RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SUPERINTENDENT | Policy Manual

1230 - RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SUPERINTENDENT

The Superintendent’s job duties and responsibilities shall be determined by R.C. 3319.01 and the Governing Board.

The Superintendent shall be the Governing Board’s chief executive for the matters identified by the Governing Board’s policies and those matters assigned to the Superintendent by the Governing Board. The Governing Board expects that at all times, the Superintendent shall work in good faith with the Governing Board to maintain a professional, collaborative Governing Board-Superintendent working relationship.

The Governing Board expects that the Superintendent shall at all times:

demonstrate professionalism, integrity, accountability, and educational leadership;
collaborate with the Governing Board and the ESC’s Treasurer/CFO in the achievement of ESC goals and priorities;
not cause or allow any ESC practice, activity, decision, or circumstance that is either imprudent, dishonest, unlawful or in violation of commonly accepted educational, management or professional ethics and practices;
retain employees in accordance with Governing Board approved salary schedules on a temporary basis pending the next meeting at which the Governing Board can act; and
maintain and expand programs, services, and opportunities.

Communication with the Governing Board

The Governing Board expects that, at all times, the Superintendent shall keep the Governing Board informed and supported in the Governing Board’s work. The Governing Board shall expect the Superintendent to:

submit data to the Governing Board in a timely, accurate and understandable fashion, directly addressing the matter at issue and including the Superintendent’s analysis and interpretations;
make the Governing Board aware of any actual or anticipated noncompliance with any of the Governing Board’s policies, or applicable law, regardless of the Governing Board’s meeting schedule;
provide the Governing Board with decision information required periodically by the Governing Board and make the Governing Board aware of relevant events or trends;
present information to the Governing Board in a concise and useable form; and
deal with the Governing Board in a way that does not favor or privilege certain Governing Board members over others, except when responding to Governing Board officers or committees duly charged by the Governing Board.