§ 2590-I — Powers and duties of schools; principals; provisions for the transfer of jurisdiction of high schools

* § 2590-i. Powers and duties of schools; principals; provisions for\nthe transfer of jurisdiction of high schools. 1. The principal shall be\nthe administrative and instructional leader of the school. Subject to\nthe regulations of the chancellor and applicable collective bargaining\nagreements and obligations, the principal shall be responsible for the\nday to day operation of the school and shall carry out these duties in\nconsultation with parents, teachers and other staff, and the school\nbased management team pursuant to section twenty-five hundred ninety-h\nof this article including:\n (a) promote an equal educational opportunity for students in the\nschool,\n (b) subject to school-based budgeting pursuant to section twenty-five\nhundred ninety-r of this article,\n (c) subject to collective bargaining obligations and agreements, the\nbudget applicable to the school, and the other provisions of this\narticle including section twenty-five hundred ninety-j of this article,\nto make recommendation on staff selection, including through the\nestablishment of appropriate objective criteria consistent with\nchancellor's regulations for filling vacancies based upon the school's\ninstructional and facility needs,\n (d) subject to the standards and assessments promulgated by the\nchancellor, to develop school-based curricula and syllabi for\ninstruction, and to address other matters relating to the instruction of\nstudents, including the selection of texts from lists approved by the\nchancellor and instructional materials, consistent with regulations of\nthe commissioner, and subject to the approval of the superintendent, or\nchancellor in the case of schools under the jurisdiction of the city\nboard,\n (e) subject to the approval of the superintendent, or, where\nappropriate, the chancellor and within the limits of funds made\navailable therefor, to enhance teacher and staff development relevant to\nincreasing student achievement, support extended day programs, school\nreform programs, and pupil-support services,\n (f) enhance pupil support services by coordinating related programs,\n (g) to make or arrange for minor repairs as delegated by the\nchancellor or superintendent pursuant to regulations of the chancellor,\nor as otherwise authorized by law subject to subdivisions thirty-six and\nthirty-seven of section twenty-five hundred ninety-h of this article,\n (h) subject to subdivisions thirty-six and thirty-seven of section\ntwenty-five hundred ninety-h of this article, identifying and purchasing\nequipment and supplies that can be purchased for less than if purchased\nthrough purchasing arrangements entered into through the city board, the\nchancellor or the superintendent,\n (i) to manage and operate the school building and other facilities\nunder its jurisdiction.\n 2. (a) The principal may be removed or transferred by the\nsuperintendent or the chancellor for persistent educational failure of\nthe school or other cause. Removals may be caused pursuant to section\nthree thousand twenty-a of this chapter if applicable. Transfers may be\ncaused pursuant to subdivision twenty-five of section twenty-five\nhundred ninety-h of this article. Any such removal or transfer may be\nappealed to the city board, during which time the superintendent may\nappoint an acting principal subject to the approval of the chancellor.\nProvided however that such appointee must meet qualifications pursuant\nto paragraph (c) of this subdivision. Persistent educational failure of\nthe school shall be defined in regulations of the chancellor to include\na pattern of poor or declining achievement; a pattern of poor or\ndeclining attendance; disruption or violence; and continuing failure to\nmeet chancellor's performance standards or other standards.\n (b) The principal may be required by the chancellor or the\nsuperintendent to participate in training or other forms of staff\ndevelopment or to address identified areas of educational need and\npromote student achievement and school performance.\n (c) Principals shall be selected consistent with regulations of the\nchancellor establishing a process that promotes parental and staff\ninvolvement in the recruitment, screening, interviewing and\nrecommendation of candidates. Candidates must meet the requirements of\nregulations of the chancellor establishing educational, managerial, and\nadministrative qualifications, including evaluation of each candidate's\nrecord of performance in comparable positions. In the case of schools\nunder the jurisdiction of the community districts, a candidate approved\nby a community superintendent pursuant to paragraph (e) of subdivision\none of section twenty-five hundred ninety-f of this article may\nnonetheless, before assuming the position, be rejected by the chancellor\nfor cause. In the case of schools not under the jurisdiction of the\ncommunity districts, the chancellor shall additionally consult with\nmembers of the school based management team prior to appointing a\nprincipal candidate to any such school.\n 3. Provisions for transfer of jurisdiction of high schools. Pursuant\nto regulations of the chancellor approved by the city board, any high\nschool, other than a special senior academic or vocational high school\nof city-wide competitive admission, may be transferred from the\njurisdiction of the city board to the jurisdiction of the community\ndistrict in which it is located, or from such community district to the\ncity board, upon the consent of the chancellor and the community\nsuperintendent. In such event, the chancellor and the superintendent\nshall promptly take all necessary steps to effectuate the transfer.\n * NB Effective until June 30, 2026\n * § 2590-i. Powers and duties of schools; principals; provisions for\nthe transfer of jurisdiction of high schools. 1. The principal shall be\nthe administrative and instructional leader of the school. Subject to\nthe regulations of the chancellor and applicable collective bargaining\nagreements and obligations, the principal shall be responsible for the\nday to day operation of the school and shall carry out these duties in\nconsultation with parents, teachers and other staff pursuant to section\ntwenty-five hundred ninety-h of this article including:\n (a) promote an equal educational opportunity for students in the\nschool,\n (b) subject to school-based budgeting pursuant to section twenty-five\nhundred ninety-r of this article,\n (c) subject to collective bargaining obligations and agreements, the\nbudget applicable to the school, and the other provisions of this\narticle including section twenty-five hundred ninety-j of this article,\nto make recommendation on staff selection, including through the\nestablishment of appropriate objective criteria consistent with\nchancellor's regulations for filling vacancies based upon the school's\ninstructional and facility needs,\n (d) subject to the standards and assessments promulgated by the\nchancellor, to develop school-based curricula and syllabi for\ninstruction, and to address other matters relating to the instruction of\nstudents, including the selection of texts from lists approved by the\nchancellor and instructional materials, consistent with regulations of\nthe commissioner, and subject to the approval of the superintendent, or\nchancellor in the case of schools under the jurisdiction of the city\nboard,\n (e) subject to the approval of the superintendent, or, where\nappropriate, the chancellor and within the limits of funds made\navailable therefor, to enhance teacher and staff development relevant to\nincreasing student achievement, support extended day programs, school\nreform programs, and pupil-support services,\n (f) enhance pupil support services by coordinating related programs,\n (g) to make or arrange for minor repairs as delegated by the\nchancellor or superintendent pursuant to regulations of the chancellor,\nor as otherwise authorized by law subject to subdivisions thirty-six and\nthirty-seven of section twenty-five hundred ninety-h of this article,\n (h) subject to subdivisions thirty-six and thirty-seven of section\ntwenty-five hundred nine-h of this article, identifying and purchasing\nequipment and supplies that can be purchased for less than if purchased\nthrough purchasing arrangements entered into through the city board, the\nchancellor or the superintendent,\n (i) to manage and operate the school building and other facilities\nunder its jurisdiction.\n 2. (a) The principal may be removed or transferred by the\nsuperintendent or the chancellor for persistent educational failure of\nthe school or other cause. Removals may be caused pursuant to section\nthree thousand twenty-a of this chapter if applicable. Transfers may be\ncaused pursuant to subdivision twenty-five of section twenty-five\nhundred ninety-h of this article. Any such removal or transfer may be\nappealed to the city board, during which time the superintendent may\nappoint an acting principal subject to the approval of the chancellor.\nProvided however that such appointee must meet qualifications pursuant\nto paragraph (d) of this subdivision. Persistent educational failure of\nthe school shall be defined in regulations of the chancellor to include\na pattern of poor or declining achievement; a pattern of poor or\ndeclining attendance; disruption or violence; and continuing failure to\nmeet chancellor's performance standards or other standards.\n (b) The principal may be required by the chancellor or the\nsuperintendent to participate in training or other forms of staff\ndevelopment or to address identified areas of educational need and\npromote student achievement and school performance.\n (c) Principals shall be selected consistent with regulations of the\nchancellor establishing a process that promotes parental and staff\ninvolvement in the recruitment, screening, interviewing and\nrecommendation of candidates. Candidates must meet the requirements of\nregulations of the chancellor and the city board establishing\neducational, managerial, and administrative qualifications, including\nevaluation of each candidate's record of performance in comparable\npositions. In the case of schools under the jurisdiction of the\ncommunity districts, a candidate approved by a community superintendent\nmay nonetheless, before assuming the position, be rejected by the\nchancellor for cause.\n 3. Provisions for transfer of jurisdiction of high schools. Pursuant\nto regulations of the chancellor approved by the city board, any high\nschool, other than a special senior academic or vocational high school\nof city-wide competitive admission, may be transferred from the\njurisdiction of the city board to the jurisdiction of the community\ndistrict in which it is located, or from such community district to the\ncity board, upon the consent of the chancellor and the community\nsuperintendent. In such event, the chancellor and the superintendent\nshall promptly take all necessary steps to effectuate the transfer.\n * NB Effective June 30, 2026\n