279.20  Superintendent -- term.

The board of directors of a school district may employ a superintendent of schools for a term of not to exceed three years. However, the board's initial contract with a superintendent shall not exceed one year if the board is obligated to pay a former superintendent under an unexpired contract. The superintendent shall be the executive officer of the board and have such powers and duties as may be prescribed by rules adopted by the board or by law. Boards of directors may jointly exercise the powers conferred by this section.

Section History: Early form

  [R60, § 2037; C73, § 1726; C97, § 2776; SS15, § 2778; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 4230; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, § 279.14; C77, 79, 81, § 279.20]

Section History: Recent form

  87 Acts, ch 224, § 48


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