2420

Policy

Administration

Line of Responsibility

Each employee of the school district is ultimately responsible to the board.

The superintendent of schools shall serve as the chief line officer of the school district (See 2111). In this role, the superintendent shall exercise general supervisory responsibilities for the performance of all district personnel.

Line and staff responsibilities shall be specified on an organization chart prepared by the superintendent and updated on an annual basis (See 2410).

All personnel shall refer matters requiring administrative action to the administrative officer charged with Supervision of the area in which the issue arises; generally, personnel will refer matters to the person designated as their immediate supervisor on the organization chart of the district.

Administrative officers shall refer matters requiring action beyond the scope of their delegated authority to the next higher authority, i. e., supervisors and principals shall refer such matters to the superintendent and the superintendent shall refer such matters to the board of education.

All employees shall have the right to appeal a decision made by any

administrator to the next highest administrative authority and, through successive steps, to the board. Procedures for consideration of complaints are specified in board policy (See 13l2)

Adopted: October 04, 1983