CONTRACT

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN RAPIDS
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin

IT IS HEREBY AGREED by and between the Board of Education, School District of Wisconsin Rapids, (hereinafter
designated as the ?Board?) and COLLEEN DICKMANN (hereinafter designated as ?Administrator?) that the said Board
does hereby employ the said Administrator in the position of SUPERINTENDENT.

This contract shall be in effect for a term of two years, beginning July 1, 2016 and ending June 30, 2018. The Board may

extend the term of the contract by one year by providing written notice to the Superintendent by April 1, 2017. If the Board

does not exercise its option to extend the contract, the renewal or non?renewal of the contract shall be governed by See.

118.24, Wis. Stat. Said Administrator shall work for a period of 260 days annually. Administrators who request an early
release of, or who breach their contract may be sribj ect to payment of liquidated damages as described in the Administrator

Bene?ts document.

Said Administrator agrees to faithfully perform the services, duties and obligations required by the laws of the State of
Wisconsin and the rules, regulations, and policies of the Board which are new existing or which may be hereinafter enacted
by the Board. The Board agrees to furnish the Administrator with a written copy of all such rules, regulations, and policies
now in effect or becoming effective during the term of this contract.

In case of direct conflict between any rules, regulations or policies of the Board, and any speci?c provision of this contract,
the contract shall control.

The Administrator agrees to devote time to the duties and responsibilities normally expected of her position during the
term of this contract, and shall not engage in any pursuit that interferes with the proper discharge of such duties and

responsibilities.

In consideration for the services rendered, the Board will pay the Administrator a salary of $152,655.00 for a full year
contract. he salary amounts listed in this Agreement do not include any potential salary increases which may be approved
by the Board during the term of this Agreement. Should any increases be approved, the Administrator will be notified in
writing. The salary for subsequent years shall not be less than the salary for the preceding year. The salary shall be paid by
the Board on its payroll, less deductions required by internal and state revenue departments, state statutes, or authorized

deductions, as permitted by Board policy.
The Administrator may choose to take up to ?ve (5) paid furlough days on non-instructional days annually.

The Administrator shall be entitled to twelve (12) sick leave days annually, cumulative to a total of 120 days. Also, the
Board shall provide and pay 100 percent (100%) of the premium of a disability income policy providing ninety percent
of the present contract rate to age 65.

The employment year shall be considered as the 12?month period beginning July 1 and ending June 30. During the
employment year, the Administrator shall be entitled to ?ve (5) weeks of paid vacation. Vacation time shall normally be
taken within the employment year; however, the Board will allow administrators to extend the time frame for use of vacation

days to August 30, with the ability to carry over up to a total of ten (10) days annually.

The Administrator shall be entitled to 2 days of Personal Leave without a reduction in sick-day accumulation. Unused
personal days will be added to the sick day bank up to the maximum allowed.

Administrators who resign may request that accumulated vacation be converted to a cash payout at the per diem rate in effect
at the time of their resignation.

The Administrator shall be entitled to paid holidays or other days designated by the Board.

Authorized use of the Administrator's personal car in her work within or outside the District will be reimbursed at the rate
established by Board of Education policy.

Administrator Contract Colleen Dickm arm
July I, 2016?June 30, 2018

In addition to the contract salary and other bene?ts stated heretofore, the Board of Education will pay the following
(please refer to the Administrator Bene?ts document):

1. Eighty??ve percent of single or family coverage for a health maintenance program and one-hundred percent of dental
insurance.

2. On written request, an administrator will be reimbursed up to $3 00.00 every other year for personal examinations
and glasses. This bene?t may be applied to expenses incurred by quali?ed family members.

3. Insurance speci?ed as term life insurance in an amount double the amount of said salary, to the next highest
thousand.

4. To encourage administrators to maintain and improve their health, the Board of Education agrees to pay the difference
between the total cost of a physical examination and the amount paid by the health maintenance program to a maximum of -
$100 per employee once every other year.

5. The Board of Education will contribute matching dollars in a 40313 Plan for administrators as outlined in the ?Administrator
Benefit? document.

6. The Board will pay up to $1,000.00 per administrator, per year, for memberships in professional organizations.

7. The Board of Education provides a reimbursement of up to $1,000.00 per credit to a maximum of six (6) credits per year
for each semester undergraduate and graduate credit earned. Superintendent?s advance approval is required. To be eligible
for such reimbursement, the administrator must receive at least a grade or a ?pass? for a pass/fail course.

8. Upon Superintendent?s advance approval, a maximum of two (2) administrators per year with a Master?s Degree or more,
who enroll in a specialist or other advanced degree program through a recognized college or university, shall be reimbursed
up to 1,000.00 per credit for up to 30 credits in a 5 year period on an accelerated basis. To be eligible for such
reimbursement, the administrator must receive at least a grade or a ?pass? for a pass/fail course.

Administrators who are approved to participate in the accelerated tuition reimbursement bene?t and resign or retire
from employment as an administrator in the District prior to completion of the ?ve year period of accelerated tuition
reimbursement shall pay back to the District the amount in tuition reimbursement the administrator received in
advance of actual years served. The tuition reimbursement payback shall be for the total number of credits
reimbursed by the District in excess of six credits per year of actual years worked during the five year period.

If the Administrator becomes physically disabled and must resign or retire during the term of this contract, lie/she will
be allowed to stay in the group health and hospitalization program, with the premium to be paid by the Administrator.
Veri?cation of said physical disability shall be made by a physician.

Earl :7 Retirement Benefit

A. El igibz'l i232: Administrators who have completed ?fteen (15) years of service with the school district shall be
eligible. Administrators are eligible for early retirement at the age of 55 with no cost to the District. Early
retirement bene?ts shall be available to administrators between the ages of 57 and Medicare eligibility.

B. Application: Administrators shall make written application to the Superintendent one semester prior to the
expected date of retirement. Requests for retirement during a school year for other reasons may be considered
on an individual basis.

C. Limitations: Administrators shall be permitted to retire early with complement of these bene?ts at the end of
any semester following their 57th birthday.

D. Wisconsin Retirement and: The District shall make payment to the Wisconsin Retirement Fund pursuant to the
Wisconsin Statute requirements and the Wisconsin Retirement Fund administrative rules providing full service
for each administrator who retires between the age of 57 and 65. The District payment shall be calculated by
the Wisconsin Retirement Fund.

Administrator Contract Colleen Dickmonn
July I, 2016~ June 30, 2018

E. Approval: The Board of Education shall provide a Letter of Approval, specifying the estimated amount to be
paid to the Wisconsin Retirement Fund on behalf of the retiring employee.

F. Bene?t Coverage

1. Administrators age 55 or 56 may maintain participation in the group health insurance program at no cost to
the District until age 57.

2. The Administrator, upon completion of ?fteen (15) years of service with the school district, is eligible to
remain in the group insurance coverage of health, dental, and life as maintained by the District and at the
amount provided by the Board of Education for administrators. Administrators between the ages of 57 and
60, covered by this program, shall be eligible to remain in the group insurance coverage of health, dental,
and life as maintained by the school district, with the Board of Education paying 90 percent of the single
medical/dental coverage, 90 percent of the family medical/dental coverage, and between the ages of 60
through 65, at the percentage provided by the Board of Education for administrators as of July 1, 1990.

3. The additional life insurance policy will be in effect, subject to the rules of the carrier, for the retirees to
age 65. Premiums will be paid by the Board of Education.

4. Care Bene?t: The care bene?t of $300 per every other year for personal examinations and
glasses shall continue from the time of retirement to age 65 for the Administrator only. Family members
do not qualify for this bene?t.

5. The Administrator will not be eligible for the bene?ts listed if discharged or non-renewed.

THE PARTIES AGREE that this contract may be terminated for just cause by either party upon thirty (30) days written
notice to the other party. The determination of just cause by the School Board under this provision shall not be made until
after the Administrator has had an opportunity for a hearing with bene?t of legal counsel before the School Board. A request
for a hearing, if desired by the Administrator, shall be made within the ten (10) days after the Administrator?s receipt of the
Board?s intent to terminate the contract. Revocation or termination of the Administrator?s certi?cate or license by the State
Department of Public Instruction for any statutory reason shall be deemed just cause for termination under this contract.

Renewal of this contract, or re?isal to renew this contract, shall be governed by the provisions of sec. 118.24(6) and (7), Wis.

Stats.(Laws, 1999-00), or its successor. The Administrator may be represented at any hearing before the Board prior to being
given notice of refusal to renew this contract.

If any article or part of this contract is held to be invalid by Operation of law or by any tribunal of competentjurisdiction, or if

compliance with this contract or enforcement of the contract by either party should be restrained by any tribunal, the
remainder of the contract shall not be affected thereby.

Signed and dated this 14th day of March, 2016.

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