Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-36-110: Powers and duties of director of schools

The director of schools has the power and duty to:

(1) Manage and direct the city school system in accordance with the policies and programs of the board of education;

(2) Appoint, promote, transfer, retire, and remove and take any other established personnel action with regard to all teachers, and other employees in the city school system consistent with this chapter, policies and programs adopted by the board of education and the general laws of the state;

(3) Prescribe, control and correlate the courses of study, textbooks, and educational apparatus and equipment, consistent with the school laws of the state, and the policies and programs adopted by the board of education;

(4) Prepare and issue rules and regulations for the administration and execution of the policies, plans, and programs adopted by the board;

(5) Prepare budgets for the city school system for approval by the board of education and submission to the city manager for final consideration by the city council;

(6) Make periodic allotments of funds appropriated for city school purposes;

(7) Make purchases and contracts subject to the limitations of this charter and such policies as may be prescribed by the board of education;

(8) Prepare for approval by the board of education salary schedules for teachers and other employees of the city school system as provided in § 6-36-111 ;

(9) Prepare, for approval by the board of education, plans for constructing, enlarging or improving school buildings and other school facilities; and

(10) Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties not inconsistent with this charter or other general laws, as may be prescribed by the board of education.