Lapeer Community Schools
Bylaws & Policies
1220 - Employment of the Superintendent
The Board of Education vests the primary responsibility for administration of
this District in the Superintendent of Schools. The appointment of that officer
is, therefore, one of the most important functions the Board can perform.
Whenever the position of Superintendent shall be vacant, the Board shall
appoint a Superintendent of Schools as chief executive officer and fix his/her
salary and term of contract which shall be no more than five (5) years.
The Board shall actively seek the best qualified and most capable candidate
for the position of District Superintendent.
It may be aided in this task by:
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a committee of Board members;
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the services of professional
consultants;
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the counsel of the out-going
Superintendent;
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the participation of members
of the community.
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Recruitment procedures may be prepared in advance of the search and may
include:
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preparation of a written job
specification for the position of Superintendent;
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preparation of written
specifications of qualification in addition to proper State certification;
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preparation of informative
material describing this District and its educational goals;
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where feasible, the
opportunity for applicants to visit the schools of this District;
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the requirement that each
selected candidate for the position be interviewed by Board members in a format
that encourages him/her to express his/her educational philosophy;
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solicitation of applications
from a wide geographical area;
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consideration of all
applicants fairly without discrimination on the basis of race, color, gender,
age, religion, national origin or ancestry, marital status, disability, height,
weight, and/or any other legally protected characteristic unrelated to the
position of Superintendent.
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All interviews of applicants by the Board or a committee of the Board shall
be done in open meetings. At the time of application, the Board shall see that
each applicant has been informed that Michigan law may not permit the Board to
protect his/her application from disclosure, and any interview must be open to
the public.
The Superintendent must submit to a criminal history record check from the
Michigan State Police. See Policy 3121.
A person who is employed as Superintendent by this Board must confirm that
s/he has met or is in the process of fulfilling the educational requirements for
school administrators established by the State Board of Education.
The Superintendent must be employed pursuant to a signed contract.
Such contract shall include:
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the term for which employment
is contracted, including beginning and ending dates;
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that tenure in a position
shall not be granted;
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the salary which the
Superintendent shall be paid and the intervals at which s/he shall be paid;
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the benefits to which s/he is
entitled;
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a provision for the
termination of the contract;
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such other matters as may be
necessary to a full and complete understanding of the employment contract.
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Any candidate's intentional misstatement of fact material to his/her
qualification for employment or the determination of his/her salary shall be
considered by this Board to constitute grounds for his/her dismissal.
The person selected for the position of Superintendent shall be required to
undergo a physical examination and may be required to undergo a psychiatric
examination reasonably related to the duties s/he will be required to perform,
the cost of which shall be borne by the District.
M.C.L.A. 380.1229, 380.1246
1999 PA 212
Revised 2/2/06
Revised 8/3/06