Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-106: Governing body of school district

A. The governing board of each school district in Oklahoma is

hereby designated and shall hereafter be known as the board of

education of such district. Except as otherwise provided in this

section, the superintendent of schools appointed and employed by the

board shall be the executive officer of the board and shall perform

duties as the board directs.

B. The board may contract with a superintendent for a term as

mutually agreed upon but not to exceed three (3) years beyond the

fiscal year in which the contract is approved by the board and

accepted by the superintendent. The contract shall include all

other terms and conditions as agreed upon in writing by the board

and the superintendent.

C. The boards of two or more school districts may contract with

one superintendent to serve as superintendent of the school

districts as provided in Section 4 of this act.

D. No board of a school district having average daily

membership (ADM) of fewer than five hundred (500) pupils shall be

prohibited from allowing a superintendent to serve simultaneously as

a principal.

E. The chief executive officer of the board of education of a

district in which a public developmental research school is

established shall be the director of the school appointed as

provided in Section 1210.577 of this title.