Superintendent Responsibilities and Duties
The official document
What the district published
This is the source material — exactly as released by RUSD. The plain English translation below is this site's version, written for community members who shouldn't need to know all the lingo to understand what they're legally entitled to as taxpayers, and how to access it.
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What this document actually says
This policy defines the role and responsibilities of the district superintendent. The superintendent serves as the chief executive officer of Reed Union School District and is responsible for implementing all board decisions and managing both instructional and non-instructional operations.
The board sets expectations and goals for the superintendent at the start of each evaluation year. While the superintendent can delegate tasks to other staff members, they remain accountable to the board for all operations under their authority.
The policy also establishes ethics training requirements. The superintendent must complete ethics training at least once every two years. If a new superintendent starts after January 1, 2026, they must receive this training within six months of beginning service. The district must keep public records of this training for at least five years and post instructions on how to request these records on the district website.
What this means for your family
This policy establishes who is ultimately responsible for the day-to-day operations of the schools your children attend. The superintendent oversees everything from classroom instruction to building maintenance, ensuring that the school board's decisions actually get implemented in schools.
Because the superintendent manages both academics and operations, this position directly affects your child's learning environment, programs available, and overall school experience. The ethics training requirement helps ensure district leadership maintains high standards of conduct.
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Candidate perspective
I support clear accountability structures between the board and superintendent. This policy appropriately defines the superintendent as the chief executive who implements board policy while staying accountable to elected trustees. The mandatory ethics training requirements are important, and I appreciate that these records are public. As a board member, my job would be to set clear goals for the superintendent and evaluate performance, not to micromanage daily operations. This distinction keeps governance effective and focused on student outcomes.
Summaries are AI-assisted and based on the original district document shown above. Nothing has been editorialized — interpretations are clearly labeled. This site is maintained by Lina Godfrey's campaign as a community resource.