CONTRACT

It is agreed by and between the Board of Education of Jefferson County School
District No. R?l {"Board? or "District") and Stevenson (?Superintendent?) that
the Board, pursuant to and in accordance with the authority vested in it, does hereby
employ Stevenson as its chief executive officer and superintendent of schools,
under the following terms and conditions:

i. The District hereby employs, and the Superintendent
hereby accepts employment as, Superintendent of Schools, commencing July I, 2013 and
ending June 30, 2014. The parties may negotiate an extension to this Contract; provided,
however, that if the Superintendent determines she wishes to enter into such negotiations,
she shall give the Board written notice on or before November 15, 2013. If, however. the
Board does not provide written notice to the Superintendent on or before November 25,
2013, that it too wishes to initiate negotiations to extend the Contract, this Contract shall
expire in accordance with its terms on June 30, 2014. To the extent required by
applicable law, the District agrees that it will pledge irrevocably reserves ofthe District
in an amount sufficient fOr the payment of any obligation under Paragraph 1 ID.

2. BBGFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITEES.

A. Duties. The Superintendent shall serve as the chief executive of?cer of the
District and shall work on behalf of, and under the leadership and direction of, the Board
of Education, acting as a body. The Superintendent shall exercise vision, initiative,
resourcefulness, leadership, and consideration and concern for staff, students, and parents
in the exercise of the responsibilities for the general management of the District's schools.
She shall provide state and national leadership to establish Jefferson County Public
Schools as a premier school district. She shall guide the development of programs that
will meet the educational needs of all pupils and shall provide overall direction to the
activities of the District and its personnel toward the accomplishment ot'District goals,
conservation of District assets and resources, and maintenance and enhancement of the
District's standing in its internal and external relationships. The Superintendent shall be
reSponsible for organizing, reorganizing, and arranging the administrative and
supervisory staffs, subject to the Board of Education's authority for budget approval and
or approval of hiring, assignment, transfers, and other employment actions; and for the
selection of all personnel, subject to the approval of the Board of Education. The
Superintendent shall, in general, perform all duties incidental to the office of
superintendent ofschools and such other duties as may be assigned by the Board of
Education and shall administer the District according to the Board's policies,
requirements, and directives.

B. Services. This Contract is intended by the parties to be a full?time
contract. and the Superintendent will devote her attention to the functions of
superintendent at all times during the term of this Contract. It is not contemplated that

the Superintendent will ordinarily perform services on weekends or legal holidays;
however, it is intended that the Superintendent will remain available on such days to meet
the responsibilities of superintendent of schools on such occasions as are necessary. This
is an agreement for the performance of professional services as superintendent by the
Superintendent, who shall not be assigned to any other position without her consent.

C. Relationship to the Board. The Board ofEducation, collectively and
individually, shall refer to the Superintendent all criticisms, complaints, and
suggestions called to its attention for study and recommendation, unless the Board of
Education collectively determines that the weltare ot? the District, its students, or its staff
requires action inconsistent with this provision. The Superintendent shall have the
obligation to attend all Board of Education meetings, unless excused or on leave. The
Superintendent shall report to the Board ot?Education and the public the location and
nature of all travel in which she engages outside of the Denver metropolitan area in her
capacity as superintendent of schools.

D. Outside Activities. The Superintendent shall devote time, attention.
and energy to the business of the District. The Superintendent shall provide reasonable
advance notice to the Board of Education of her anticipated participation in outside
activities anticipated to be of two days' duration or longer.

 

3. SALARY. The District shall pay the Superintendent for her services an
annual salary of Two Hundred One Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-Eight
to be paid in equal installments, commencing July 2013, and
continuing each month thereafter throughout the term of this Contract. This salary
represents a one percent increase to the prior year contract salary, the same percentage
increase receivcd by all Jeffco employees as a result of the elimination of two furlough
days from the Work year. This salary may be increased from time to time by written
addendum to this Contract, signed by each of the parties. At a minimum, the
Superintendent shall receive the same percentage salary increases or decreases and
variable compensation as are applied generally to the salaries of administrative
employees during the term of this Contract.

4. RETENTION BONUS. As further incentive for the Superintendent to
serve through the term of this Contract, the Superintendent shall receive as additional
salary a Retention Bonus in the amount ofTen Thousand Dollars at the end
of the completed term of this Contract (June 30, 2014). In the event the Superintendent
resigns prior to such date, or is terminated for cause pursuant to Paragraph 11C, the
Superintendent will not be entitled to the payment of any unpaid Retention Bonus. in the
event the Board of Education unilaterally terminates this Contract pursuant to Paragraph
i ii). the Retention Bonus for shall be paid in addition to any other compensation due

under that Paragraph.

5. FERFORMANCE BASED SALARY PAYMENT. The Board and the
Superintendent mutually endorse the concept of incentives in relation to compensation
and endorse the concept oftying performance to compensation. No later than October
15, 2013 the Superintendent and the Board of Education will cooperatively develOp a
plan for performance based salary payments for the 2013~2014 school year. The plan will
provide the opportunity for the Superintendent to earn additional salary for performance
of services rendered by the Superintendent of up to $20,000.00 upon the determination by
the Board of Education that the Superintendent has satisfactorily met or exceeded goals
and objectives jointly deVeloped by the Superintendent and the Board. The goals and
objectives shall, at a minimum, address student achievement, development of District
leadership. evaluation ofDistrict employees, and communication with the Board. If the
District is reducing the budget, eliminating jobs, or asking other employees for salary
concessions, including salary freezes, the Superintendent reserves the right to decline the
Opportunity for performance pay, in that case, the Superintendent shall continue to focus
on continuous improvement and student achievement but the Superintendent and the
Board will not develop a speci?c plan for performance based salary payments.

6. FRINGE BENEFITS. The Superintendent shall be entitled to leave and
other benefits applicable to administrators on the District's administrative leadership
team, including PERA (Public Employees Retirement Association), as provided by law;
insurance; short and long~term disability insurance; medical, dental, and vision
insurance; and life insurance, under the administrator ?exible bene?ts plan, unless

modified by this Contract.

A. Vacation leave shall accrue at the rate of 16.68 hours per month.
Unused vacation may be accumulated up to forty (40) days. Upon termination ofthis
Contract, unused vacation will be compensated at the per diem salary rate then in effect.
Vacation shall be taken at such times as agreed upon by the Board of Education and the
Superintendent; provided, however, that the Board of Education shall not unreasonably

withhold such agreement.

B. Sick leave shall accrue at the rate ofeight (8) hours per month,
without limit on accumulation. Compensation for unused sick leave will be in
accordance with the policies applicable to administrators on the District's administrative

leadership team.

C. Personal leave shall accrue at the rate of sixteen (16) hours per year.
without limit on accumulation. Compensation for unused personal leave will be in
accordance with the policies applicable to administrators on the District?s administrative

leadership team.

The Superintendent shall accrue professional leave at the rate of live
(5) days per year. Professional leave may not be carried over to a subsequent year, nor

will it be reimbursed upon termination of the employment relatiooship between the
Superintendent and the District.

 The District will pay membership fees and dues for the
Superintendent to maintain membership in appropriate professional organizations and
local service clubs.

The District shall pay for an annual medical examination of the
Superintendent. The Board ofEducation may request from the physician conducting the
examination a statement as to the physical competency of the Superintendent, and any
such report shall be treated as con?dential medical information.

G. As additional compensation, the District shall reimburse the
Superintendent for her personal contributions to PERA made during the term of this
Contract. Such reimbursement shall be made beginning in July 2013, provided
that the Superintendent has complied with the provisions of this Contract and neither the
Board nor the Superintendent has initiated, or given notice of intent to initiate, the
termination ofthis Contract under Section 1 1, below, prior to the end ofthe term ofthe

Contract.

7. EXPENSES. The Superintendent will be personally responsible for
payment of expenses incurred in the performance of her duties and responsibilities,
including, by way of example, travel, mileage, attendance at professional
meetings and conventions within and outside of Colorado, as well as expenses incurred as
the District?s representative at community activities related to her duties as
Superintendent. Such expenses will not be reimbursed by the School District. Upon
request, the Superintendent will provide information to the Board concerning her
attendance at and participation in such meetings and activities.

8. CONSULTATIVE WORK. The Superintendent may undertake
consultation work, speaking engagements, writing, lecturing, and other professional
activities for pay during the days allowed for vacation or professional leave or outside of
normal working hours. The Superintendent may teach or serve as an adjunct professor or
in some capacity at the college or university level on a part-time basis, subject to prior
approval of the Board as to the time commitment. In addition, the Superintendent may,
after notifying the Board of Education, accept appointments to foundations, boards, or
commissions, consistent with applicable law and Board of Education policy. The times
and nature of such activities shall be at the discretion of the Superintendent, but such
activities shall not interfere with the Superintendent?s duties, functions, and activities
under this Contract. The Superintendent shall, in reasonable detail and a reasonable time
prior to undertaking such activities, regularly advise the Board of Education regarding

such activities.

9. PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY.

A. Hold Harmless. The District agrees that, to the extent it can legally
do so, it shall defend, hold harmless, and indemnify the Superintendent from any and all
demands, claims, suits, actions, and legal proceedings at law or in equity (speci?cally
excluding, however, any demands, claims, actions, or legal proceedings brought against
the Superintendent by or on behalf ofthe District, and any proceedings resulting in a
criminal conviction against the Superintendent), in her individual capacity or in her
of?cial capacity as agent and employee ofthe District, provided the incident giving rise
to the claim arose while the Superintendent was acting in good faith and within the scope
of her employment and not willfully or wantonly.

i3. Provision of a Defense. The obligations of the District pursuant to
this Section 8 shall be conditioned upon prompt noti?cation to the District by the
Superintendent of any known or threatened claim; full cooperation by the
Superintendent with the District and legal counsel in defending the claim; and the
Superintendent not compromising or settling the claim without the prior eXpress consent
of the Board of Education. In the event the District has provided a defense pursuant to
this Section 8, and a court or other decision-making body having jurisdiction over the
matter determines that the wrongful act or omission of the Superintendent that has
resulted in her liability did not occur Within the scope ofher employment or that the act
or omission was willful or wanton, the Superintendent shall reimburse the District for
reasonable costs of such defense and any ?nal judgment or award paid on her behalf by
the District. in no event shall individual Board of Education members be individually or
collectively liable or responsible to the Superintendent for defending or indemnifying the
Superintendent against such demands, claims, suits, actions, and legal proceedings. The
provisions of this Section 8 shall survive the termination of this Contract.

it}. The written performance objectives deveIOped by the
Board of Education and the Superintendent, the Board of Education's executive
limitations and ends policies, review of the written monitoring reports submitted by the
Superintendent and her staffin accordance with the schedule determined annually by the
Board, and the Superintendent?s adherence to this Contract shall form the basis of the
Board of Education's evaluation of the Superintendent.

A. At least quarterly, the Board of Education and the Superintendent
shall meet for planning purposes and to discuss mutual concerns of the Superintendent
and the Board of Education. Such discussions may result in the development or revision
of performance objectives for the Superintendent's evaluation.

8. A meeting during the fourth quarter ofeach year shall be devoted to
a discussion and evaluation ofthe Superintendent?s overall performance, with a written
evaluation and a determination of the Superintendent?s performance based salary payment
to follow within thirty (30) days ofthe meeting.

C. At the Superintendent's or the Board?s request, the meetings provided
for herein shall be held in executive session.

ll. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. This Contract
may be terminated by:

A. Mutual Agreement, This Contract may be terminated by mutual
agreement of the parties.

B. Disability of Superintendent. Should the Superintendent be unable
to perform the duties and obligations of this Contract, by reason of illness, accident, or
disability, and such disability continues for a period ofmore than six (6) months beyond
that time for which the Superintendent would have been entitled to take sick leave,
vacation leave, or both, the Board of Education may, in its discretion, make a
proportionate deduction from future salary. If such disability is of a permanent nature so
as to prevent the performance of the Superintendent's duties, the Board of Education may,
at its Option, terminate this Contract, whereupon the respective duties, rights, and
obligations of the parties shall terminate. Nothing herein shall be deemed to alter or in
any way affect the rights the Superintendent may have to receive sick leave bene?ts and
disability payments under any disability policy in force at the time the disability occurs.

if a question exists concerning the capacity of the Superintendent to return
to her duties, the Board of Education may require the Superintendent to submit to a
medical examination, to be performed by a medical doctor. The District and the
Superintendent shall mutually agree on the physician who will conduct the examination.
lfthe parties are unable to agree on a physician, a physician shall be designated by the
Board of Education President. The examination shall be performed at the District's
expense. The physician shall limit his report to the DistriCt to the issue whether the
Superintendent has a continuing physical or mental disability that prohibits her from
performing the essential functions of the position.

C. Discharge for Cause. Throughout the term of this Contract, the
Superintendent shall be subject to discharge for good and just cause, including, but not
limited to, a material breach of this Contract; provided, however, that the Board of
Education shall not arbitrarily or capriciously call for the Superintendent's dismissal. in
the event of a dismissal for cause, the Superintendent shall have the right to a hearing
consistent with due process before the Board of Education, and at least ten 10) days?
written notice of speci?c charges and the date, time, and place of the hearing. At any
such hearing, the Superintendent shall have the right to be present and to be heard, and be
represented by counsel and to present through witnesses any testimony relevant to the
grounds identi?ed by the Board for her discharge. A transcript of the record of the
proceedings before the Board ofEducation shall be made available without charge to the
Superintendent. The Board of Education may place the Superintendent on administrative
leave with pay and bene?ts when it determines that such action is in the best interests of

the District. 'l?he Superintendent?s legal expenses in connection with a discharge for
cause shall be paid by the Superintendent.

D. Unilateral Termination by the District. The District may unilaterally
terminate this Contract upon payment of any salary, as set forth in Paragraph 3, above;
bene?ts, as set forth in Paragraph 6, above, and amounts to which the Superintendent is
entitled for the year under the District's administrators' ?exible bene?t plan, remaining
due to the Superintendent under this Contract, if there is less than one year remaining for
the Contract term. If the period remaining in the term of the Contract exceeds one year,
the District?s obligation shall be limited to an amount equal to the Superintendent?s
current salary and bene?ts, as described above in this Paragraph, for one year. Within
thirty (30) days of the effective date of such termination, the District shall pay to the
Superintendent the amounts set forth above. In the event of the District?s unilateral
termination under this Paragraph, it is the intent of the District that the Superintendent
begin receiving the bene?ts under the District?s Supplemental Retirement Pension Plan,
to which she would otherwise be entitled, in the ?scal year following the effective date of
the termination; therefore, if the District noti?es the Superintendent of the unilateral
termination after the application date set forth in District policy and/or the effective date
of such termination does not coincide with the retirement date set forth in District policy,
the Superintendent shall nonetheless be eligible to begin receiving benefits under the Plan
as if application had been timely made during the year in which the unilateral termination

is effective.

13. Death of the Superintendent. This Contract shall terminate
automatically upon the death of the Superintendent.

F. Unilateral Termination by the Superintendent. The Superintendent
may, at her option, terminate this Contract in the manner permitted for chief executive
officers in section CR5. The parties agree that section and
any subsequent amendments thereto, are incorporated into the Contract by reference.

12. SAVINGS CLAUSE. If, during the term ofthis Contract, it is found by a
court of final jurisdiction that a speci?c clause ofthis Contract is illegal under federal or
state law, the remainder of the Contract not affected by the ruling shall remain in full
force and effect.

13. BENDING EFFECT. This Contract is one for personal services to be
provided by the Superintendent only and may not be assigned. Any compensation due
and payable to the Superintendent shall be payable to her heirs and legal representatives
in the event of her death.

id. DATE. This Contract is effective beginning Juiy l, 2013.

JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
NO. R-I

BYIWM 
Lesley Dahl mper

President, Board of Education
ATTEST:

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Jill Fellman
Secretary, Board of Education

 

Eyl?hia Stevenson, SuperintenW

dent ofSchools

ADDENDUM TO 2013-2014 CONTRACT

This Addendum to the Superintendent?s 20134014 Contract is made and entered into
effective as ofJuiy l, 2013, by and between Jefferson County School District R-l (?District?),
acting through its Board of Education ("Board") and Stevenson (?Superintendent?).

Whereas, paragraph 3 of the Superintendent?s Contract provides that the stated salary
in her contract ?may be revised from time to time by written addendum to this Contract, signed
by each of the parties;? and

Whereas, paragraph 3 of the Superintendent?s Contract further provides that ?(ait a
minimum, the Superintendent shall receive the same percentage salary increases or decreases
and variable compensation as are applied generally to the salaries ofadministrative employees
during the term of the contract,? and

Whereas, Jefico employees have not received a saiary increase since 2010 and ail
District employees have given up 3% in compensation since 2011-12; and

Whereas, the Board of Education has approved a budget for 2013?2014 that will restore
ail Jeffco employees to their 2010?2011 salary; and

Whereas, paragraph 3 the Superintendent?s contract for 2010-2011 set forth a saiary of
$205,500.

THEREFORE, District and the Superintendent agree that paragraph 3 of the
Superintendent?s 2013-2014 Superintendent?s contract should be modified to read as toliows:

3. SALARY. the District shall pay the Superintendent for her services an annuai
salary of Two Hundred Five Thousand Five Hundred dollars to be paid in
equai installments, commencing July 2013, and continuing each month
thereafter throughout the term of this Contract. This saiary represents a three percent
increase to the prior year contract salary, the same percentage increase received by all
Jeffco empioyees as a result of the elimination of two furlough days from the work year
and adding four work days to the caiendar. This salary may be increased from time to
time by written addendum to this Contract, signed by each of the parties. At a minimum,
the Superintendent shall receive the same percentage saiary increases or decreases and
variable compensation as are applied generally to the salaries of administrative
employees during the term of this Contract.

 2 TO 2013-2014 

JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL R-l

By:  
Lesley Da?kemper (7
President, Board of Education

Attest:

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C. FeHman

Secretary, Board of Education

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