Board and Superintendent Roles: A Self Test

Adopting the school calendar

A. The issue is strictly administrative and need not appear on the board agenda.
B. The issue is administrative but should be placed on the board agenda as an item of information.
C. The issue is administrative but the board should be informed of the pending decision before action is taken.
D. The issue should be placed on the agenda for action by the board of education.
E. The issue may not be decided by either the board or the superintendent.
Other

Reassigning an elementary principal to another building

A. The issue is strictly administrative and need not appear on the board agenda.
B. The issue is administrative but should be placed on the board agenda as an item of information.
C. The issue is administrative but the board should be informed of the pending decision before action is taken.
D. The issue should be placed on the agenda for action by the board of education.
E. The issue may not be decided by either the board or the superintendent.
Other

Banning the use of corporal punishment

A. The issue is strictly administrative and need not appear on the board agenda.
B. The issue is administrative but should be placed on the board agenda as an item of information.
C. The issue is administrative but the board should be informed of the pending decision before action is taken.
D. The issue should be placed on the agenda for action by the board of education.
E. The issue may not be decided by either the board or the superintendent.
Other

Adopting the annual school district budget

A. The issue is strictly administrative and need not appear on the board agenda.
B. The issue is administrative but should be placed on the board agenda as an item of information.
C. The issue is administrative but the board should be informed of the pending decision before action is taken.
D. The issue should be placed on the agenda for action by the board of education.
E. The issue may not be decided by either the board or the superintendent.
Other

Scheduling an overnight trip for an athletic event

A. The issue is strictly administrative and need not appear on the board agenda.
B. The issue is administrative but should be placed on the board agenda as an item of information.
C. The issue is administrative but the board should be informed of the pending decision before action is taken.
D. The issue should be placed on the agenda for action by the board of education.
E. The issue may not be decided by either the board or the superintendent.
Other

Eliminating transportation for a high school student

A. The issue is strictly administrative and need not appear on the board agenda.
B. The issue is administrative but should be placed on the board agenda as an item of information.
C. The issue is administrative but the board should be informed of the pending decision before action is taken.
D. The issue should be placed on the agenda for action by the board of education.
E. The issue may not be decided by either the board or the superintendent.
Other

Canceling a school because of weather conditions

A. The issue is strictly administrative and need not appear on the board agenda.
B. The issue is administrative but should be placed on the board agenda as an item of information.
C. The issue is administrative but the board should be informed of the pending decision before action is taken.
D. The issue should be placed on the agenda for action by the board of education.
E. The issue may not be decided by either the board or the superintendent.
Other

Accepting a nonresident student on a tuition basis

A. The issue is strictly administrative and need not appear on the board agenda.
B. The issue is administrative but should be placed on the board agenda as an item of information.
C. The issue is administrative but the board should be informed of the pending decision before action is taken.
D. The issue should be placed on the agenda for action by the board of education.
E. The issue may not be decided by either the board or the superintendent.
Other

Suspending students

A. The issue is strictly administrative and need not appear on the board agenda.
B. The issue is administrative but should be placed on the board agenda as an item of information.
C. The issue is administrative but the board should be informed of the pending decision before action is taken.
D. The issue should be placed on the agenda for action by the board of education.
E. The issue may not be decided by either the board or the superintendent.
Other

Canceling the senior prom for cause

A. The issue is strictly administrative and need not appear on the board agenda.
B. The issue is administrative but should be placed on the board agenda as an item of information.
C. The issue is administrative but the board should be informed of the pending decision before action is taken.
D. The issue should be placed on the agenda for action by the board of education.
E. The issue may not be decided by either the board or the superintendent.
Other

Assigning pupils

A. The issue is strictly administrative and need not appear on the board agenda.
B. The issue is administrative but should be placed on the board agenda as an item of information.
C. The issue is administrative but the board should be informed of the pending decision before action is taken.
D. The issue should be placed on the agenda for action by the board of education.
E. The issue may not be decided by either the board or the superintendent.
Other

Excusing a child of compulsory school age from attendance

A. The issue is strictly administrative and need not appear on the board agenda.
B. The issue is administrative but should be placed on the board agenda as an item of information.
C. The issue is administrative but the board should be informed of the pending decision before action is taken.
D. The issue should be placed on the agenda for action by the board of education.
E. The issue may not be decided by either the board or the superintendent.
Other

Negotiating for purchase of property

A. The issue is strictly administrative and need not appear on the board agenda.
B. The issue is administrative but should be placed on the board agenda as an item of information.
C. The issue is administrative but the board should be informed of the pending decision before action is taken.
D. The issue should be placed on the agenda for action by the board of education.
E. The issue may not be decided by either the board or the superintendent.
Other

Releasing information from closed session

A. The issue is strictly administrative and need not appear on the board agenda.
B. The issue is administrative but should be placed on the board agenda as an item of information.
C. The issue is administrative but the board should be informed of the pending decision before action is taken.
D. The issue should be placed on the agenda for action by the board of education.
E. The issue may not be decided by either the board or the superintendent.
Other

Evaluating staff

A. The issue is strictly administrative and need not appear on the board agenda.
B. The issue is administrative but should be placed on the board agenda as an item of information.
C. The issue is administrative but the board should be informed of the pending decision before action is taken.
D. The issue should be placed on the agenda for action by the board of education.
E. The issue may not be decided by either the board or the superintendent.
Other

Making contracts for the board

A. The issue is strictly administrative and need not appear on the board agenda.
B. The issue is administrative but should be placed on the board agenda as an item of information.
C. The issue is administrative but the board should be informed of the pending decision before action is taken.
D. The issue should be placed on the agenda for action by the board of education.
E. The issue may not be decided by either the board or the superintendent.
Other

Assigning teachers

A. The issue is strictly administrative and need not appear on the board agenda.
B. The issue is administrative but should be placed on the board agenda as an item of information.
C. The issue is administrative but the board should be informed of the pending decision before action is taken.
D. The issue should be placed on the agenda for action by the board of education.
E. The issue may not be decided by either the board or the superintendent.
Other

Taking complaints directly to a board meeting

A. The issue is strictly administrative and need not appear on the board agenda.
B. The issue is administrative but should be placed on the board agenda as an item of information.
C. The issue is administrative but the board should be informed of the pending decision before action is taken.
D. The issue should be placed on the agenda for action by the board of education.
E. The issue may not be decided by either the board or the superintendent.
Other

Terminating a teacher’s contract

A. The issue is strictly administrative and need not appear on the board agenda.
B. The issue is administrative but should be placed on the board agenda as an item of information.
C. The issue is administrative but the board should be informed of the pending decision before action is taken.
D. The issue should be placed on the agenda for action by the board of education.
E. The issue may not be decided by either the board or the superintendent.
Other

Committing the board to an extension of a contract

A. The issue is strictly administrative and need not appear on the board agenda.
B. The issue is administrative but should be placed on the board agenda as an item of information.
C. The issue is administrative but the board should be informed of the pending decision before action is taken.
D. The issue should be placed on the agenda for action by the board of education.
E. The issue may not be decided by either the board or the superintendent.
Other

Canceling classes for graduating seniors during the last week of the school term

A. The issue is strictly administrative and need not appear on the board agenda.
B. The issue is administrative but should be placed on the board agenda as an item of information.
C. The issue is administrative but the board should be informed of the pending decision before action is taken.
D. The issue should be placed on the agenda for action by the board of education.
E. The issue may not be decided by either the board or the superintendent.
Other

Requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in all classrooms in the school district

A. The issue is strictly administrative and need not appear on the board agenda.
B. The issue is administrative but should be placed on the board agenda as an item of information.
C. The issue is administrative but the board should be informed of the pending decision before action is taken.
D. The issue should be placed on the agenda for action by the board of education.
E. The issue may not be decided by either the board or the superintendent.
Other

Board and Superintendent Roles: A Self Test

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