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Under the contract, which begins July 1 and lasts through June 30, 2008, Diaz will be paid an annual salary of $160,000 – almost $30,000 more than the previous superintendent, Louis Martinez.
Here are the other terms of the contract:
• 30 days annual leave and 12 days of sick leave per year
• Monthly car allowance of $800
• Monthly reimbursable expenses not to exceed $400
• Reimbursement of moving expenses
• “Transition costs” not to exceed $3,000
• A cellular telephone, computer, internet access and fax machine for use in her home office
• A bonus clause will be written into the contract. The terms and conditions will be negotiated and agreed upon within the first 90 days of her employment.
• At the end of each contract year, the board may, based on “exemplary performance,” purchase for Diaz up to one year of out-of-state service credit toward educational retirement.