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EASTON AREA
SCHOOL DISTRICT
No. 302
SECTION:
ADMINISTRATIVE
EMPLOYEES
TITLE:
EMPLOYMENT OF
SUPERINTENDENT/
ASSISTANT
SUPERINTENDENT
ADOPTED:
May 17, 2007
REVISED:
February 28, 2012
302. EMPLOYMENT OF SUPERINTENDENT/
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT
1.
Purpose
SC 1001
The Board places the primary responsibility and authority for the administration of
this district in the Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent. Therefore, selection
of a Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent is critical to the effective leadership
and management of the district.
2.
Authority
SC 508, 1001,
1071, 1073,
1075, 1076,
1077, 1079
When the position of Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent becomes vacant,
the Board shall elect a district Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent by a
majority vote of all members of the Board and shall fix the beginning salary and
term of office. Such term may be three (3), four (4), or five (5) years, beginning with
the effective date of the appointment to office.
SC 1073, 1077
During the final year of the term of office, the Board may notify the Superintendent
or Assistant Superintendent that it plans to seek applications for the position from
other qualified candidates. Such notification shall be given by the Board at least 150
days prior to the end of the term.
The Board shall actively seek the best qualified and most capable candidate for the
position of Superintendent. It may be aided in this task by the Superintendent Search
Committee and/or the services of professional consultants.
The Board shall seek applicants for the position of Assistant Superintendent by
nomination of the Superintendent and/or by the same process used to determine the
Superintendent.
3.
Guidelines
Recruitment
Recruitment procedures shall be prepared in advance of the search and may include
the following:
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1.
Preparation of a job description for the position, written in accordance with
requirements of federal and state laws and regulations.
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SC 1002, 1003,
1078
Title 22
Sec. 49.41, 49.42
2.
Preparation of written qualifications, in addition to applicable state requirements,
for all applicants.
3.
Preparation of informative material describing the school district and its
educational goals.
4.
Solicitation of applications from a geographical area large enough to ensure a
range of backgrounds and experience.
5.
Opportunity for applicants to visit the district schools, at the Board's invitation.
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6.
Recruitment and evaluation of candidates in accordance with Board policy and
state and federal law.
A screening process shall be established that ensures the Board has an opportunity to
interview a sufficient number of finalist candidates so that an appropriate range of
choices is available for final selection.
The Board shall determine prior to interviewing finalists which expenses associated
with such interviews will be borne by the school district.
Employment
SC 111
Title 22
Sec. 8.1 et seq
23 Pa. C.S.A.
Sec. 6301 et seq
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.
Individuals convicted of one (1) or more of the crimes enumerated in 24 P.S. §1-
111(e) are permanently prohibited from seeking employment within the district.
Individuals convicted of felonies other than those listed in 24 P.S. §1-111(e) are
prohibited from seeking employment within the district from ten (10) years from the
date of expiration of the sentence for the offense. Individuals convicted of first-
degree misdemeanors are prohibited from seeking employment within the district
from five (5) years from the date of expiration of the sentence of the offense, with
the exception of a second offense under 75 Pa.C.S. § 3802(a), (b), (c) or (d) (relating
to driving under influence of alcohol or controlled substance), for which a three-year
prohibition shall be in effect.
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Once hired, a Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent who is arrested or
convicted of one (1) of the enumerated offenses listed in 24 P.S. §1-111(e) must
report such arrest/conviction in writing to the Board President within seventy-two
(72) hours of the arrest/conviction. Failure to so disclose such offenses shall result in
termination.
Administrators or other individuals responsible for making employment decisions
who have reason to suspect that an employee has been arrested for and/or criminally
convicted of an offense enumerated in 24 P.S. §1-111(e), and such employee has not
provided written notice of the arrest/conviction, shall require such employee to
submit to the administrator a current report of criminal history record information, as
required by 24 P.S. §1-111. The district shall be responsible for the costs of such
reports.
No person shall be employed as Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent unless
s/he has signed an employment contract or has been employed by Board resolution,
either of which may include:
SC 1073, 1076
1.
Term for which employment is contracted, including beginning and ending
dates.
2.
Salary contracted and the intervals at which it will be paid.
3.
Benefits to which the employee is entitled.
4.
Procedures for resolving misunderstandings or disagreements.
5.
Statement of mutually agreeable evaluation procedures.
SC 1004
Before entering the duties of the office, the Superintendent or Assistant
Superintendent shall take and subscribe to the oath of office prescribed by statute.
Sc 1418
Title 28
Sec. 23.43, 23.44,
23.45
42 U.S.C.
Sec. 12112
After receiving an offer of employment but prior to beginning employment, the
candidate shall undergo a medical examination, as required by law.
Any candidate's misstatement of fact material to qualifications for employment or
determination of salary shall constitute grounds for dismissal by the Board.
42 U.S.C.
Sec. 653a
The district shall submit a New Hire Report for each employee required to be
reported by law.
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Superintendent
The Superintendent shall be the chief executive officer of the district and shall have
general supervision of all of the schools, personnel, and various departments of the
district. The Superintendent shall be responsible for the management of the district
under the policies of the Board and shall be accountable to the Board.
The Superintendent may delegate to other school personnel the exercise of any
powers and the discharge of any duties imposed upon the Superintendent by these
policies or by vote of the Board. The delegation of power or duty, however, shall not
relieve the Superintendent of responsibility for the action taken under such
delegation.
References:
School Code – 24 P.S. Sec. 108, 111, 508, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1071, 1073,
1075, 1076, 1077, 1078, 1079, 1418
State Board of Education Regulations – 22 PA Code Sec. 8.1 et seq., 49.41, 49.42,
49.171, 49.172
State Department of Health Regulations – 28 PA Code Sec. 23.43, 23.44, 23.45
Criminal History Records Information Act – 18 Pa. C.S.A. Sec. 9125
Child Protective Services Law – 23 Pa. C.S.A. Sec. 6301 et seq.
State Directory of New Hires – 42 U.S.C. Sec. 653a
Americans With Disabilities Act – 42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.
Board Policy – 104