§ 1207 County Superintendent Qualifications Salaries

• •Each October 1 the county’s class is set by the average daily attendance from the previous school year.
• •The superintendent must meet the qualifications for that class as written in Sections 1205‑1212.
• •The superintendent’s salary cannot be reduced during the term they were elected or appointed, or any consecutive term.

County A has an average daily attendance of 2,000 students last year. On October 1, the state puts County A in Class 3 based on that number. The superintendent must have the qualifications listed for Class 3, and even if the county budget gets smaller, the superintendent's pay stays the same for the whole term.

Because the county’s class is set by attendance, the superintendent’s required qualifications come from the rules for that class, and the law protects the superintendent’s salary from being lowered during the term.