(1) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall prescribe the course of instruction for students enrolled in schools operated under ORS 346.010. The State Board of Education shall determine the procedures for placement, development of services and operation of the schools in conformance with state and federal laws relating to children who are eligible for special education and shall adopt the procedures by rule.
(2) In consultation with the Board of Directors of the Oregon School for the Deaf or the Board of Directors of the Oregon School for the Blind, as appropriate, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall select a director for each school. The superintendent may also select teachers and other personnel necessary to manage the schools in an effective and efficient manner or may delegate the selection of teachers and other personnel to the director of the school.
(3) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall have control over persons enrolled in the schools and shall direct their care and promote their mental, moral and physical welfare.
(4) The Board of Directors of the Oregon School for the Blind or the Board of Directors of the Oregon School for the Deaf may appeal a decision of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to the State Board of Education if the decision was made under subsection (2) of this section and relates to the selection or dismissal of the director of a school. An appeal under this subsection must be filed with the State Board of Education within 60 days of the date of the decision by the superintendent. The State Board of Education may uphold, modify or overturn any decision of the superintendent under this section. [Amended by 1965 c.100 §445; 1969 c.597 §80h; 1971 c.301 §3; 1989 c.265 §3; 1991 c.631 §2; 2007 c.858 §76]
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