School Board of the City of Virginia Beach
Policy 2-7

ADMINISTRATION

Superintendent: Appointment/Term of Office/Oath/Compensation

A.  Appointment

The school board shall, within sixty (60) days before March 1st in the year that the contract of the superintendent expires, appoint a superintendent from eligible candidates licensed by the Virginia Board of Education.

B.  Term of Office

The superintendent's term of office is established by Code of Virginia, § 22.1-60 quoted as a legal reference to this policy.

C.  Oath

Before taking office the superintendent shall take and subscribe the oath as specified by law.

D.  Compensation

The superintendent's salary shall be determined by the board.

Legal Reference:

Code of Va., § 22.1-60. Appointment and term of superintendent. - The division superintendent of schools shall be appointed by the school board of the division from the entire list of eligibles certified by the State Board. All contract terms for Superintendents shall expire on June 30. The division superintendent shall serve for an initial term of not less than two years nor more than four years. At the expiration of the initial term, the division superintendent shall be eligible to hold office for the term specified by the employing school board, not to exceed four years.

The division superintendent shall be appointed by the school board (i) within sixty days before March 1 of the year in which the term of incumbent division superintendent expires or (ii) within 180 days after a vacancy occurs other than by expiration of term. In the event a school board appoints a division superintendent in accordance with the provisions of this section

and the appointee seeks and is granted release from such appointment prior to assuming office, the school board shall be granted a sixty-day period from the time of release within which to make another appointment.

A school board that has not appointed a superintendent within 120 days of a vacancy occurring other than by expiration of term shall submit a written report to the Superintendent of Public Instruction demonstrating its timely efforts to make an appointment. (1992)

Code of Va., § 22.1-61 When Board to appoint superintendent. - In the event that a school board fails to appoint a division superintendent within the time prescribed by § 22.1-60, the State Board shall appoint such division superintendent. (1980)

Code of Va., § 22.1-62. Appointment of same person by two or more school divisions; approval of part-time superintendent by State Board.

Code of Va., § 22.1-64. Oath of superintendent.

Code of Va., § 22.1-67. Expenses of superintendents.

 

Adopted by School Board:  October 20, 1992