Job Description: Community College President.

While numerous authors have addressed the subject of the college presidency, the literature does not contain an up-to-date job description of the community college president or the school district superintendent. A job description for the Superintendent/President as Executive Officer for the Board of Trustees would need to include a general statement of administrative relationships; the President/Superintendent will enforce all rules and regulations adopted by the Board, be subject only to the Board, have authority over all other Board employees, and represent the Board in all matters involving law and legal procedure. The description would also state the powers and duties of the office in the following areas: advisement to the Board, execution of Board policies, keeping informed of college programs, interpretation of college/district needs, improvement of instruction and programs, development of community relations, participation in community activities, and nomination of candidates for staff positions. Additionally, he has responsibility for operating costs, facility construction and repair, annual budgets, fiscal operations, information dissemination, regulations governing students, and instructional methods. (DR)