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CONEWAGO VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT

BOARD POLICY

No. 302
Section: Administrative Employees
Title: Employment of Superintendent/ Assistant Superintendent
Date Adopted: November 14, 2011
Section l. Purpose: The Board places the primary responsibility and authority for the administration of this District in the Superintendent. Selection of a Superintendent, or Assistant Superintendents, is therefore critical to the effective management of the District.
Section 2. Authority: When the position of Superintendent, or Assistant Superintendent, shall be 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 the term of office. Such term of office, salary, and other conditions of employment shall be set forth in a written contract.
Section 3. Guidelines: The Board will actively seek the best qualified and most capable candidate for the position of Superintendent. It may be aided in this task by:
A. a committee of Board members
B. the services of professional consultants
C. the counsel of the retiring Superintendent
Recruitment procedures shall be prepared in advance of the search and may include the following:
A. the preparation of a written job description for the position
B. preparation of written specification of qualifications, in addition to proper State requirements for all applicants
C. preparation of informative material describing the school District and its educational goals
D. solicitation of applications from a large enough geographical area to ensure a range of backgrounds and experience
E. where feasible, the opportunity for applicants to visit the schools of the District and to be interviewed by the Board
F. recruitment and consideration of candidates in accordance with
Board policy (B.P. 104), state and federal law. / Reference
§1101
§1002
§§1071,
1073, 1075
§1003
§3705
B.P. 104
P.L. 88-352
Title VI)
P.L. 92-318
(Title IX)

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Employment: 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 and by way of the process described above.
Each candidate shall report, on the designated form, arrests and convictions as required by law. Failure to accurately report such arrests and convictions may, depending on the nature of the offense, subject the individual to criminal prosecution.
School Code
Other Sites / Reference
SC 111
§§108, 111, 508, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1071, 1073, 1075, 1076, 1077, 1078, 2107, 37055
B.P. 104,
P.L. 88-352
(Title VI)
P.O. 92-318
(Title IX)
22PA Code Sec. 8.1 et seq. 49.41, 49342