(a) Any plan of consolidation shall provide that the consolidated board of education is authorized to designate a person experienced in public school management and supervision and possessing a license of qualification issued by the state board of education pursuant to § 49-2-301 as the chief administrative employee of the board, and to enter into an employment contract with that person for a period not to exceed five (5) years and for compensation to be determined in the contract.

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 49-2-1256

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) The person so employed shall be designated director of consolidated schools.
(c) The board is authorized to assign to the director duties and responsibilities that are necessarily, usually or properly assigned to a county director of schools.