EXECUTIVE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS The Somerset Executive County Superintendent and staff work with all Somerset County school districts (including one charter school) consisting of 80 public schools with approximately 55,000 students. The Executive County Superintendent represents the New Jersey Commissioner of Education in Somerset County. FUNCTION The Executive County Superintendent of Schools supervises and administers the day-to-day functions of the County Office of Education as a representative of the State Commissioner of Education. The County Superintendent provides educational leadership to and general over-sight of the 19 public school districts pursuant to law and code. In the role of educational leader, the County Superintendent encourages and advances the public schools’ efforts towards implementing high quality and cost-effective school/classroom programs.