N.Y. General Construction Law § 47-a: Superintendent of schools

§ 47-a. Superintendent of schools. The term "superintendent of

schools" shall mean the chief school officer of a school district other

than the city school district of the city of New York or a community

school district therein. Except for purposes of section one thousand

seven hundred eleven of the education law, any reference in any law,

ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation, proceeding, process, notice,

order, decree, judgement, record or other public document or paper to

the terms "district principal", "supervising principal" or "principal of

the district" shall be deemed to mean "superintendent of schools".