ROARING FORK SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-1
GARFIELD COUNTY, COLORADO
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT AND CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER
CONTRACT
Roaring Fork School District RE-1 (the “School District”) hereby employs Dr.
Robert Stein (the “Employee”) as an Assistant Superintendent and Chief Academic
Officer and Employee hereby accepts such employment upon the terms and conditions
set forth below.
1.

The term of this Contract shall be from July 1, 2015 through June 30,

2017.
2.
The Employee shall perform such duties and services as may be assigned
from time to time by the School District Board of Education and, subject to the policies
and directives of the Board, by the Superintendent of Schools. Such duties include those
in the Chart of Responsibilities and Job Description attached hereto and incorporated
herein as may be amended from time to time by the Parties.. The Employee shall fulfill
his employment responsibilities in compliance with applicable laws, policies, rules and
regulations, as they may be amended from time to time.
3.
This Contract is intended by the parties to be a full-time contract and
Employee shall be responsible for 252 duty days to be scheduled in accordance with the
District calendar and the needs of the District. Employee shall receive 20 days of
vacation annually, exclusive of regular school holidays and Saturdays and Sundays, 3
personal leave days annually and 9 sick leave days pursuant to School District policy.
4.
The School District shall pay the Employee a salary in the gross amount of
$130,000.00 per annum, to be paid in twelve (12) equal installments on the 28th day of
each month. Unless otherwise amended by the parties Employee’s salary shall be subject
to the same cost of living adjustment as may be approved from time to time by the Board
for all School District employees. Such salary shall be subject to withholding of payroll
taxes and such other amounts as may be required by law or generally applicable Board
policy.
5.
The School District shall provide Employee a total allowance of Two
Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($2,200) per month for mileage and cell phone expenses
necessarily incurred by Employee in carrying out his duties hereunder and for Employee
to purchase his own dental, health or vision insurance
6.
Other than benefits for mileage and cell phone expenses and dental,
health, or vision insurance, which benefits are addressed herein, Employee shall be
entitled during the term of this Contract to receive other such employment benefits as are
generally available under School District policy to other School District twelve-month
administrative employees.

 7.
Employee shall hold a Colorado certificate or license with an endorsement
appropriate for an Assistant Superintendent. Except as set forth herein, if at any time
Employee fails to meet these requirements, this Contract, without further action by either
of the Parties, shall thereupon be automatically terminated for cause as set forth herein.
8.
During the term of the Contract, the School District and Employee may
mutually agree, in writing, to terminate this Contract.
9.
The School District may terminate this Contract for cause upon the
grounds set forth in section 22-63-301, C.R.S., but shall provide Employee with such due
process as is required by law before doing so. Upon termination for cause, the School
District shall have no further financial obligation to Employee except as is provided by
law.
10.
The School District may unilaterally terminate this Contract without cause
upon payment of three months’ salary as defined herein. Salary paid under this
paragraph shall be only that amount set forth in section 4 above and shall not include any
other benefit provided Employee as a consequence of this Contract.
11.
Employee may unilaterally terminate this Contract in the manner
permitted for chief administrative officers in section 22-63-202(2), C.R.S. The parties
agree that section 22-63-202(2), C.R.S. shall be a part of this Contract.
12.
Notwithstanding and not as modification of any other specification or
reference herein, this Contract is subject to and includes all applicable laws of the federal
and state governments and all duly adopted policies, rules and regulations of the School
District as are in effect or become in effect during the term of this Contract; and the
School District specifically reserves the right to change such policies, rules and
regulations at any time without prior notice.
13.
This Contract shall be binding on the parties upon approval by the School
District’s Board of Education and execution of the Contract by the Board President, the
Board Secretary, and the Employee. Any amendment or modification to this Contact
must be in writing, approved by the School District’s Board of Education and duly
executed by the parties hereto.
Signature Page Follows

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the School District and the Employee hereby express their
agreement to the foregoing terms and conditions.

ROARING FORK SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-1

President, Board of Education

Date

ATTEST:

Secretary, Board of Education

EMPLOYEE

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Robert Stein

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Date

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