Section 10-1071 - Election(a) The board of school directors in every school district shall, by a majority vote of all the members thereof, elect a properly qualified person as district superintendent, together with such properly qualified assistant superintendents as it deems wise. If a district superintendent has jurisdiction over a joint school system including grades 1 to 12, he shall be elected by a majority vote of all the school directors in the districts operating the joint school system.(b) Any person in the employ of a school district as a supervising principal during the school year 1969-1970 shall be issued a commission by the Superintendent of Public Instruction if elected as district superintendent for a term beginning July 1, 1970, and shall serve as district superintendent in the employing school district for a term ending June 30, 1974, and thereafter shall be eligible for election as district superintendent in any school district in the Commonwealth.1949, March 10, P.L. 30, art. X, § 1071. Amended 1953, Aug. 19, P.L. 1136, § 11; 1970, Jan. 14, P.L. (1969) 468, § 30, effective 7/1/1970; 1970, May 4, P.L. 326, No. 103, § 1.