Section 8Sec./Art. 8

Executive Director (ED). – There shall be an Executive Director who shall be appointed by the Chairman, subject to the approval of the Board and shall be conferred the rank equivalent to a bureau director with a fixed term of six (6) years, renewable for another term. The ED shall coordinate the implementation of policies and guidelines set by the Board of Trustees. As a member of the Board of Trustees, the ED shall articulate to the Board the mutual concern of all the campuses.

The ED shall perform the following roles and functions:

8.1 Coordinate curriculum planning activities for the PSHS System;

8.2 Oversee research projects on the gifted in science and math;

8.3 Coordinate publication of research outputs of the teachers, administrators and students from the PSHS System;

8.4 Provide legal and technical support to the members of the System;

8.5 Coordinate exchange programs with other educational institutions both local and foreign;

8.6 Develop and coordinate linkages and networking among the campuses of the PSHS System with other institutions;

8.7 Coordinate the implementation of the program for the identification and selection of scholars for the PSHS System;

8.8 Provide for the secretariat services of the Board of Trustees;

8.9 Perform other functions as may be deemed necessary.

For the efficient and effective implementation of the foregoing functions, the Executive Director shall be provided with a staff.