ADMINSTRATION
302.4 E1 - SUPERINTENDENT JOB DESCRIPTION
I. QUALIFICATIONS:
A. Possess valid Iowa license.
1. Effective oral and written skills.
2. Knowledge of state and federal laws and regulations governing public schools.
3. Knowledge of budgeting procedures and business management.
4. Knowledge and skill in supervision and evaluation of personnel.
5. Knowledge of curriculum.
6. Ability to work effectively with groups to accomplish district goals.
II. REPORTS TO:
A. Board of Education
III. SUPERVISES:
A. All administrative and supervisory personnel of the district.
B. All employees who report directly to the Superintendent.
IV. JOB GOAL:
A. To provide leadership in developing and maintaining the best possible educational programs and services for the WACO Community School District.
V. PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
A. Chief Executive Officer of the Board of Education:
1. Administers as chief executive, the development and maintenance of a positive educational program designed to meet the needs of the community and to carry out the policies of the Board.
2. Attends and participates in all meetings of the Board and its committees, except when own employment or salary is under consideration.
3. Advises the Board on the need for new or revised policies and sees that all policies of the Board are implemented.
4. Prepares and submits to the Board recommendations relative to all matters requiring Board action, placing before the Board such necessary and helpful facts, information, and reports as are needed to ensure the making of informed decisions.
5. Informs and advises the Board about the programs, practices, and problems of the schools, and keeps the Board informed of the activities operating under the Board’s authority.
6. Ensures the development of annual goals for the district and reports on progress to the Board as appropriate or requested.
7. Represents the district in its dealings with other school systems, institutions, agencies, and community organizations.
8. Establishes and maintains a program of public relations to keep the public well-informed of the activities and needs of the school district, effecting a wholesome and cooperative working relationship between the schools and community.
9. Serves as spokesperson for the Board to the media.
10. Serves as spokesperson for the Board during negotiations with employees.
B. Chief Administrator of the District
1. Acts on own discretion if emergency action is necessary in any matter not covered by Board policy, reports such action to the Board as soon as practicable, and recommends policy in order to provide guidance in the future.
2. Supervises the implementation of all laws, regulations, and Board policies.
3. Makes administrative decisions within the school necessary to the proper function of the school district.
4. Makes such rules and gives such instructions to school employees and students as may be necessary to implement Board policy.
5. Calls meetings of employees of the district as are necessary to carry out the educational program of the district.
6. Secures and nominates for employment the best qualified and most competent teachers and supervisory and administrative personnel.
7. Directs the preparation of the annual budget for adoption of the Board and administers the budget as enacted by the Board, acting at all times in accordance with legal requirements and adopted Board policies.
8. Establishes and maintains efficient procedures and effective controls for all expenditures of school funds in accordance with the adopted budget.
9. Approves all purchase orders up to a maximum of $25,000. (Purchases above $25,000 require prior approval of the Board.)
10. Makes recommendations to the Board concerning transportation of pupils in accordance with the law and the requirements of safety.
11. Maintains directly or through delegation such personnel records, pupil accounting records, business records, and other records that are required by law and by Board policy.
12. Files, or causes to be filed, all reports required by the state and the school code.
C. Educational Leader for the District
1. Keeps informed of modern educational thought and practices by advanced study, by visiting school systems elsewhere, by attending educational conferences, and by other appropriate means, and keeps the Board informed of trends in education.
2. Recommends to the Board for its adoption all courses of study, curriculum guides, and major changes in texts and time scheduled to be used in the schools.
3. Supervises methods of teaching, supervision, and administration in effect in the schools.
VI. TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
A. As per Board policies and individual contract with the superintendent.
VII. EVALUATION:
A. Evaluation of the Superintendent shall be done annually by the Board.