(a)
(1) The Administrator of the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts shall be the chief administrative officer of the school and shall administer the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts in accordance with policies established by the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas.
(2) The administrator shall be employed by the board of trustees after appropriate advice and counsel of the Board of Visitors of the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts.
(b) Upon recommendation of the administrator, the board of trustees shall employ other personnel as it deems necessary for the operation of the school.
(c)
(1) Instructors shall be employed by the board of trustees and shall have such rights, privileges, and obligations as the board of trustees shall determine except that they shall not be eligible for tenure nor carry professional rank.
(2) In the event that policies of the board of trustees conflict with existing law with respect to terms and conditions of employment of instructors and staff, the policies shall control.
(d) Instructors and staff of the school shall continue to be eligible for membership in the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System and to earn credited service for employment at the school or, at their election, shall be eligible to participate in the retirement system of the University of Arkansas.