New York § 47-A - 47-ASuperintendent of schools
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 47-A — 47-ASuperintendent of schools, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 47-A. 47-ASuperintendent of schools
§ 47-a. Superintendent of schools. The term "superintendent of schools" shall mean the chief school officer of a school district other than the city school district of the city of New York or a community school district therein. Except for purposes of section one thousand seven hundred eleven of the education law, any reference in any law, ordinance, resolution, rule or regulation, proceeding, process, notice, order, decree, judgement, record or other public document or paper to the terms "district principal", "supervising principal" or "principal of the district" shall be deemed to mean "superintendent of schools".
Source: official New York text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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