Evident, in functie de context. Mai apare si in politie, educatie sau in domeniul economic

Se referă la administratorul şef al liceului respectiv - NU la rector

In education, a superintendent (also known as a chief school administrator in many states) is an individual that has executive oversight and administration rights, usually within an educational entity or organization.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superintendent (education)

aşa mă gândesc, în contextul de faţă.

superintendent (also school superintendent) = inspecteur/-trice m/f.
Oxford super lex traduce ca mai sus (en-fr).

În funcţie de context superintendant poate fi administrator-şef al unei şcoli sau inspector şcolar (judeţean).

In education, a superintendent (also known as a chief school administrator in many states) is an individual that has executive oversight and administration rights, usually within an educational entity or organization.
As the senior administrator of a school district, the superintendent primarily supervises public schools in the district; evaluates performance of teachers and, in some cases, recruits and dismisses school staff; and acts as a check on the power of school principals.

Many state departments of education in the United States refer to their administrators as superintendents.
Français (French)
n. - (US) inspecteur (d'école)
www.answers.com/topic/superintendent

A Chancellor is the head of a university. Other titles are sometimes used, such as President or Rector.
chancellor-rector



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rector
RÉCTOR, rectori, s.m. Persoană care conduce (din punct de vedere ştiinţific şi administrativ) o instituţie de învăţământ superior; grad deţinut de această persoană. ♦ (În unele ţări din Apus) Persoană care conduce o şcoală medie; grad deţinut de această persoană. – Din lat. rector, germ. Rektor, fr. recteur.
www.hotbox.ro/dictionar/definitie_rector.html

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În românia un certificat de absolvire liceu e semnat de director si de secretar iar o diploma de bacalaureat de catre presedintele comisiei si secretarul comisiei. În cazul de fata fiind vorba de "a certificate of attendance "(certificat care atesta ca persoana a frecventat liceul dar nu intruneste conditiile pentru a da examenul de bacalaureat, certificat care multe in comun cu certificatul de absolvire din România) nu poate fi vorba de semnatura presedintelui comisiei pentru ca nu s-a dat bacalaureatul.

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http://www.edu.ro/dgepd.htm.

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in cazul de fata cred ca inspectorul scolar semneaza impreuna cu directorul liceului certificatul de frecventare a cursurilor liceale