New Jersey § 18a:7-1

§ 18a:7-1.

a. The Governor, upon the recommendation of the commissioner and with the advice and consent

of the Senate, shall appoint for each county, a suitable person, who holds an appropriate certificate issued pursuant to this title

and who has been a resident of the State for at least three years immediately preceding the appointment, to be the executive county superintendent of schools , who shall serve, unless sooner removed pursuant to law, for a term of three years . The superintendent may be re-appointed by the Governor on the basis of a satisfactory

performance assessment required pursuant to subsection b. of this section. A person who is serving as a county superintendent of schools on the effective date

of sections 42 to 58 of P.L.2007, c. 63 ( C.18A:7-11 et al.), shall be eligible for appointment as the executive county superintendent

of schools. The executive county superintendent of schools shall report to the Commissioner

of Education or to a person designated by the commissioner. b. An executive county superintendent shall be subject to at least one performance

assessment during the three-year term. The performance of the superintendent shall be assessed by the Commissioner of Education

based on the ability of the superintendent to monitor and promote administrative and

operational efficiencies and cost savings within the school districts located in the

county, while enhancing the effectiveness of the districts in providing a thorough

and efficient system of education, and on their monitoring of the school districts

in the five key components of school district effectiveness under the New Jersey Quality

Single Accountability Continuum: instruction and program; personnel; fiscal management;

operations; and governance. In establishing the standards for assessing the performance of the superintendent

in facilitating administrative efficiencies, the commissioner shall include such factors

as administrator-to-teacher ratios, administrator-to-student ratios, per-pupil administrative

expenditures, and improved student educational outcomes .