It shall be the duty of the Superintendent to administer the schools within his/her district and to implement the decisions of the School Board.  ' 37-9-14 (1) (1999)

The Board hereby delegates to the Superintendent the function of  specifying required actions and designing the detailed arrangements under which the schools will be operated except when specific state or federal laws or rules require the Board to adopt such rules or when the Board or Superintendent consider such adoptions desirable.

In the development of administrative rules, the Superintendent shall involve at the planning stage, those who would be affected  by such rules including staff members, students, parents, and the public when it is practical and appropriate to do so.

The Mississippi Public School Accountability Standard for this policy is Standard 3.

 

LEGAL REF.: MS CODE as cited

                  Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards

ADOPTED:    07/13/1976

REVISED:    11/08/2005

                     11/10/2009