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160.370 Superintendent as executive agent of board -- Duties.

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160.370 Superintendent as executive agent of board -- Duties. The superintendent shall be the executive agent of the board that appoints him and shall <br>meet with the board, except when his own tenure, salary, or the administration of his <br>office is under consideration. As executive officer of the board, the superintendent shall <br>see that the laws relating to the schools, the bylaws, rules, and regulations of the <br>Kentucky Board of Education, and the regulations and policies of the district board of <br>education are carried into effect. He may administer the oath required by the board of <br>education to any teacher or other person. He shall be the professional adviser of the board <br>in all matters. He shall prepare, under the direction of the board, all rules, regulations, <br>bylaws, and statements of policy for approval and adoption by the board. He shall have <br>general supervision, subject to the control of the board of education, of the general <br>conduct of the schools, the course of instruction, the discipline of pupils, and the <br>management of business affairs. He shall be responsible for the hiring and dismissal of all <br>personnel in the district. Effective: July 15, 1996 <br>History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 362, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. II, sec. 89, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1966 Ky. <br>Acts ch. 89, sec. 10. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, <br>1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4399-34.