[quote name="jacobmccandles" post="1157385" timestamp="1326224774"] [quote author=WOSgrad link=topic=93238.msg1157153#msg1157153 date=1326171788] TEX ED. CODE ANN. § 11.1513 : Texas Statutes - Section 11.1513: EMPLOYMENT POLICY (a) The board of trustees of each independent school district shall adopt a policy providing for the employment and duties of district personnel. The employment policy must provide that: (1) the board employs and evaluates the superintendent; (2) the superintendent has sole authority to make recommendations to the board regarding the selection of all personnel other than the superintendent, except that the board may delegate final authority for those decisions to the superintendent; and (3) each principal must approve each teacher or staff appointment to the principal's campus as provided by Section 11.202. (b) The board of trustees may accept or reject the superintendent's recommendation regarding the selection of district personnel and shall include the board's acceptance or rejection in the minutes of the board's meeting, as required under Section 551.021, Government Code, in the certified agenda or tape recording required under Section 551.103, Government Code, or in the recording required under Section 551.125 or 551.127, Government Code, as applicable. [color=red][size=10pt][i][i][b]If the board rejects the superintendent's recommendation, the superintendent shall make alternative recommendations until the board accepts a recommendation. [/b][/i][/i][/size][/color] This LAW was broken five years ago at a school mentioned in this post. [/quote] [/quote] This law wasn't in existence 5 years ago. It was passed into law by the 2007 legislature.