The purpose of the emergency/short-term succession plan is to ensure that in the unanticipated event there is a vacancy in the Head of School (HOS) position, someone is in place to immediately assume the position until the Board is able to meet and confer. In the event of a vacancy in HOS position, the Chief of Staff will immediately assume the Acting HOS position. Should the Chief of Staff be unable to fill the Acting HOS position, the Principal and Director of Operations will both assume the Acting HOS position, with the Director of Operations having final decision-making authority. Within ten days of notice of the vacancy in the HOS position, the Board shall convene and discuss the vacancy and interim position. No more than thirty days from the notice of vacancy in the HOS position, the Board shall meet and select an Interim HOS.