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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 168.191 (2026)

Superintendent of schools, employment of authorized (first class charter counties)

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  168.191.  Superintendent of schools, employment of authorized (first class charter counties). — In all counties of the first class except counties of the first class not having a charter form of government, any board of education, other than boards in urban districts, in charge of a public school system maintaining a classified high school, previously approved by the state board of education, and employing a superintendent devoting his full time to supervisory and administrative work, may employ and enter into contract with a superintendent of schools for the school district for a period of not to exceed three years.  This law shall not invalidate or repeal any other law of this state relating to the employment of teachers, principals or superintendents of public schools.

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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 9-19, A.L. 1973 H.B. 158)

(Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.147)

Effective 7-1-74

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1996–2007 · leading case: Indep.-Nat'l Educ. Ass'n v. Indep. Sch. Dist., 223 S.W.3d 131 (Mo. 2007).
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Indep.-Nat'l Educ. Ass'n v. Indep. Sch. Dist., 223 S.W.3d 131 (Mo. 2007). · cites it 2× “Nothing obligates the school district to agree to the superintendent's proposal — the school district can set the salary and other terms of employment and the superintendent can take them or leave them. How does individual negotiation differ from bargaining that occurs with…”
McCormack v. Maplewood-Richmond Heights Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ., 935 S.W.2d 703 (Mo. Ct. App. 1996). “101, which became effective in 1973, governs employment of certificated teachers in non-metropolitan districts who are ineligible for permanent status under the Teacher Tenure Act in the position held and who are not district superintendents. The Teacher Tenure Act, §§ 168.102…”
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