1. (a) A school director of a small school shall have administrative or management experience. A school director of a small school shall be of good reputation and is not required to attend a Commission-sponsored workshop prior to initial approval by the Commission.
2. (b) A school director of other than a small school shall be of good reputation and have a total of five years of administrative or management experience. An equivalent duration of higher education, college or university, may be substituted for each year of experience.
3. (c) The school shall obtain Commission approval for the school director before employment of the school director.
4. (d) A school director shall attend a Commission-sponsored workshop and demonstrate a proficiency of the knowledge required to operate a school before final Commission approval may be granted. The Commission may require a school director to attend additional workshops scheduled by the Commission in order to maintain skills and continue as an approved school director.
5. (e) The school director is responsible for the courses of instruction, organization of classes, designation of a liaison for Commission compliance visits, maintenance of the school facilities and proper administrative records, and all other matters related to the administration of the school, as determined by the Commission.
6. (f) The school director shall sign and agree to the terms of the Director's Statement.
7. (g) The Commission may require the school director to attend additional training to continue approved director status if a school has more than one substantiated complaint from students during a one-year period. If the school has repeat violations from a previous year under the same director, the Commission may revoke the approval of the school director.

8. (h) The school director shall:

   1. (1) ensure that all facilities, including housing endorsed by the school, comply with local, city, county, municipal, state, and federal regulations such as, but not limited to, fire, building, and sanitation codes; and
   2. (2) inspect facilities, including housing, before endorsement.
9. (i) The Commission shall grandfather the director of a school from meeting the requirements contained in this section, providing that the school has submitted the application for that school director to the Commission prior to the effective date of this section, and the application results in approval by the Commission.

Source Note:The provisions of this §807.62 adopted to be effective August 16, 1998, 23 TexReg 8479.