(a) Each education service cooperative shall be administered by a director who shall perform the following duties:
(1) Administer the programs and services of the education service cooperative;
(2) Recommend the employment of professional and nonprofessional personnel authorized by the education service cooperative's governing body;
(3) Prepare the budget for adoption by the education service cooperative's governing body;
(4) Direct expenditures of funds within the budget; and
(5) Perform other duties as required by the education service cooperative's governing body and the policies and rules of the State Board of Education.
(b) The director of each education service cooperative shall:
(1) Hold an administrator's license and meet all requirements to serve as a superintendent of schools in the State of Arkansas; or
(2) Have an equivalent level of education and administrative experience and obtain the approval of the state board.
(c) The governing body of any education service cooperative may enter into a contract with a director for a period not to exceed three (3) years.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally
Subchapter 10 - The Education Service Cooperative Act of 1985
§ 6-13-1002. Education service cooperatives established — Functions
§ 6-13-1003. Boundaries — Adjustments
§ 6-13-1004. Requests for establishment of education service cooperative — Requirements
§ 6-13-1005. Alteration of boundaries
§ 6-13-1006. Board of directors
§ 6-13-1007. Executive committee
§ 6-13-1008. Teacher center — Teacher center committee
§ 6-13-1009. Cooperative committees generally
§ 6-13-1011. Personnel generally
§ 6-13-1013. Policies and rules
§ 6-13-1014. Sharing and coordination of activities — Liaison
§ 6-13-1015. Liaison with postsecondary institutions
§ 6-13-1016. Annual surveys and needs assessments
§ 6-13-1017. Programs and services
§ 6-13-1018. Participation of local school districts — Contracts
§ 6-13-1019. Funding of education service cooperatives
§ 6-13-1020. Policies and procedures — Expenditures, reports, and audits
§ 6-13-1021. Evaluations — Performance rating
§ 6-13-1022. Dissolution of education service cooperative
§ 6-13-1023. Technology training center — Technology coordinator
§ 6-13-1025. Mathematics and science resource center — Mathematics and science coordinator
§ 6-13-1026. Cooperatives qualify as local education agencies
§ 6-13-1027. Fiscal distress — Definitions
§ 6-13-1028. Fiscal distress plan
§ 6-13-1029. Fiscal distress actions