Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-5-106
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Governing body of school district
Official statutory text
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.
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.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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