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All contract terms for superintendents shall expire on June 30. The division superintendent shall serve for an initial term of not less than two years nor more than four years. At the expiration of the initial term, the division superintendent shall be eligible to hold office for the term specified by the employing school board, not to exceed four years.\n\t\t\tExcept as provided in subsection B, the division superintendent shall be appointed by the school board within 180 days after a vacancy occurs. In the event a school board appoints a division superintendent in accordance with the provisions of this section and the appointee seeks and is granted release from such appointment prior to assuming office, the school board shall be granted a 60-day period from the time of release within which to make another appointment.B\n\nA school board that has not appointed a superintendent within 120 days of a vacancy shall submit a written report to the Superintendent of Public Instruction demonstrating its timely efforts to make an appointment. Upon request, a school board shall be granted up to an additional 180 days within which to appoint a division superintendent.C\n\nNo school board shall renegotiate a superintendent’s contract during the period following the election or appointment of new members and the date such members are qualified and assume office.D\n\nWhenever a superintendent’s contract is being renegotiated, all members of the school board shall be notified at least 30 days in advance of any meeting at which a vote is planned on the renegotiated contract unless the members agree unanimously to take the vote without the 30 days’ notice. Each member’s vote on the renegotiated contract shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":258381,"text":"The division superintendent of schools shall be appointed by the school board of the division from the entire list of eligibles certified by the State Board. All contract terms for superintendents shall expire on June 30. The division superintendent shall serve for an initial term of not less than two years nor more than four years. At the expiration of the initial term, the division superintendent shall be eligible to hold office for the term specified by the employing school board, not to exceed four years.\n\t\t\tExcept as provided in subsection B, the division superintendent shall be appointed by the school board within 180 days after a vacancy occurs. In the event a school board appoints a division superintendent in accordance with the provisions of this section and the appointee seeks and is granted release from such appointment prior to assuming office, the school board shall be granted a 60-day period from the time of release within which to make another appointment.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":258382,"text":"A school board that has not appointed a superintendent within 120 days of a vacancy shall submit a written report to the Superintendent of Public Instruction demonstrating its timely efforts to make an appointment. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 12 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1954, chapter 638; in 1958, chapter 44; in 1970, chapter 155; in 1972, chapter 434; in 1980, chapter 559; in 1983, chapter 145; in 1989, chapter 550; in 1992, chapter 164; in 1996, chapter 759<\/a>; in 2002, chapters 165<\/a> and 374<\/a>; in 2003, chapter 866<\/a>; in 2018, chapter 136<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":72601,"section_number":"22.1-61","catch_line":"When Board to appoint superintendent","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-61\/"},{"id":86163,"section_number":"51.1-126.6","catch_line":"Certain employees of public school divisions","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-126.6\/"},{"id":65802,"section_number":"51.1-142.3","catch_line":"Purchase of additional prior service credit by certain school division superintendents","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-142.3\/"},{"id":61992,"section_number":"51.1-155.1","catch_line":"Exceptions from general early retirement provisions for certain state employees and constitutional officers","order_by":null,"url":"\/51.1-155.1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":184035,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71711,"identifier":"22.1-60","token":"22.1\/6\/22.1-60","url":"\/22.1-60\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-60\/","token":"22.1\/6\/22.1-60","dublin_core":{"Title":"Appointment and term of superintendent; certain contractual matters","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-60","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The division superintendent<\/span> of schools shall be appointed by the school board<\/span> of the division from the entire list of eligibles certified by the State Board<\/span>. All contract<\/span> terms for superintendents<\/span> shall expire on June 30. The division superintendent<\/span> shall serve for an initial term of not less than two years nor more than four years. At the expiration of the initial term, the division superintendent<\/span> shall be eligible to hold office for the term specified by the employing school board<\/span>, not to exceed four years.\n\t\t\tExcept as provided in subsection B, the division superintendent<\/span> shall be appointed by the school board<\/span> within 180 days after a vacancy occurs. In the event a school board<\/span> appoints a division superintendent<\/span> in accordance with the provisions of this section and the appointee seeks and is granted release from such appointment prior to assuming office, the school board<\/span> shall be granted a 60-day period from the time of release within which to make another appointment. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> A school board<\/span> that has not appointed a superintendent within 120 days of a vacancy shall submit a written report to the Superintendent of Public Instruction demonstrating its timely efforts to make an appointment. Upon request, a school board<\/span> shall be granted up to an additional 180 days within which to appoint a division superintendent<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> No school board<\/span> shall renegotiate a superintendent’s contract<\/span> during the period following the election or appointment of new members and the date such members are qualified and assume office. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> Whenever a superintendent’s contract<\/span> is being renegotiated, all members of the school board<\/span> shall be notified at least 30 days in advance of any meeting at which a vote is planned on the renegotiated contract<\/span> unless the members agree unanimously to take the vote without the 30 days’ notice. Each member’s vote on the renegotiated contract<\/span> shall be recorded in the minutes of the meeting. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPOINTMENT AND TERM OF SUPERINTENDENT; CERTAIN CONTRACTUAL MATTERS (\u00a7 22.1-60)\n\nA. The division superintendent of schools shall be appointed by the school board\nof the division from the entire list of eligibles certified by the State Board.\nAll contract terms for superintendents shall expire on June 30. The division\nsuperintendent shall serve for an initial term of not less than two years nor\nmore than four years. At the expiration of the initial term, the division\nsuperintendent shall be eligible to hold office for the term specified by the\nemploying school board, not to exceed four years.\n\t\t\tExcept as provided in subsection B, the division superintendent shall be\nappointed by the school board within 180 days after a vacancy occurs. In the\nevent a school board appoints a division superintendent in accordance with the\nprovisions of this section and the appointee seeks and is granted release from\nsuch appointment prior to assuming office, the school board shall be granted a\n60-day period from the time of release within which to make another appointment.\n\nB. A school board that has not appointed a superintendent within 120 days of a\nvacancy shall submit a written report to the Superintendent of Public\nInstruction demonstrating its timely efforts to make an appointment. Upon\nrequest, a school board shall be granted up to an additional 180 days within\nwhich to appoint a division superintendent.\n\nC. No school board shall renegotiate a superintendent’s contract during\nthe period following the election or appointment of new members and the date\nsuch members are qualified and assume office.\n\nD. Whenever a superintendent’s contract is being renegotiated, all members\nof the school board shall be notified at least 30 days in advance of any meeting\nat which a vote is planned on the renegotiated contract unless the members agree\nunanimously to take the vote without the 30 days’ notice. Each\nmember’s vote on the renegotiated contract shall be recorded in the\nminutes of the meeting.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 22-32, 22-33; 1954, c. 638; 1958, c. 44; 1970, c. 155;\n1971, Ex. Sess., c. 225; 1972, c. 434; 1980, c. 559; 1983, c. 145; 1989, c. 550;\n1992, c. 164; 1996, c. 759; 2002, cc. 165, 374; 2003, c. 866; 2018, c. 136.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}