The following principles shall govern the administrative operation of the school system:

1. Epsom Central School administrators and staff shall be responsible for development of an educational program appropriate for the students attending and consistent with School Board policy, state law, and State Board regulations.
2. The Superintendent shall have responsibility for overseeing the pattern and sequence of educational experiences provided for children from kindergarten through grade 12.
3. Responsibility for program development and assessment shall flow from the teachers, Principal and Superintendent to the School Board.
4. Each member of the staff shall be told to whom he/she is responsible and for what functions.
5. Whenever feasible, each member of the staff shall be made responsible to only one immediate superior for any one function.

Each employee in the District, except the moderator, clerk, treasurer, auditor and counsel, shall be responsible to the School Board through the Superintendent and School Principal.

All personnel shall refer matters requiring administrative action to the administrator immediately in charge of the area in which the problem arises.

Administrators shall refer such matters to the next higher authority when necessary or appropriate.

The Superintendent, in administering this policy, shall be guided by the knowledge that the Board values the freest possible interchange of ideas as desirable in the District. Nothing provided herein shall be interpreted as intended to interrupt the free and open flow of ideas, communication and assistance among personnel at every level.