Minneapolis Public Schools
Interim Superintendent Contract
This Contract is entered into between the Board of
Education of Special School District
No. 1 (hereinafter, “School District”), and Rochelle
Cox (hereinafter, “Interim Superintendent”),
a legally qualified and licensed Superintendent who
agrees to perform the duties of Superintendent
of the School District.
ARTICLE I: DURATION
This Contract is for the period of July 1, 2022
through June 30, 2023. This Contract shall
terminate June 30, 2023 or by mutual consent of the
Parties.
ARTICLE II: TERMINATION AND CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT
1. Termination for Cause.
The Interim Superintendent’s employment may be terminated during the term of this
contract only for cause as defined in Minn. Stat. §122A.40, Subds. 9 or 13.
Except for purposes of describing grounds for discharge, the provisions of Minn. Stat.
§122A.40 shall not be applicable. If the School Board
proposes to terminate the Interim
Superintendent during the Contract term for cause as
described in Minn. Stat. §122A.40,
Subds. 9 or 13, it shall notify the Interim
Superintendent in writing of the proposed grounds
for termination. The Interim Superintendent shall be
entitled to a hearing before an
arbitrator, provided the Interim Superintendent makes
such a request in writing within
fifteen (15) calendar days after receipt of the
written notice of the proposed termination. In
such event, the parties shall jointly petition the
Bureau of Mediation Services (“BMS”) for a
list of five (5) arbitrators.
The arbitrator shall be selected by the parties
through the normal
striking process as provided by BMS rules. The
arbitrator shall conduct a hearing under
normal arbitration procedure rules and issue a written
decision. The decision of the
arbitrator shall be final and binding upon the
parties, subject to normal judicial review of
arbitration decisions as provided by law.
The Interim Superintendent may be suspended with pay pending final determination by the arbitrator. If the
Interim Superintendent fails to request a hearing as provided herein within fifteen (15) calendar days after
receipt of the written notice of the proposed termination, it shall be deemed acquiescence by the Interim
Superintendent to the School Board’s proposed action
and the proposed action shall become
final on such date as determined by the School Board,
and the Interim Superintendent shall
have no further claim or recourse.
2. Continued
Employment
When this Contract ends, the Interim Superintendent
will have the right to return to the
position of Associate Superintendent, or other
position as determined by the new
Superintendent that does not constitute a demotion.
ARTICLE III: LICENSE
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The Interim Superintendent shall furnish the School
Board, throughout the life of this
Contract, a valid and appropriate license to act as
Superintendent in the State of Minnesota as
provided by applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
ARTICLE IV: DUTIES
The Interim Superintendent shall have charge of the administration of the school district
and schools. The Interim Superintendent shall be the
chief executive officer of the School
District; shall direct and assign teachers and other
School District employees under the Interim
Superintendent’s supervision; shall organize,
reorganize, and arrange the administrative and
supervisory staff, including instruction and business
affairs, as best serves the School District;
shall select all personnel; shall suggest policies,
regulations, rules, and procedures deemed
necessary for the School District; and, in general,
perform all duties of the office of the Interim
Superintendent and such other duties as may be
prescribed by the School Board within the
described job duties herein of the Interim
Superintendent.
The Interim Superintendent shall abide by the policies, regulations, rules, and procedures established by the School Board and the State of Minnesota. The Interim Superintendent shall attend all School Board meetings and all School Board and citizen committee meetings, serve as an ex-officio member of the School Board and all School Board committees, and provide administrative recommendations on each item of business considered by each of these groups.
ARTICLE V: COMPENSATION
The Interim Superintendent shall be compensated at a
salary of $230,000 annually. The
Interim Superintendent shall also be eligible for the
following specific benefits during the term of
this Contract:
ARTICLE VI: BENEFITS
Except as otherwise provided in this Contract, the
Interim Superintendent will receive the leave and
benefits as outlined in the Non-Represented Employee
Compensation and Benefits Plan
1. Basic Work Year.
The Interim Superintendent's duty year shall be for
the entire period of the Contract, and
the Interim Superintendent shall perform services on
those legal holidays on which the
School District is authorized to conduct school if the
School Board so determines. The
Interim Superintendent shall be on duty during any
emergency, natural or unnatural, unless
otherwise excused in accordance with School Board administrative policy.
2. Vacation Leave.
The Interim Superintendent shall have 35 working days
of paid vacation at the
commencement of the Contract. Upon Contract
expiration, the Interim Superintendent
shall be entitled to payment for any unused vacation
days, accrued and earned. Cash out
shall be at a per-day rate.
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3. Sick Leave.
The Interim Superintendent shall have 12 days for paid
sick leave at the commencement of
the Contract. Unused sick leave days shall paid to the
Interim Superintendent upon Contract
expiration. Cash out shall be at a per-day rate.
4. Disability.
If the Interim Superintendent is unable to perform
regular duties because of personal illness
or disability and has exhausted all accumulated sick
leave, the School District shall provide
additional paid sick leave at a salary equal to 66.67
percent of the Interim Superintendent’s
regular salary until the expiration of the waiting period for long term disability insurance.
5. Medical
Leave.
The Interim Superintendent and School District agree
to incorporate by reference and be
bound by the provisions of Minn. Stat. §122A.40, Subd.
12 relating to suspension and leave
of absence for health reasons.
If the Interim Superintendent is unable to perform
regular duties because of personal illness
or disability and has exhausted all sick leave credit
available or has become eligible for
long-term disability compensation and has not been
suspended or placed on leave of
absence pursuant to Minn. Stat. §122A.40, Subd. 12,
the Interim Superintendent shall, upon
request, be granted a medical leave of absence up to
one year in duration. The School Board
may, in its discretion, extend such a leave upon
written request. A request for medical leave
of absence or extension thereof pursuant to this
section shall be accompanied by a written
statement from a physician outlining the condition of
health and estimated time at which the
Interim Superintendent is expected to be able to resume normal responsibilities.
The Interim Superintendent, when on medical leave of
absence, is eligible to continue to participate in
group insurance programs as permitted under the
insurance policy provisions, but the
Interim Superintendent shall pay the entire premium
for such programs as the Interim
Superintendent wishes to retain commencing with the
beginning of the leave. If medical
leave of at least one full year is granted pursuant to
this section, the Interim Superintendent
voluntarily waives any right to a leave of absence to
which the Interim Superintendent
might otherwise be entitled pursuant to Minn. Stat.
§122A.40, Subd. 12.
6. Health and Hospitalization, Vision and Dental.
The School District shall provide the Interim
Superintendent and the Interim
Superintendent’s dependents with health and
hospitalization, vision, and dental insurance
coverage under the School District’s group plans. The
Interim Superintendent agrees to pay
the employee share of the cost of such coverage on the
same basis as the employee share of
the cost of such coverage that is payable by employees
who have coverage pursuant to the
Non-Represented Employee Compensation and Benefit Plan.
Alternatively, the Interim Superintendent may waive
health and hospitalization, vision, and
dental insurance individual and dependent coverage
upon demonstrating proof of other
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coverage. In the
event the Interim Superintendent waives coverage, the School District
shall provide to the Interim Superintendent an amount
equal to the School District’s share
of the costs (“School District Costs”) of the
Non-Represented Employee Compensation and
Benefit Plan, which shall be paid to the Interim
Superintendent in the manner requested by
the Interim Superintendent.
7. Life Insurance.
The School District shall provide a group term life
insurance plan in an amount two and a
half the base salary for the Interim Superintendent,
payable to the Interim Superintendent’s
named beneficiary, at the expense of the School District.
8. Short and Long Term Disability Insurance.
The School District shall provide, at School District
expense, short and long term disability
insurance coverage for the Interim Superintendent
under the School District’s group plans.
9. Liability
Insurance.
The School District shall provide, at School District
expense, liability insurance naming the
Interim Superintendent as an insured, along with the
School District, in an amount not less
than that which is required by law for the School
District.
10. Claims against the School District.
The eligibility of the Interim Superintendent or the
Interim Superintendent’s dependents or
beneficiary, for insurance benefits shall be governed by
the terms of the insurance policies
purchased by the School District pursuant to this
section. It is understood that the School
District’s only obligation is to purchase the
insurance policies described herein, and no
claim shall be made against the School District as a
result of denial by an insurer of
insurance benefits if the School District has
purchased the policies and paid the premiums
described herein.
11. Health Savings Account.
The School District shall make a contribution in the
amount of $2,000 during the term of
this Agreement to a health savings account established
for the Interim Superintendent. The
contribution shall be made within 30 days after the commencement of the Contract.
12. Retirement Plans.
The Interim Superintendent will be eligible to
participate in all retirement plans which are
available to employees in the Non-Represented Employee
Compensation and Benefit Plan.
These retirement plans are the State of Minnesota
Deferred Compensation Plan (457) and
the Special School District 1 403(b) Plan. The School
District shall pay the employer
match at the statutory maximum amount.
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13. Indemnification and Provision of Counsel.
In the event that an action is brought or a claim is
made against the Interim Superintendent
arising out of or in connection with the Interim
Superintendent’s employment, and the
Interim Superintendent is acting within the scope of
employment or official duties, the
School District shall defend and indemnify to the
extent permitted by law. Indemnification,
as provided in this section, shall not apply in the
case of malfeasance in office or willful or
wanton neglect of duty, and the obligation of the
School District herein shall be subject to
the limitations as provided in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 466.
14. Automobile
Allowance.
The School District shall provide the Interim Superintendent with a monthly allowance of
$450 for business use of the Interim Superintendent's
private automobile, pursuant to
Minn. Stat. "71.665, Subd. 3.
15. Conferences
and meetings.
The School District shall pay all legally valid
expenses and fees for the Interim
Superintendent's attendance at professional
conferences and meetings with other
educational agencies when attendance thereof is
required, directed, or permitted by the
School Board. The Interim Superintendent shall
periodically report to the School Board
relative to all meetings and conferences attended. The
Interim Superintendent shall file
itemized expense of statements to be processed and approved as provided by law.
16. Business
Expenses and Support.
The School District shall provide the Interim
Superintendent with the technology and
related support necessary to carry out the duties in
an efficient and effective manner, and
the School District shall reimburse all of the Interim
Superintendent's reasonable and
necessary business expenses incurred in the
performance of the duties, including but not
limited to a cellular phone and a laptop computer.
17. Dues.
The Interim Superintendent is encouraged to belong to
and participate in appropriate
professional and educational organizations when such
membership will serve the best
interests of the School District. Accordingly, the
School District will pay the membership
dues for professional and educational organizations as
are required, directed, or permitted
by the School Board. The Interim Superintendent shall
present appropriate statements for
approval as provided by law.
18. Personal and Professional Activities.
Separate and apart from any other provision in this
Contract, the Interim Superintendent
may utilize ten (10) working days, without
compensation other than honorarium, and
engage in personal and professional activities that
are not in conflict with School District
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duties.
This Contract shall be effective only upon signatures
of the Interim Superintendent and
the officers of the School Board as a result of proper action by the School Board.
The provisions of this Contract shall be severable,
and if any such provision or the
application of any such provision under any
circumstances is held invalid, it shall not affect any
other provisions of this Contract or the application
of any provision thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
subscribed my signature this ____
day of May, 2022.
Rochelle Cox
Interim Superintendent
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have
subscribed our signatures this ____
day of May, 2022.
Kim Ellison
School Board Chair
Nelson Inz
School Board Clerk
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