Section 11Sec./Art. 11

Duties and Functions of the Executive Director. - The Executive Director shall perform the following duties and functions:

(a) Coordinate the implementation of Board-approved admission processes, criteria, and standards;

(b) Facilitate and coordinate curriculum planning, review and evaluation activities and research-based development on the PSHS System;

(c) Monitor, coordinate, and evaluate research projects and initiatives in all PSHS campuses;

(d) Manage the registration of intellectual property, prototype development, and the commercialization or adoption of research outputs of students;

(e) Provide legal and technical assistance to student, faculty members, and staff of the PSHS System in line with their studies and official functions;

(f) Establish strategic linkages, and coordinate exchange and training programs with local and international partners to enhance the expertise and competencies of students, faculty, members, and staff;

(g) Facilitate networking and sharing of resources, expertise, equipment, and technology across PSHS campuses with partner institutions to ensure access to advanced tools and facilities that support academic and research excellence;

(h) Supervise the development of a systemwide outreach program to upgrade STEM education, extend support to PSHS campuses, and facilitate partnerships with the Department of Education Science High Schools and Special Science Elementary and High School Programs within the capabilities and resources of various science high school campuses;

(i) Recommend to the Board the organizational structure and staffing pattern of the PSHS System;

(j) Serve as secretariat to the Board; and

(k) Perform such other functions as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this Act.

In view of the expansion of the PSHS System, the office of the Executive Director shall be provided with additional plantilla positions to be determined by the Executive Director and approved by the Board.