Appointment — Vermont Code § 241

Vermont Code § 241 — Appointment. Reproduced from the official Vermont Statutes Online, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.

§ 241. Appointment

  • (a) Each supervisory union board, with the advice of the Secretary, may employ a superintendent
    of schools. (b) A superintendent shall be employed by written contract for a term not to exceed five
    years nor less than one year and shall work the number of hours required by contract,
    performing the duties designated in the contract or assigned by the board. A superintendent
    of schools may be dismissed for cause or as specified in the contract of employment. (c) Not later than May 15 of a year in which an incumbent superintendent’s contract of
    employment expires, the supervisory union board shall meet to renew or act otherwise
    upon the superintendent’s contract. If a supervisory union employs a superintendent,
    the supervisory union board shall specify and assign the duties of a superintendent.
    If the supervisory union board does not hire a superintendent, the board may assign
    any duties assigned to the superintendent under this title to the school principal
    or principals in the supervisory union or to other qualified persons designated by
    the board. (Added 1969, No. 298 (Adj. Sess.), § 27; amended 1991, No. 181 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1995, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 82, eff. Jan. 1, 1998; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 31, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)

Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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  • Citation: Vermont Statutes Online § 241
  • Jurisdiction: Vermont
  • Code: Vermont Statutes Online
  • Subject: Appointment
  • Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)

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