Section 3.01. Officers.

  The board shall be composed of:

(1)   Number. The officers of the board shall be a chairperson, vice chairperson and secretary as provided by s. 15.07 (2) , Stats., and shall be elected by the board from among its own members.

(2)   Election and term of office. The officers of the board shall be elected annually by the board at the first regular meeting of each calendar year and shall hold office until their successors shall be elected. Any vacancy occurring during the calendar year shall be filled by election at the next regular meeting.

(3)   Chairperson. The chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the board and executive committee of officers and shall, with the executive committee of officers, have general supervision of the affairs of the board when the board is not meeting. The chairperson shall create by appointment from among the members of the board such committees as he or she may deem necessary to perform properly the functions of the board and shall be a member ex-officio of all such committees. The chairperson shall perform all duties incident to the office of chairperson and such other duties as may be prescribed by the board from time to time.

(4)   Vice chairperson. The vice chairperson shall, in the event of the absence of the chairperson, perform the duties of the chairperson and when so acting shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions on the chairperson. He or she shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board from time to time.

(5)   Secretary. The secretary shall, in the event of the absence of the chairperson and vice chairperson, perform the duties of the chairperson and when so acting shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions on the chairperson. He or she shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board from time to time.

(6)   Executive committee of officers. The chairperson, vice chairperson and secretary shall constitute the executive committee of officers of the board and shall act for the board pursuant to such policies as the board may adopt when the board is not meeting. Actions of the executive committee of officers shall be subject to ratification by the board at its next regular meeting or special meeting called for the purpose of considering ratification of such action.

(a) Interim action by executive committee of officers. When the board is not meeting, the executive committee of officers or its duly authorized representative shall, in respect to the duties imposed on the board by these rules and s. 38.50 , Stats., supervise and direct the investigation and evaluation of schools and the programs of study offered by such schools, determine whether or not such schools and such programs meet the standards and criteria established by the board, and prepare recommendations based on such investigations for consideration by the board.