Alabama § 16-24B-54 - Assistant Administrative Officers; Duties.

§ 16-24B-54. Assistant Administrative Officers; Duties.

(a) Subject to the authority of the chief executive officer and the employing board or participating employing board, an assistant administrative officer and contract assistant administrative officer shall assist his or her supervisor with the supervision of the daily operation and management of personnel, finances, facilities, and other matters of the school or campus for which the assistant administrative officer or contract assistant administrative officer is responsible. An assistant administrative officer and contract assistant administrative officer shall assist with the administrative responsibility and instructional leadership, as directed by the chief executive officer or his or her supervisor, consistent with the policies of the employing board or participating employing board, for the planning, management, operation, and evaluation of the education program of the school system, department, and each school or campus, or both, under the responsibility of the assistant administrative officer or contract assistant administrative officer.

(b) An assistant administrative officer and contract assistant administrative officer shall observe all rules, policies, and procedures relative to the operation of the public schools as established by applicable law, rule, and standard of both the State Board of Education and the employing board or participating employing board.

(c) An assistant administrative officer and contract assistant administrative officer shall perform all other duties assigned by the chief executive officer, consistent with the policies of the employing board or participating employing board and the law.

(d) An assistant administrative officer and contract assistant administrative officer, if asked by his or her supervisor, shall make written advisory recommendations to the chief executive officer or his or her supervisor, or both, regarding the appointment, assignment, promotion, transfer, and cancellation of the contracts of all personnel assigned to the school system, department, and any school or campus under his or her responsibility. Advisory recommendations are not binding upon the chief executive officer or the supervisor of the assistant administrative officer or the contract assistant administrative officer, and the chief executive officer shall have final authority for all personnel assignments within the applicable school system.