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Md. Code Ann., Educ. § 6-201 (2026)
§ 6-201
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§6–201.
(a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the county board shall employ individuals in the positions that the county board considers necessary for the operation of the public schools in the county.
(2) In Prince George’s County, the County Superintendent of the Prince George’s County public school system shall hire and set the salaries of a chief operating officer, a chief financial officer, a chief academic officer, a chief of staff, a board liaison, and any other necessary executive staff in the office of the County Superintendent.
(b) (1) Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section and Subtitle 10 of this title, the county superintendent shall nominate for appointment by the county board:
(i) All professional assistants of the office of county superintendent; and
(ii) All principals, teachers, and other certificated personnel.
(2) As to these personnel, the county superintendent shall:
(i) Assign them to their positions in the schools;
(ii) Transfer them as the needs of the schools require;
(iii) Recommend them for promotion; and
(iv) Suspend them for cause and recommend them for dismissal in accordance with § 6–202 of this subtitle.
(c) (1) Except in Worcester County and Baltimore City, the county superintendent shall appoint clerical and other nonprofessional personnel.
(2) In Worcester County, the County Superintendent shall appoint clerical and other nonprofessional personnel with the advice and consent of the county board.
(3) Notwithstanding any provision of local law, in Baltimore City, the appointment, tenure, and compensation of clerical and other nonprofessional personnel shall be determined in accordance with the personnel system established by the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners under § 4–311 of this article.
(d) (1) Supervisory and administrative personnel shall be appointed in each county in accordance with ratios established by the rules and regulations of the State Board and within the ratio established under § 2–205(m) of this article.
(2) These personnel shall include:
(i) Supervising or helping teachers;
(ii) Supervisors of pupil personnel I;
(iii) Supervisors of pupil personnel II; and
(iv) Visiting teachers.
(e) An individual may not be appointed as a professional assistant or to any position listed in subsection (d) of this section unless he holds the appropriate certificate from the State Superintendent issued in accordance with the rules and regulations of the State Board.
(f) Subject to the provisions of this article, the qualifications, tenure, and compensation of each appointee shall be determined by the county board.
(g) The county superintendent shall see that each regular appointee of the county board devotes his entire time to his duties.
(a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the county board shall employ individuals in the positions that the county board considers necessary for the operation of the public schools in the county.
(2) In Prince George’s County, the County Superintendent of the Prince George’s County public school system shall hire and set the salaries of a chief operating officer, a chief financial officer, a chief academic officer, a chief of staff, a board liaison, and any other necessary executive staff in the office of the County Superintendent.
(b) (1) Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section and Subtitle 10 of this title, the county superintendent shall nominate for appointment by the county board:
(i) All professional assistants of the office of county superintendent; and
(ii) All principals, teachers, and other certificated personnel.
(2) As to these personnel, the county superintendent shall:
(i) Assign them to their positions in the schools;
(ii) Transfer them as the needs of the schools require;
(iii) Recommend them for promotion; and
(iv) Suspend them for cause and recommend them for dismissal in accordance with § 6–202 of this subtitle.
(c) (1) Except in Worcester County and Baltimore City, the county superintendent shall appoint clerical and other nonprofessional personnel.
(2) In Worcester County, the County Superintendent shall appoint clerical and other nonprofessional personnel with the advice and consent of the county board.
(3) Notwithstanding any provision of local law, in Baltimore City, the appointment, tenure, and compensation of clerical and other nonprofessional personnel shall be determined in accordance with the personnel system established by the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners under § 4–311 of this article.
(d) (1) Supervisory and administrative personnel shall be appointed in each county in accordance with ratios established by the rules and regulations of the State Board and within the ratio established under § 2–205(m) of this article.
(2) These personnel shall include:
(i) Supervising or helping teachers;
(ii) Supervisors of pupil personnel I;
(iii) Supervisors of pupil personnel II; and
(iv) Visiting teachers.
(e) An individual may not be appointed as a professional assistant or to any position listed in subsection (d) of this section unless he holds the appropriate certificate from the State Superintendent issued in accordance with the rules and regulations of the State Board.
(f) Subject to the provisions of this article, the qualifications, tenure, and compensation of each appointee shall be determined by the county board.
(g) The county superintendent shall see that each regular appointee of the county board devotes his entire time to his duties.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1979–2024 · leading case: Hurl v. Bd. of Educ., 667 A.2d 970 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 1995).
Hurl v. Bd. of Educ., 667 A.2d 970 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 1995). “Finally, we address appellant’s concern anticipating this Court’s holding today, that it will allow county superintendents merely to recite the statutory language of Md.Code Ann., Educ. § 6-201 (b)(2)(ii) (“as the needs of the schools require”) as tneir sole basis for making a…”
Lewis v. Baltimore City Bd. of Sch. Commissioners, 187 F. Supp. 3d 588 (D. Md. 2016). “) On June 29, 2012, the Board sent Lewis a letter notifying her that she would be reassigned to a teacher level position for the 2012-2013 academic year pursuant to Md. Code Ann., Educ. § 6-201 , which permits the chief executive officer to “transfer [personnel] as the needs of…”
Montgomery Cnty. Educ. Ass'n v. Bd. of Educ., 534 A.2d 980 (Md. 1987). “77, § 68(a) (currently § 6-201(b) of the Education Article), gave the county superintendent the right to nominate, for appointment by the local board of education "all professional assistants of the office.”
Bd. of Ed. of Charles Cty. v. Ed. Ass'n, 408 A.2d 89 (Md. 1979). “Code (1978), § 6-201(b) of the Education Article. Art.”
Harvey v. Marshall, 857 A.2d 529 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2004). “), section 6-201(b)(2)(ii) of the Education Article.”
Howard Cnty. Educ. Ass'n-ESP, Inc. v. Bd. of Educ., 103 A.3d 1060 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2014). “-24, an opinion issued in 2005, the State Board decided that the Harford County Board of Education did not have to *303 negotiate certain “just cause” language proposed by the union, because, the State Board of Education concluded, “negotiation of the causes for the imposition…”
Bd. of Educ. v. Howard Cnty. Educ. Ass'n, 128 A.3d 68 (Md. 2015). “” The State Board concluded that “the true intent and meaning of § 6-201 is that the power to hire and fire is non-delegable”; consequently, “[i]f the superintendent’s decision to terminate is subject to mandatory binding arbitration,” then such action “would violate” §…”
New Bd. of Sch. Commissioners v. Pub. Sch. Administrators & Supervisors Ass'n, 788 A.2d 200 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2002). “The Association contended that a principal should not be summarily blamed for low test scores, since they could be attributed to other factors such as a previous principal, an inherited faculty, or a transient student body.”
Rosin v. Bd. of Educ. of Charles Cnty., No. 8:21-cv-00983 (D. Md. Aug. 23, 2022). “Superintendent Hill argues that the Court applied the incorrect state statute in its analysis of Rosin’s procedural due process claim and that dismissal of Count 3 is warranted because the applicable statute, Md. Code Ann., Educ. § 6-201 (West 2018), did not require…”
Martinez v. Sch. Bd. for Prince George's Cnty., Maryland, No. 8:19-cv-00169, 2020 WL 4926610 (D. Md. Aug. 21, 2020). “While Md. Code Ann., Educ. § 6-201 (b) states that “the county superintendent [CEO] shall nominate for appointment by the county board.”
Gladhill v. Washington Cnty. Bd. of Educ., No. 1:23-cv-00098 (D. Md. Mar. 22, 2024). “14-38 at 4 (citing Md. Code Ann. Educ. § 6-201(b)). This broad authority includes the power to transfer certificated employees to positions they deem less desirable or lower in rank or responsibility, so long as they remain in certificated positions and are not transferred…”
Md. Code Ann., Educ. § 6-201(b): 4 cases
Montgomery Cnty. Educ. Ass'n v. Bd. of Educ., 534 A.2d 980 (Md. 1987). “77, § 68(a) (currently § 6-201(b) of the Education Article), gave the county superintendent the right to nominate, for appointment by the local board of education "all professional assistants of the office.”
Bd. of Ed. of Charles Cty. v. Ed. Ass'n, 408 A.2d 89 (Md. 1979). “Code (1978), § 6-201(b) of the Education Article. Art.”
New Bd. of Sch. Commissioners v. Pub. Sch. Administrators & Supervisors Ass'n, 788 A.2d 200 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2002). “The Association contended that a principal should not be summarily blamed for low test scores, since they could be attributed to other factors such as a previous principal, an inherited faculty, or a transient student body.”
Gladhill v. Washington Cnty. Bd. of Educ., No. 1:23-cv-00098 (D. Md. Mar. 22, 2024). “14-38 at 4 (citing Md. Code Ann. Educ. § 6-201(b)). This broad authority includes the power to transfer certificated employees to positions they deem less desirable or lower in rank or responsibility, so long as they remain in certificated positions and are not transferred…”
Md. Code Ann., Educ. § 6-201(b)(2)(ii): 3 cases
Hurl v. Bd. of Educ., 667 A.2d 970 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 1995). “Finally, we address appellant’s concern anticipating this Court’s holding today, that it will allow county superintendents merely to recite the statutory language of Md.Code Ann., Educ. § 6-201 (b)(2)(ii) (“as the needs of the schools require”) as tneir sole basis for making a…”
Harvey v. Marshall, 857 A.2d 529 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2004). “), section 6-201(b)(2)(ii) of the Education Article.”
New Bd. of Sch. Commissioners v. Pub. Sch. Administrators & Supervisors Ass'n, 788 A.2d 200 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2002). “The Association contended that a principal should not be summarily blamed for low test scores, since they could be attributed to other factors such as a previous principal, an inherited faculty, or a transient student body.”
Md. Code Ann., Educ. § 6-201(c): 1 case
Howard Cnty. Educ. Ass'n-ESP, Inc. v. Bd. of Educ., 103 A.3d 1060 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2014). “-24, an opinion issued in 2005, the State Board decided that the Harford County Board of Education did not have to *303 negotiate certain “just cause” language proposed by the union, because, the State Board of Education concluded, “negotiation of the causes for the imposition…”
Md. Code Ann., Educ. § 6-201(c)(l): 1 case
Bd. of Educ. v. Howard Cnty. Educ. Ass'n, 128 A.3d 68 (Md. 2015). “” The State Board concluded that “the true intent and meaning of § 6-201 is that the power to hire and fire is non-delegable”; consequently, “[i]f the superintendent’s decision to terminate is subject to mandatory binding arbitration,” then such action “would violate” §…”
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