School Principals serve at the pleasure of the Superintendent (as do all administators). The Board can only reject a Superintendent's recommendation for a principal's job under extemely limited circumstances. School Boards have tried to widen their authority in this area, see Bay County and Bay High School, but the courts have continually limited the authority of the board. Once recommended the Board can only reject a nominee if the nominee does not have the necessary qualifications for the position, the position is not funded, or the position was not created by the Board. And, the Board can reject a nominee if the person has committed one of the seven deadly sins involving moral turpitude. A real quirk in the system is that the administrators only serve under a one year contract. If the Superintendent chooses to not recommend an administrator back at the end of that year, then they have no job. If they go back to the classroom, they lose any tenure they might have. This lack of job security is part of the reason why so few people apply for these jobs. I have floated the idea of a two or three year contract, but, have not had any positive response. M
