Tennessee § 49-8-1507 Chief executive officer - Authority and responsibility - Employment of principals - Employment requirements for faculty

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§ 49-8-1507 — Chief executive officer - Authority and responsibility - Employment of principals - Employment requirements for faculty

Tennessee § 49-8-1507

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-8-1507 (2026).

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(a)Except as otherwise provided in this part, the director of schools for an innovative school district serves as the chief executive officer of the innovative school district and is responsible for overseeing the education, research, and evaluation, and other goals of the district.

(b)The director of schools for an innovative school district shall employ a principal for each school in the district. Except as otherwise provided in this part, a school principal for a school in an innovative school district is authorized and required to perform the functions of a school principal for the principal's assigned school in the innovative school district, including, but not limited to, performing the duties assigned to the school principal by the director of schools and the duties required of a

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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this part, the director of schools for an innovative school district serves as the chief executive officer of the innovative school district and is responsible for overseeing the education, research, and evaluation, and other goals of the district. (b) The director of schools for an innovative school district shall employ a principal for each school in the district. Except as otherwise provided in this part, a school principal for a school in an innovative school district is authorized and required to perform the functions of a school principal for the principal's assigned school in the innovative school district, including, but not limited to, performing the duties assigned to the school principal by the director of schools and the duties required of a school principal in § 49-2-303 . A school principal for a school in an innovative school district must comply with all requirements for school principals established by law. (c) Faculty employed by the governing body for a public university that is approved by the department of education to operate an innovative school district may serve as educators at schools in the innovative school district while also serving as a full-time faculty member. (d) A faculty member of a public university that is approved by the department of education to operate an innovative school district who serves as an educator at one (1) or more schools in the innovative school district must meet the certification requirements of § 49-5-101 and is subject to evaluation pursuant to § 49-1-302(d)(2) .