Section 4-305 - Chief Academic Officer. - Maryland Statutes

§ 4-305. Chief Academic Officer.
 

(a)  Powers and duties.- There is a Chief Academic Officer in the Baltimore City Public School System who shall: 

(1) Be responsible for the development and implementation of the curriculum taught and the instruction provided in the Baltimore City Public School System; and 

(2) Report directly to the Chief Executive Officer. 

(b)  Hiring; compensation.- The Chief Executive Officer shall, subject to the approval of the board: 

(1) Select the Chief Academic Officer; and 

(2) Establish the salary of the Chief Academic Officer. 

(c)  Employment contract.- The employment contract of the Chief Academic Officer shall provide, at a minimum, that continued employment is contingent on demonstrable improvement in the academic performance of the students in the Baltimore City Public School System. 

(d)  Classification of employment.- The Chief Academic Officer is not a public officer under the Constitution or the laws of the State. 
 

[1997, ch. 105, § 1.]