(a) The public school districts in the state shall each employ a superintendent of schools, whose qualifications and duties shall be prescribed by the General Assembly and the State Board of Education.
(b) “Superintendent of schools” is defined as the executive officer of a school district board of directors directing the affairs of the school district and teaching not more than one-half (½) of the time in the school day.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education Generally
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 6-13-101. Only one kind of school district
§ 6-13-102. Body corporate — Name
§ 6-13-103. Power of eminent domain — Repurchase by former owner
§ 6-13-104. Uncertain boundaries
§ 6-13-105. School district sale of state-donated lands
§ 6-13-107. Membership in state association of school board of directors officials
§ 6-13-108. Sixteenth section school lands
§ 6-13-109. School superintendent — Definition
§ 6-13-110. Purchase of government property