KRS 160.370: Superintendent as executive agent of board -- Duties -- Duties of local

board of education and superintendent in county with consolidated local

government or having five hundred thousand inhabitants -- Approval of small

purchases in county with consolidated local government.

(1) The superintendent shall be the executive agent of the board that appoints him or

her and shall meet with the board, except when his or her own tenure, salary, or the

administration of his or her office is under consideration. As executive officer of the

board, the superintendent shall see that the laws relating to the schools, the bylaws,

rules, and regulations of the Kentucky Board of Education, and the regulations and

policies of the district board of education are carried into effect. He or she may

administer the oath required by the board of education to any teacher or other

person. He or she shall be the professional adviser of the board in all matters. He or

she shall prepare, under the direction of the boar d, all rules, regulations, bylaws,

and statements of policy for approval and adoption by the board. He or she shall

have general supervision, subject to the control of the board of education, of the

general conduct of the schools, the course of instruction , the discipline of pupils,

and the management of business affairs. He or she shall be responsible for the

hiring and dismissal of all personnel in the district.

(2) For a county school district in a county with a consolidated local government

adopted unde r KRS Chapter 67C or having five hundred thousand (500,000) or

more inhabitants:

(a) A local board of education shall:

1. Delegate authority to the superintendent over the district's day -to-day

operations and implementation of the board -approved strategic plan and

budget in a manner that promotes the efficient, timely operation of the

district, including but not limited to the authority over contracts related

to daily operations of the district, pupil transportation, personnel

matters, and the organizational structure of administrative staff;

2. By December 1 each year, approve a rolling five (5) year strategic plan

for the district that outlines student outcome goals, faculty and staff

improvement goals, facility and infrastructure improvement, and other

key objectives that the superintendent and board believe are in the best

interest of student outcomes and the community;

3. Review and approve a rolling three (3) year projection of expenses and

revenues;

4. Approve an annual budget for the district, which s hall include any

budgetary decisions relevant to the district's ability to obtain necessary

revenue, including tax revenue, in accordance with the requirements of

state law and regulation;

5. By December 1 each year, oversee:

a. An annual audit of the financial dealings of the district and the

reporting of key financial performance data in order to ensure fair

and accurate reporting to the board; and

b. An annual review of student performance in the district and the

reporting of k ey student performance data to ensure compliance

with state and federal law and accurate reporting to the board;

6. Recruit and hire the superintendent and negotiate the terms of

employment and compensation of a prospective superintendent;

7. Complete an a nnual review of the superintendent's performance with

regard to the duties assigned in subsection (1) of this section and

paragraph (b) of this subsection; and

8. Be responsible for the dismissal of the superintendent;

(b) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in subsection (1) of this

section, the superintendent shall:

1. Provide a quarterly, informational report to the board on the

administrative actions taken by the superintendent to carry out the

district's daily operations and implementation of the strategic plan as

well as a budget to actual financial update;

2. Prepare all rules, regulations, bylaws, and statements of policy for

approval and adoption by the board, with approval not to be withheld

without a two -thirds (2/3) vote of the board to deny approval or

adoption;

3. Supervise the general conduct of the schools, the course of instruction,

the discipline of pupils, the employment matters of all employees and

contractors, and the management of business affairs of the district;

4. Be respons ible for the hiring, employment terms, dismissal, and

organizational structure of all personnel in the district in compliance

with all laws and in a manner that best serves the students of the district;

and

5. Notwithstanding any law that assigns an admini strative duty,

responsibility, or authority to a board of education, or other law to the

contrary, be responsible for any administrative duty not explicitly

granted to the board under paragraph (a) of this subsection;

(c) If the school district adopts the provisions of the Kentucky Model

Procurement Code, the board shall authorize the superintendent to approve

purchases, in accordance with small purchase procedures adopted by the

board, for any contract for which a determination is made that the aggregate

amount of the contract does not exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars

($250,000);

(d) The board shall authorize the superintendent to approve a line -item transfer

within its annual budget as she or he deems necessary, provided that the

aggregate amount of all transfers do not exceed two hundred fifty thousand

dollars ($250,000) per quarter. The superintendent shall provide a quarterly

report to the board on any purchases made under this subsection; and

(e) Any purchase or transfer completed pursuant to p aragraph (c) or (d) of this

subsection shall be within the approved budget of the district, aligned to the

strategic plan of the district, and reported to the board at the next regularly

scheduled board meeting.