2006 New York Code - Superintendent Of Schools; Associate Superintendents.

 
    § 2507. Superintendent  of schools; associate superintendents.  1. The
  superintendent and any  associate  superintendent  of  schools  in  each
  school  district  shall hold his position subject to the pleasure of the
  board of education, except that the superintendent  of  schools  may  be
  appointed  for  a  term  of  not to exceed five years, provided that the
  terms  or  provisions   of   any   employment   contract   between   the
  superintendent  and  the  board  of education relating to an increase in
  salary, compensation or other benefits, shall not be based on or tied to
  the terms of any contract or collective bargaining  agreement  that  the
  board  of  education  has  or  will  enter  with  the  teachers or other
  employees of the school district.
    2. A superintendent or an  associate  superintendent  may  vacate  his
  position  by  filing  a written resignation with the board of education.
  No person shall  be  eligible  to  the  position  of  superintendent  of
  schools,  deputy  superintendent of schools, associate superintendent of
  schools, assistant superintendent of schools or other superintendent  of
  schools  in  such  city  school  district  unless he shall possess or be
  entitled to a superintendent's certificate as provided in section  three
  thousand three of this chapter.