Background
An Assistant Superintendent of Schools of Grasslands School Division is a member of the senior administrative team with the superintendent and associate superintendent business services, and is directly responsible to the superintendent in all matters pertaining to the educational system. When more than one has been appointed, the following procedures apply to each of them.
Procedures
Subject to Board Policy, the responsibility and authority for the selection and appointment of the assistant superintendent shall rest jointly with the Board and the superintendent.
The assistant superintendent shall be sufficiently informed with respect to all aspects of the school division to provide counsel to the superintendent.
With the superintendent and associate superintendent business services, the assistant superintendent shall ensure that Board Policy and Administrative Procedures are amended as required, and complied with throughout the division.
Within the parameters established by the superintendent, the assistant superintendent shall provide professional and ethical leadership in the division.
The specific duties of the assistant superintendent shall be determined by the superintendent. These duties shall be confirmed annually in order to best utilize respective strengths of the senior leadership team. Other duties, excepting duties relating to teaching or school administration, may be assigned by the superintendent as required.
Specific duties of the assistant superintendent shall be communicated to the Board, in-school administrators and Division staff.
Evaluation of the assistant superintendent shall be the responsibility of the superintendent.