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Legislature and was opposed by the school board passed with 62 15 percent of the voters in favor, making the superintendent's post another elected constitutional office as of the 2024 General Election

The existing system of having the superintendent appointed by the board had been approved by Lee voters in 1974

The elected superintendent will serve a four-year term

As a result of the voter mandate, the qualifications will change The only qualifications will be that candidates must live in the district and be a registered voter in the county. As with other constitutional officers, only the governor could remove or terminate them from office and only for malfeasance

The conversation began by Board Member Sam Fisher stating that he thought $200,000 should be a starting point for a superintendent salary.

“Superintendent is such a time-consuming job You are pretty much on call all the time,” he said “I think when we are looking at salaries it needs to reflect that,