Maine § 20-A §1051 Selection of superintendents

Maine Statutes

§ 20-A §1051 — Selection of superintendents

Maine § 20-A §1051

Title 20-AEDUCATION

Part 2SCHOOL ORGANIZATION

Ch. 101GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 20-A, § 20-A §1051 (2026).

Text

The following provisions shall apply to the selection of superintendents.

1.Eligibility requirements. Only those persons who hold a state certificate of superintendence grade, issued in accordance with chapter 501 or 502, are eligible to become superintendents. Members of the school board are not eligible to become superintendent in the school administrative unit that they represent. Superintendents' certificates must be revoked in accordance with section 13020. Grounds for revocation include, but are not limited to, the employment or retention of uncertified personnel in a school administrative unit in violation of this Title or of any rules adopted pursuant to this Title.

2.Appointment. The school board shall elect, by majority vote of the full membership, the superintendent. The schoo

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The following provisions shall apply to the selection of superintendents.
1.
Eligibility requirements.
Only those persons who hold a state certificate of superintendence grade, issued in accordance with chapter 501 or 502, are eligible to become superintendents. Members of the school board are not eligible to become superintendent in the school administrative unit that they represent. Superintendents' certificates must be revoked in accordance with section 13020. Grounds for revocation include, but are not limited to, the employment or retention of uncertified personnel in a school administrative unit in violation of this Title or of any rules adopted pursuant to this Title.
2.
Appointment.
The school board shall elect, by majority vote of the full membership, the superintendent. The school board, upon notification by the commissioner, shall meet no later than December 31st of the year preceding the expiration of the superintendent's contract, at a day and place determined by the chair of the school board. When a vacancy occurs, the school board shall meet as soon as possible to choose a superintendent.
3.
Term.
The superintendent's term shall be established by the school board.
4.
Failure to elect.
If the school board fails to elect a superintendent by June 30th, the school board may appoint a competent and qualified agent, with the advice and consent of the commissioner, to serve in that capacity until a superintendent is elected.
5.
Notice to the commissioner.
Annually and when a new superintendent is chosen, the chairman and secretary of the school board shall certify under oath to the commissioner, on forms provided by the commissioner, all facts relating to the unit's selection of a superintendent.
6.
Election in certain units.
The following provisions shall apply to the election of superintendents by certain units.

Legislative History

PL 1981, c. 693, §§5,8 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 39, §1 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 485, §5 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 816, §A10 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 655, §1 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 588, §§11,12 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. C, §3 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 284, Pt. VVVVV, §1 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 475, Pt. A, §23 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 219, §1 (AMD).