Mailing Address
Office of the Superintendent
401 Greensboro Street
Starkville, MS 39759
About the Office
The Superintendent of Education:
- Attends and participates in all meetings of the board and its committees
- Administers, as chief school executive, the development and maintenance of a positive educational program designed to meet the needs of the community and to carry out the policies of the board
- Advises the board on the need for new or revised policies and sees that all policies of the board are implemented
- Prepares and submits to the board recommendations relative to all matters requiring board action
- Supervises the carrying out of all laws, regulations, and board policies
- Makes all administrative decisions within the school necessary to the proper function of the school district
- Oversees the timely revisions of all curriculum guides and courses of study
- Makes recommendations to the board concerning the transportation of pupils in the accordance with the law and the requirements of safety
- Supervises methods of teaching, supervision, and administration in effect in the schools
- Supervises the preparation and presentation of the annual budget and recommends it to the board for approval
- Establishes and maintains efficient procedures and effective controls for all expenditures of school funds in accordance with the adopted budget
- Represents the board as liaison between the school district and the community
- Represents the district in its dealings with other school systems, institutions, agencies, and community organizations
- Establishes and maintains a program of public relations to keep the public well informed of the activities and needs of the school district
- Keeps the public informed about modern educational practices, educational trends, and the policies, practices, and problems in the district's schools
- Performs such other tasks as may from time to time be assigned by the board
