Oregon Code § 326.310·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Superintendents educational duties.
Except as provided by ORS 326.041, 326.051, 341.015, 341.440, 341.455, 341.626,
341.655 and 341.933, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall exercise,
under the direction of the State Board of Education, a general superintendence
of school officers and the public schools. In carrying out the duties of
office, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall:
(1) Act as
administrative officer of the State Board of Education.
(2) Act as
executive head of the Department of Education and direct and supervise all
activities of the department.
(3) Assist all
district school boards and education service district boards in answering
questions concerning the proper administration of the school laws, the rules of
the State Board of Education and the ministerial duties of school officers and
teachers. The decision of the superintendent shall guide school officers and
teachers in the performance of their duties relating to the matters decided.
The superintendent may submit any question to the State Board of Education
which shall then decide the question.
(4) Obtain and
compile such statistical information relative to the condition and operation of
the public schools as the superintendent or the state board may consider
advisable for the advancement of education and for the information of the state
board and the public.
(5) Appoint,
subject to the State Personnel Relations Law and with the approval of the State
Board of Education, such personnel as may be necessary for the performance of
the duties of the office of the superintendent. The Superintendent of Public
Instruction may designate one or more suitable persons to sign or countersign
warrants, vouchers, certificates or other papers and documents requiring the
signature of the superintendent.
(6) Administer
and supervise adult education programs in the public elementary and secondary
schools.
(7) Perform such
other functions as may be necessary to the performance of the duties of the
superintendent. [1965 c.100 §11; 1989 c.491 §3; 1993 c.45 §13; 1995 c.67 §37;
1999 c.938 §3; 2003 c.226 §2; 2013 c.747 §38]