NORTH CAROLINA CASWELL couNTY INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT'S CONTRACT The Caswell County Board of Education (hereinafter referred to as the Board) appoints and employs Dr. Douglas N. Barker as the Interim Superintendent for Caswell County Schools, hereinafter referred to as Interim Superintendent or as Dr. Barker, and does hereby enter into this contract with the Interim Superintende Pursuant to the following tezms and conditions: 1. TERM: The Board, in consideration of the promises of the Interim Superintendent ‘herein contained, employs, and Dr. Barker accepts such employment, as the Interim Superintendent for Caswell County Schools. The term of employment shall begin on November 2, 2015 and shall extend to dune) 30, 2016 or until such earlier time as the Board of Education in its sole and exclusive discretion may decide. Dr. Barker shall take the oath of office required by N.C. G. s. $ 115C-272 before assuming the duties of Interim Superintendent. 2. COMPENSATION, EXPENSES, AND BENEFTT: For November and December, 2015 the Board shall pay to Dr. Barker compensation in the gross monthly amount of $11,524.00 and such amount expressly includes the following allowances: travel or car allowance $1,000.00; subsistence allowance $1,000.00; telephone/office/internet access allowance $400.00; insurance allowence $600.00; and annuity allowance in the amount of $2,024.00. The compensation paid to Dr. Barker, including the allowances previously set forth, is equivalent to the base rate of pay which he was paid pursuant to the tess of his Rost recent Interim Superintendent’ s Contract, as well as hie most recent Superintendent’s contract, with the Board of Education. Beginning January 1, 2016 and extending through the remainder of the term of this contract, the Board shall pay Dr. Barker compensation in the gross monthly amount of $11,524.00 and such amount expressly includes the following allowances: travel or car allowance $1,000.00; subsistence allowance $1,000.00; telephone/office/internet access allowance $400.00; insurance allowance $600.00; and annuity allowance in the amount of $6,024.00. The compensation paid to br. Barker, including the allowances previously set forth, is equivalent to the base rate of pay which he was paid pursuant to the terms of his most recent Interim Superintendent’ s Contract, as well as his most recent Superintendent's contract, with the Board of Education.During the entire of this contract, Dr. Barker shall be solely responsible for providing his own means of transportation (ive. a suitable motor vehicle), housing, cellular telephone, internet access, etc. as above set forth and he shall be solely responsible all costs, expenses, etc. for such. The Board shall Provide/ pay Dr. Barker such allowances as above set forth and the said allowances shall be deducted from the compensation he is to receive from the Board and paid directly to him specifically as allowances. Notwithstanding the aforesaid, a county vehicle may be provided for travel when Board members and/or guests travel with the Superintendent on official school system business. A county vehicle may also be provided Dr. Barker at such other times as is necessary and the vehicle shall be checked-out of Transportation just as is required of all School system stafé During the period he serves as the Interim Superintendent, Dr. Barker shall attend and participate in all required meetings and programs of the State Board of Education, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and the State Department of Public Instruction, and such other meetings and programs as zequested by the Board. The expenses of attendance at the meetings and programs (including travel, meals, and lodging) will be paid by the Board. The Interim Superintendent shall file itemized statements with the School Finance Officer of the Board for reimbursement of such expense in accordance with Board policy. Requests for reimbursement of expenses in excess of those allowed by Board policy must be approved in writing by the Chairman of the Board, 3, PROPESSTONAL LIABILITY: The Board agrees that it shall defend, hold harmless, and indemnify the Interim Superintendent from any and all demands, claims, suits, actions and legal proceedings brought against the Interim Superintendent in nis indiviqual capacity, or in his official capacity as an agent and enployee of the Board, provided the incident giving rise to any such denand, claim, suit, action legal proceedings arose while the Interim Superintendent was acting within the scope of his employment; and provided further that such liability coverage is within the authority of the Board to provide under state law. In no case will individual board members be considered personally liable for indemnifying the Interim Superintendent against such demands, clains, suits, actions and legal proceedings. 4. DUTIES AND AUTHORITY‘The Interim Superintendent agrees to discharge faithfully all lavful duties applicable to the position of Superintendent a2 set forth by the State Department of Public Instruction, the State Board of Education, the Caswell County Board of Education, and/or appliceble state and/or federal lew and aduinistsative regulations. In addition, the Interim Superintendent agrees to implement all policies adopted by the Caswell County Board of Education and directives issued co him by the Caswell County Board of Ecucation. INTEREST PROHIBI: Dr. Barker acknowledges that he has read and understands the conflict of interest statutes of the State of North Carolina and will comply with said statutes, as well as any Board policies and State Board policies relating to conflicts of interest, bribes, kickbacks, gifts and favors. 6. AMENDMEW ‘This Contract may be amended during its term by mutual written agreement of the Board and the Interim Superintendent. Any such amendment shall be in writing, approved by official action of the Board, and executed in writing on behalf of the Board by its Chairman and executed by the Interim Superintendent. 7. governs Law ‘This Contract shall be governed and construed in accordance With the laws of the State of Worth Carolina 8. PUBLIC RECORD, PLACEMENT IN PERSONNEL FILE, AND FILING WITH Tr STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION: The Board and the Interim Superintendent agree that this Contract is a public record as defined by North Carolina law, that. this Contract shall be placed in the official personnel file of the Interim Superintendent maintained by the Board, and that a duplicate original of this Contract shall be filed with the state Superintendent of Public Instruction of North Carolins as required by North Carolina Jaw. | The appointment of the Interim Superintendent as Interim Superintendent is subject to the approvalof the State Superintendent of Public Instruction of North Cerolina and the State Board of Education, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 118C-271 If the appointment of the Interim Superintendent as Interim Superintendent is not approved, this Contract shall be null and void and of no further fores and effect. 9 If a specific word, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, or Part of this Contract is or is found to be illegal or unenforceable under federal or state law, then the remainder of the Contract shall renain in force and effect. IN TESTINONY WHEREOF, the Caswell County Board of Education has approved this agreement and caused this instrument to be executed in its name by its Chair, and Dr. Barker has accepted this agreement and has set his hand and seal to it, thie the Gt aay Laghs MB hice eos Dr. Douglas N. Barker, Inter:m Superintendent THE CASWELL COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION By: fu J Matus (SEAL) 1e B. Dailey, Chairperson Pre-Audit Certificate: This instrument has been pre-audited in the manner required hy the School Budget and Fiscal Control Act, N.C.G.8. § 115C-4 Caswell County Schools Finance officer