CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT 2012-2015 SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT THIS CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT (Agreement) is hereby entered into

by and between the Board of Education of the City of West Haven, Connecticut (hereinafter referred to as the Board) and Neil Cavallaro of West Haven, Connecticut (hereinafter referred to as the Superintendent) and shall become effective July 1, 2012. 1. DUTIES. The Board hereby employs Neil Cavallaro as its Superintendent of Schools and Neil Cavallaro hereby accepts such employment as Superintendent of Schools for the West Haven School District upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. The Superintendent shall be the chief executive officer of the Board. In harmony with the policies of the Board, state statutes, federal law and state and federal regulations, the Superintendent shall have executive authority over the school system and responsibility for its supervisions. The Superintendent shall have general authority to act at his discretion upon all emergency matters, subject to later approval by the Board. He shall advise the Board on policies and plans that the Board may take under consideration, and he shall take the initiative in presenting to the Board policy and planning issues for the attention of the Board. The Superintendent shall perform those duties and assume those responsibilities set forth in the published job description for

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Superintendent of Schools as adopted by the Board and as it may be amended from time to time. The Superintendent shall attend all meetings of the Board and shall participate in all Board deliberations, except when matters relating to his own employment are under consideration. The Superintendent shall be provided with notice of Board committee meetings and he may attend such meetings. 2. TERM. A. This Agreement, and the term of the Superintendents employment,

shall be from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2015 (the Term). For the duration of the Term. B. The Superintendents employment may be extended for an

additional term or terms as follows: 1. Prior to the end of the first year of this Agreement, at the request of the Superintendent, the Board may vote on whether to offer the Superintendent a new three (3) year agreement. Should it fail to do so, this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. 2. Prior to the end of the second year of this Agreement, at the request of the Superintendent, the Board shall vote on whether to offer the Superintendent a new three (3) year agreement. Should it fail to do so, this Agreement shall remain in effect until, and the Superintendents employment will terminate on, June 30, 2015.

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SALARY A. The Superintendents salary for the period July 1, 2012 through

June 30, 2013, shall be One Hundred Seventy-One Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-Two ($171,772) Dollars paid in twenty-six prorated bi-weekly installments. B. The Superintendents salary for the period July 1, 2013 through

June 30, 2014 shall be One Hundred Seventy-Four Thousand Three Hundred Forty-Nine ($174,349) Dollars paid in twenty-six prorated bi-weekly installments. C. The Superintendents salary for the period July 1, 2014 through

June 30, 2015 shall be One Hundred Seventy-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Six ($177,836) Dollars paid in twenty-six prorated bi-weekly installments. D. Upon his written election, the Superintendent may transfer monies

from his base salary into an elective tax sheltered annuity fund as selected by the Superintendent. 4. FRINGE BENEFITS. a. Health Insurance. The Superintendent shall be entitled to the same level of health, medical, dental insurance benefits as is provided to members of the West Haven Administrators Association pursuant to its contract with the Board, including family coverage paid by the Board. The Superintendent, however, shall pay twenty percent (20%) of the cost of said insurances. At his option, the Superintendent may waive health insurance and, in lieu thereof, receive a payment of

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$5,000. In addition, the Superintendent shall be entitled to the same retiree health benefits as are provided to members of the West Haven Administrators Association pursuant to its contract with the Board, subject to the same terms and conditions. b. Disability Insurance. The Board agrees to provide disability insurance in the benefit amount of $1,200.00 per month to the Superintendent paid for by the Board. c. Group Life Insurance. The Board agrees to provide the Superintendent with group life and dismemberment coverage in the amount of $400,000 paid for by the Board. The Board agrees to provide a group life and dismemberment policy following retirement for the lifetime of the Superintendent in the amount of $100,000. d. Vacation. The Superintendent shall be entitled to thirty (30) days of paid vacation annually (July to June). During the month of July of each year of this Agreement, the Board shall pay to the Superintendent any unused vacation up to a maximum of 15 days at the Superintendents per diem rate of pay. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Superintendents per diem rate of pay shall be calculated by multiplying his then current annual salary by 1/220. Unused vacation shall be non-cumulative beyond the year (July 1 through June 30) in which it is earned. All unused current (i.e., earned in the year of termination) vacation (subject to the foregoing

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restriction on accumulation) shall be paid to the Superintendent upon separation from the school system. e. Sick Leave. The Superintendent shall be entitled to fifteen (15) days of paid sick leave annually. The Superintendent shall be entitled to accrue up to one hundred sixty-seven (167) days of sick leave, and shall be given credit for his accumulated balance as of June 30, 2008. If the Superintendent is unable to perform his services by reason of absence due to illness, injury or other disabling condition for a continuous period of ninety (90) calendar days, the Board shall have the option to terminate the Superintendents employment. The Superintendent shall become eligible for the payment of fifty percent (50%) of all unused sick days upon separation from employment. f. Professional Memberships. The Board encourages the continued professional growth of the Superintendent through participation in professional associations, local and national educational conferences and other programs. To that end, the Board shall pay the Superintendent annually in the lump sum payment of $1,000 for conference expenses and permit a reasonable amount of release time for the Superintendent to participate in such activities and shall pay the full cost of continued membership of the Superintendent in AASA, NASSP, SCASA and CAPSS. The Board shall reimburse the Superintendent for enrollment fees and all other costs

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associated with his attendance at the annual state CAPSS conference. The Superintendent shall be entitled to reimbursement for any professional development and/or coursework. Coursework may include any courses and credits completed as part of a doctoral program. g. National Professional Conferences. The Superintendent is encouraged to attend and participate in one national professional conference per year. h. Holidays. The Superintendent shall be entitled to the same paid holidays as are members of the administrators union. I. Pension Credit. The Board shall purchase on behalf of the Superintendent one year of additional pension credit for each year of service or part thereof as Superintendent of the West Haven Public Schools up to a maximum of five years credit. 5. OUTSIDE PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES. The Superintendent shall devote his full professional time and energy to his duties as Superintendent and for the Board. The Superintendent may undertake consulting work, speaking engagements, writing, lecturing, part-time college instruction and other professional duties and obligations provided it does not interfere with his duties hereunder. The Superintendents paramount area of interest and concern, however, shall be with the West Haven Public School System. If, in the judgment of the Board, such activities interfere with the local

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responsibilities of the Superintendent, such activities shall be curtailed or discontinued, as appropriate. 6. PERSONAL LEAVE. The Superintendent shall be entitled to leaves with pay as follows: a. Three personal days per year, not to accumulate. The Superintendent must advise Director of Personnel in writing twentyfour hours in advance, indicating the reasons for such leave. Any and all reasons shall be sufficient. If advance notice is not possible, such notice shall be given twenty-four hours after the Superintendent returns. b. Jury Duty If summoned for jury duty the Superintendent shall immediately notify the Director of Personnel of the date of the assignment. The Superintendent shall receive his full salary (less compensation paid for jury duty to be reimbursed to the Board for the period that the Superintendent must serve on jury duty during his work year. c. Death in immediate family five (5) days per death of spouse, mother, father, child, brother, sister, grandparents, mother-in-law and father-in-law. Three (3) days per death of brother-in-law and sister-in-law. 7. EVALUATION. a. The Board shall meet and discuss an evaluation format with the Superintendent and shall develop and adopt a mutually agreeable

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evaluation format together with such goals and objectives as may be mutually agreed upon, no later than July of each year. b. During the month of July of each year, the Board shall meet with the Superintendent to discuss his evaluation assessment for the preceding year. During the month of July each year the Board shall provide to the Superintendent a copy of its written evaluation of the Superintendents performance during the school year then ended, with particular emphasis upon the extent to which the goals and objectives for the school year have been achieved.

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TERMINATION. a. The parties may, by mutual consent, in writing, terminate this Agreement at any time. b. The Superintendent shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement upon written notice of ninety calendar (90) days. c. The Board may terminate this Agreement prior to its expiration for one or more of the following reasons: i. ii. iii. Inefficiency or incompetence; Conviction of a felony; Insubordination against reasonable rules or orders of the Board; iv. Moral misconduct;

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v.

Disability of a nature which would substantially impair the performance of the Superintendents duties as shown by competent medical evidence; or

vi. d.

Other due and sufficient cause.

In the event the Board seeks to terminate this Agreement for one of the above reasons, it shall serve on the Superintendent written notice that termination of his Agreement is under consideration, such notice shall be accompanied by a written statement of the reasons why contract termination is under consideration. The Superintendent may file with the Board within twenty days of such notice a written request for a hearing before the Board.

e.

The Board shall convene within 30 days from receipt of the hearing request and shall conduct hearings for the purpose of determining whether the Superintendents contract should be terminated. The Board shall submit written findings of fact and its determination as to the disposition of the charges against the Superintendent and shall send a copy of such findings and recommendation to the Superintendent. Such written findings and recommendation shall be issued within 20 days following the close of the hearings. All of the time limits described herein may be waived by written agreement between the parties.

f.

The hearings shall be conducted in executive session unless the Superintendent waives his right to privacy. Both parties shall have

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the right to appear with counsel at the hearings, whether public or private. Nothing herein shall deprive the Board of the authority to immediately suspend the Superintendent from duty, with pay, when serious misconduct is charged, without prejudice. g. The requirements of subparagraphs c), d), e), and f) of this section shall not apply in the case of a non-renewal of the Superintendents contract upon expiration. 9. GENERAL PROVISIONS. a. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Connecticut. The parties agree to submit to the jurisdiction and venue of the courts of Connecticut for purposes of this Agreement. b. If any part of this Agreement is determined by competent authority to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remainder of the Agreement but the remainder shall be binding and effective between the parties. c. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties. It may not be amended orally but may be amended by an agreement in writing signed by both parties. d. This Agreement and the Boards obligations hereunder are contingent upon the Superintendent obtaining and maintaining appropriate certification as Superintendent of Schools from the Connecticut State Department of Education.

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The rights and duties of the parties hereunder may not be transferred or assigned without the express written agreement of both parties hereto.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto signed this Agreement. ________________________________________________ Neil Cavallaro, Superintendent of Schools Date:________________

_________________________________________________ Mark P. Palmieri, Chairperson, West Haven Board of Education Date:________________

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