N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-21 Powers and Duties Generally

• Library: North Carolina Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through Session Law 2023-151
• Year: 2023
• Citation: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-21

(a) Administrative Duties. - [Subject to the direction, control, and approval of the State Board of Education, it]It shall be the duty of the Superintendent of Public Instruction:

(1) To organize and establish a Department of Public Instruction which shall include [such] divisions and departments [as the State Board considers necessary] for supervision and administration of the public school [system.]system, to administer the funds appropriated for the operation of the Department of Public Instruction, in accordance with all needed rules and regulations adopted by the State Board of Education, and to enter into contracts for the operations of the Department of Public Instruction. All appointments of administrative and supervisory personnel to the staff of the Department of Public [Instruction are subject to the approval of the State Board of Education, which]Instruction and the State Board of Education, except for certain personnel appointed by the State Board of Education as provided in G.S.115C-11(j), shall be under the control and management of the Superintendent of Public Instruction who may terminate these appointments [for cause] in conformity with Chapter 126 of the General Statutes, the North Carolina Human Resources Act.

(2) To keep the public informed as to the problems and needs of the public schools by constant contact with all school administrators and teachers, by personal appearance at public gatherings, and by information furnished to the press of the State.

(3) To report biennially to the Governor 30 days prior to each regular session of the General Assembly, such report to include information and statistics of the public schools, with recommendations for their improvement and for changes in the school law.

(4) To have printed and distributed such educational bulletins as are necessary for the professional improvement of teachers and for the cultivation of public sentiment for public education, and to have printed all forms necessary and proper for the administration of the Department of Public Instruction.

(5)To [manage] have under his or her direction and control, all [those] matters relating to the direct supervision and administration of the public school [system that the State Board delegates to the Superintendent of Public Instruction.]system.

(6) To create [a]and administer special [fund]funds within the Department of Public Instruction to manage funds received as grants from nongovernmental sources in support of public [education. Effective July 1, 1995, this special fund is transferred to the State Board of Education and shall be administered by the State Board]education in accordance with G.S.115C-410.