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SUPERINTENDENT POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Superintendent of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board is a constitutional school officer as provided in the Constitution and laws of the State of Louisiana. As such, he/she has certain authorities and functions which are provided for by law.
The Superintendent shall be the chief executive officer and secretary of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board. He/she shall be responsible to the Board for the efficient administration of the school district according to the laws governing the school district and the policies which are adopted by the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) and the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board. His/her discharge of duties shall be of such a caliber as to assure that the quality of the school district's educational program is consonant with legislative intent, needs of students and employees and commensurate with changing needs of the local citizenry. As the instructional leader of the school district and its chief executive officer, the Superintendent shall have primary responsibility for personnel actions in the district.
The Superintendent shall serve as the secretary and treasurer of theSchool Board. As secretary, he/she shall conduct all correspondence of the School Board, keep and preserve all its records, receive all reports required by the School Board, and see that such reports are in proper form, complete and accurate. He/she shall see that all minutes and other transactions of the School Board are made available for public examination in accordance with state law. He/she shall announce all meetings, prepare the agenda of all meetings, and attend all meetings of the School Board and of its committees. In case the secretary is absent, the School Board may appoint another member of the School Board, or other school personnel under the jurisdiction of said Board to act as secretary.
As treasurer, the Superintendent shall be designated as the official custodian of all funds to which the School Board is entitled by law and shall be responsible for the proper safeguarding and accounting for all such funds.
The treasurer shall issue a receipt for any monies coming into his/her hands and deposit such monies in accordance with the laws governing the deposit of public funds. He/she shall issue warrants in payment of expenses lawfully incurred on behalf of the School Board, but except as otherwise provided by law, shall issue such warrants only after proper allowance or approval by the School Board.
For each school year, the treasurer shall give a bond for the faithful performance of his/her duties; said bond to be written by an insurance company licensed to do business in the State of Louisiana and in an amount to be determined by the School Board. The treasurer shall be responsible under such bond for the faithful performance of duties as treasurer. The cost of the bond shall be paid by the School Board.
Revised: December 16, 2010
Ref: Constitution of Louisiana, Art. VIII, Sec. 9
La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:54, 17:83, 17:91, 17:92, 17:93, 17:95, 17:96, 17:97
Board minutes, 12-16-10
East Baton Rouge Parish School Board