302.1 - Superintendent Qualifications, Recruitment, Appointment

The board will employ a superintendent to serve as the chief executive officer of the board, to conduct the daily operations of the school district, and to implement board policy with the power and duties prescribed by the board and the law.

The board will consider applicants that meet or exceed the standards set by the Iowa Department of Education and the qualifications established in the job description for the superintendent position.  In employing a superintendent, the board will consider the qualifications, credentials and records of the applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation or disability.  In keeping with the law, however, the board will consider the veteran status of the applicants.  The board will look closely at the training, experience, skill and demonstrated competence of qualified applicants in making its final decision.

In choosing a superintendent, the board will also consider the school district's educational philosophy, financial situation, organizational structure, education programs, and other factors deemed relevant by the board.

The board may contract for assistance in the search for a superintendent.

This is a mandatory policy. 
 

Note:  For more detailed discussion of this issue, see IASB's Policy Primer, June 8, 2007.

 

Legal Reference:

29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634
42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq. 
Iowa Code §§ 21.5(1)(i); 35C; 216; 279.8, .20.
281 I.A.C. 12.4(4).

 

 

I.C. Iowa Code

Description

Iowa Code  § 21.5

Closed Session

Iowa Code  § 216

Civil RIghts Commission

Iowa Code  § 279.8

Directors - General Rules - Bonds of Employees

Iowa Code  § 35C

Veterans Preference

Iowa Code § 279.20

Superintendent - Term

I.A.C. Iowa Administrative Code

Description

281 I.A.C. 12.4

School Personnel

U.S.C. - United States Code

Description

29 U.S.C. §§ 621

Labor - Age Discrimination

42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Public Health - EEO Civil Rights - Definitions

Cross References

Code

Description

200.02

Powers of the Board of Directors

200.03

Responsibilities of the Board of Directors

 

 

Cross References

Description

215

Board of Directors' Records

215-E(1)

Board of Directors' Records - Board Meeting Minutes

701.01

Depository of Funds

704.03

Investments

707.01

Presentation and Publication of Financial Information

708

Care, Maintenance and Disposal of School District Records

 

 

 

Approved April 18, 2022                     Reviewed.                Revised May 19, 2025