guidelines |
The Board will actively seek the best qualified and most capable candidate for the position of Superintendent. It will be aided in this task by a committee of Board members and/or the services of professional consultants.
Recruitment procedures shall be prepared in advance of the search and shall include the following:
- the preparation of a written job description for the position
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| SC 1003 |
- preparation of written specification of qualifications, in addition to proper State requirements for all applicants
- preparation of informative material describing the School District and its educational goals
- solicitation of applications from a large enough geographical area to ensure a range of backgrounds and experience
- where feasible, the opportunity for applicants to visit the schools of the District.
- that a screening process be established that ensures that the Board have an opportunity to interview a sufficient number of finalist candidates so that an adequate range of choices is available for final selection
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Pol. 104
P.L. 88-352
(Title VI)
P.L. 92-318
(Title IX) |
- recruitment and consideration of candidates in accordance with Board policy, State and federal law.
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| SC 111 |
No candidate shall be employed until such candidate has complied with the mandatory background check requirements for criminal history and child abuse and the District has evaluated the results of that screening process.
The Board will seek applicants for the position of Assistant Superintendent by nomination of the Superintendent.
No person may be employed as Superintendent, or Assistant Superintendent, of this District unless s/he has signed an employment contract with the Board or has been employed by Board resolution, either of which shall include: |
| SC 1073 |
- the term for which employment is contracted, including beginning and ending dates
- the salary which the Superintendent shall be paid and the intervals at which it shall be paid
- the benefits to which the Superintendent is entitled
Any candidate's misstatement of fact material to qualifications for employment or the determination of salary - shall be considered by this Board to constitute grounds for dismissal.
Each candidate for the position of Superintendent shall be required to pass a physical examination by a qualified professional mutually agreeable to the parties. Such examinations shall be reasonably related to the duties s/he will be required to perform, the cost of which shall be borne by the District. |
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Adopted: 11/13/95
Amended: 02/28/00, 07/23/07
Reviewed without Amendment:
OWEN J. ROBERTS SCHOOL BOARD
901 Ridge Road
Pottstown, PA 19465 |
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