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105 ILCS 5/10-16.7 (2026)

School board duties with respect to superintendent

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(105 ILCS 5/10-16.7)
    Sec. 10-16.7. School board duties with respect to superintendent. In addition to all other powers and duties enumerated in this Article, the school board shall make all employment decisions pertaining to the superintendent. The school board shall direct, through policy, the superintendent in his or her charge of the administration of the school district, including without limitation considering the recommendations of the superintendent concerning the budget, building plans, the locations of sites, the selection, retention, and dismissal of employees, and the selection of textbooks, instructional material, and courses of study. The school board shall evaluate the superintendent in his or her administration of school board policies and his or her stewardship of the assets of the district.
(Source: P.A. 94-881, eff. 6-20-06.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2008–2012 · leading case: Collins v. Bd. of Educ. of North Chicago Cmty. Unit Sch. Dist. 187, 792 F. Supp. 2d 992 (N.D. Ill. 2011).
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Collins v. Bd. of Educ. of North Chicago Cmty. Unit Sch. Dist. 187, 792 F. Supp. 2d 992 (N.D. Ill. 2011). “While Plaintiff uses the terms "Board" and "District” interchangeably, the proper defendant is the North Chicago Community School Board, not the North Chicago Community Unit School District 187.”
Sean Gschwind v. Linda Heiden, 692 F.3d 844 (7th Cir. 2012). “It can be held liable only for its own conduct or that of its highest official or officials charged with responsibility for making the kind of decision, in this case a termination of employment, that is challenged.”
The Bd. of Educ. of Bremen High Sch. Dist. No. 228 v. Mitchell (Ill. App. Ct. 2008). “105 ILCS 5/10-16.7, 10-21.4 (West 2006). These provisions explicitly confer upon a board of education the power to hire, fire, and supervise superintendents.”
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