AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND DR. JERRY D, WEAST It is hereby this JY day of » 1999, agreed by and between the Board of Education of Ne County, Marylahd (bereinaficr called the “Board") and Dr. Jerry D. ‘Weast (hereinafter referred to as the "Superintendent”) that the said Board, in accordance with its action as found in the minutes of the meeting held on the 29th day of June, does hereby appoint and employ Dr. Jerry D. Weast as Superintendent of Schools of Montgomery Coumy for a four-year term terminating on June 30, 2003, upon the following terms: 1 Erofessional Duties and Responsibilities A. The Superintendent will devote his best professional efforts and full time in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the position of Superintendent and as Sectetary-Treasurer of the Board of Education. These duties and Tesponsibilities will include, bur not be limited to, those set forth in the Education Amticle and other applicable provisions of the Annotated Code of Maryland as amended from time to ume; those duties set forth in the bylar adopted by the State Board of Education; and the polices, rules and regulations adopted by the Board of Education of Montgomery County and any amendments to these bylaws, policies, and regulations as adopted by the Maryland State Board of Eatucation and the Board of Education of Montgomery County from me to time, These duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited 10, the transfer and assignment of professional personnel and other employess under bis supervision as in his judgment the needs of the system require, the organization and arrangement of his administrative and supervisory staff, including instruction and business affairs: the selection and nomination for action by the Board of cenificated and non-centificated personnel for hire and Fecommencation of professional staff for promotion; the promulgation or amendmem ftom tume to time of regulations, rules and procedures deemed necessary or desirable for the well ordering of the school system; and, in general, the performance of all uhose duties as prescribed by the Board, the State Board of Education and the laws of the State of Maryland. B The Superintendent or his designee shall be entitled to attend all meetings of the Board or its committees, consistent with the iaws of Maryland, including SxeciTiVe sessions. except when his tenure, salary, or performance evaluation is under consideration and the Superintendemt may advise the Board on any question under consideration, but may not vote.Te Boar an ivi member ape fet promptly apres oe ines, and saggestions eoncaraing the cool sya mention of the Superintendent. The Board shall refrain from individual imerference With the administration of school policies except through Board action. The Superintenden: similarly agrees to share with the Board, as appropriate, all criticisms, complaints, and suggestions concerning the school system which may come to his attention. ‘The Superintendent will maintain throughout his term a valid and appropriate certificate to act as Superimendent of Schools in the State of Maryland and the failure to maintain such certification sball terminate his employment and all obligations hereunder as of the date of loss of certification. The Superintendem may engage in outside employment if such employment does not interfere with the duties and responsibilities set forth herein and prior notification has been given to the Board. Such notification will include the ‘identity of the employer and the general nature of the duties associated with such employment. If these conditions are met, the Board President may grant to the Superintendent, the opportunity to teach or serve as an adjunct professor or in some other capacity at the college or university level on a part-time basis. Under the conditions set forth in this paragraph, the Superintendent may accept Private consulting and speaking engagements and may accept appointments 10 foundations. boards or commissions. The Superintendent will take vacation or other leave time as defined by Board policy or available under this contract while performing any private consulting or fee for service employment during normal week day work hours, In no event will the Board be required 10 reimburse any expenses incurred by the Superintendent in the performance of outside compensated employment This is an agreement for the performance of professional services as superintendent by the Superimendent. who shall not be assigned to any other Position or have his duties reassigned to others without his consent. 1 Performance A The parties shall mect annually between July 1 and August 1, or at such other lime as is mutually agreed upon, to establish the school system's goals and objectives for the ensuing school vear. Specific performance standards for achieving the goals and objectives shall be mutually agreed upon and reduced to ‘writing and shall be among the criteria upon which the Superintendent is evaluated ‘The Board shall provide the Superintendent with periodic opportunities to discuss the Superintendent-Board relationship. At least annually, the Board stall meet and discuss with the Superintendent the working relationships Page 2 of 8berween the Superimendent and the Board. The Board will conduct an annual evaluation of the Superintendem's performance including the performance of the School system for which the Board will hold bim accountable, During the evaluation, the Superintendent will, as necessary, share his recommendations for improving Board-Superimendent relationships. The Board will provide the Superintendent 2 writen Teport on his evaluation and this report will be kept confidential, except as may be required to be revealed in any proceedings in which the Board and Superintendent are adverse panties. Tl. Compensation and Benefits A. The Board agrees to pay the Superintendent for the first year of his term (pro rata based on his first day of full-time occupancy of the Office) a salary in the amount of Two Hundred Thirty Seven Thousand, Seven Hundred Ninery-Four Dollars and Thirty-Six Cents ($237,794.36) paid in equal bi-weekly installments and his salary for each succeeding year during said four-year term shall be equal to the Washington/Bakimore metropolitan area CPI plus three percent (35) Additional compensation may be provided in the form of bonuses at the discretion of the Board taking into consideration the evaluation of the Superintendent. Any modification in the salary set forth herein, other than the automatic increase provided above, or in any benefits provided that are in addition to those applicable to all twelve month administrative and supervisory Personnel, during the term of the Contract shall be in the form of a written modification. Any such modification shall not be deemed to constitute 2 new ‘contract mor to exten the termination date of this Contract. The Board shall provide the same number of annual and sick leave days, except 2s modified by this contract, as are provided to all twelve-month administrative and supervisory personnel, Annual and sick leave may be carried forward as Provided to all twelve-month administrative and supervisory personnel. In addition, the Board recognizes that the Superintendent does and will commit to the services of the school system many hours of additional time, above and beyond those necessary for the completion of his duties, including time spent locally and ouiside the County in representing the schoo! system, ofien at night and on weekends In recognition of these services, the Superintendemt shall Feceive additional annual leave days so that he has available upon his employment a total of twenty-five (25) days. Up to, but not in excess of, fifteen (15) unused annual leave days per year shall be paid to the Superintendent on a pro rala basis computed at 1/227 of his salary on June 30 of each fiscal year. 1p addition, the Superimendent shall have the option of carrying over any or all uunused annual leave. but in no event shall he be able to convert more than fifteen (15) days leave per year as provided herein. Page 3 of 8