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Board debates combining superintendent role with special-education director duties
Summary
Board members discussed whether the superintendent job posting should include K–12 special-education director duties; members said the combined role is common in smaller districts but may later need to be split for feasibility and budget reasons.
Board members considered listing special-education director duties as part of the superintendent job description. One board member said the superintendent could be responsible for special education "as an additional duty," but others warned that the niche could require splitting the role into two positions.
"You would hire the superintendent, but one of the duties of the superintendent is also to be the SPED director," the board chair said, noting it could be added to the job posting as a required or preferred qualification. Members discussed marking the duty as "preferred" to broaden the candidate pool and reviewing financials with Marie to determine whether the district can sustain a combined role or must recruit for two separate positions.
