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CANTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CANTON, MASSACHUSETTS

NURSE LEADER
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT

July 1, 2019 — June 30, 2022

This AGREEMENT is made this    fs     day of Fung  22/ Gbetween the

Canton Public Schools (‘Employer’), acting through its Superintendent
(“Superintendent”), and Elizabeth Nightingale.

In CONSIDERATION of the mutual promises contained herein, the parties

hereto mutually covenant and agree as follows:

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EMPLOYMENT:

The Canton Public Schools hereby employs Elizabeth Nightingale as
NURSE LEADER (hereinafter referred to as the “NURSE LEADER’) and
Elizabeth Nightingale hereby accepts such employment subject to the terms
and conditions hereinafter provided.

TERM OF AGREEMENT:

The NURSE LEADER shall be employed for a period commencing on July
1, 2019 and ending on June.30, 2022. The contract year will be July 1
through June 30 of each contract year.

COMPENSATION:

The Employer agrees to pay the NURSE LEADER in consideration of the
faithful, diligent and competent performance of her duties and
responsibilities as NURSE LEADER a salary of seventy-three thousand,
eight hundred and seven ($73,807) dollars for the period of July 1, 2019
through June 30, 2020. The Superintendent and the NURSE LEADER shall
meet at least ninety (90) days prior to July 1% of each subsequent year of the
contract for the purpose of reviewing and establishing the Nurse Leader's
salary to take effect as of that date.

DUTIES:

The NURSE LEADER shall faithfully carry out the duties of her position in
accordance with the provisions of the existing job description. The NURSE
LEADER recognizes that her responsibilities and conduct are not
determined by prescribed hours and conditions and will perform the
directed and implied duties of her position as determined by the

Superintendent and will expend the time and effort necessary to effectively
achieve the goals and purposes of the Canton Public Schools.

WORK YEAR:

The Nurse Leader’s work year will consist of 198 days including all days
school is in session for students at the Canton Public schools. Work days
shall not include each holiday recognized by the Commonweaitth of
Massachusetts or the Committee. All other work days will be determined
per a schedule approved by the Superintendent of Schools or her designee.
ff any additional days, over and above those set forth herein are worked by
the Nurse Leader, as requested by the Director of Student Services, the
Nurse Leader will be paid at a per diem rate of 1/198 of her then in place
base salary.

LICENSES

The Nurse Leader shall furnish and maintain throughout the term of this
Contract a valid and appropriate license for the position of Nurse Leader in
the Commonwealth as required by Massachusetts General Laws Chapter
71, Section 38G,

TERMINATION:

A. In the event that the NURSE LEADER desires to terminate this
contract before the term of service shall have expired, she may do so by
giving at least ninety (90) days written notice of such intention to the
Superintendent, with a time for such termination to be jointly established
between the NURSE LEADER and the Superintendent and confirmed in
writing.

B. The Superintendent may terminate this contract at any time during its
term due to reduction in force or reorganization resulting from declining
enrollment or other budgetary reasons.

C. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the Superintendent may
dismiss the NURSE LEADER, and thus terminate this contract, for good
cause. As used herein, “good cause” shall mean any grounds put forth by
the Superintendent which are not arbitrary, irrational, unreasonable, in bad
faith or not retevant to the sound operation of the schoo! system. Prior to
any dismissal for good cause, the Superintendent will notify the NURSE
LEADER of the intended dismissal with an explanation of the grounds
therefore and, if the NURSE LEADER so requests, will provide her with an
opportunity for a meeting to review the decision and to present information
pertaining to its basis and to the employee's status.

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D. In the event this contract is terminated, any and all financial and other
obligations by either party under the contract shall cease.

REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES:

8.1 The Employer may, at the Superintendent's discretion, reimburse the
NURSE LEADER for expenses incurred in attendance at locai, state, and
national meetings. Professional Development expenses will be reimbursed
at the discretion of the Director of Student Services. Mileage
reimbursement, as approved by the Director of Student Services, will be
paid at the current IRS rate.

8.2 Cell Phone - The Superintendent shall provide the Nurse Leader and
pay the monthly expenses of a cell phone/PDA for the purpose of
conducting school business and the occasional, incidental personal
business. At the conclusion of Her term as Nurse Leader, her equipment
shall remain the property of the Canton Public Schools. The Nurse
Leader, at her discretion, may choose to be reimbursed the flat sum of
$40 per month towards the cost of her monthly cell phone bills. If so, the
Nurse Leader will not receive a District cell phone.

8.3 TUITION REIMBURSEMENT — The Nurse Leader shall be
reimbursed up to one thousand two hundred ($1,200) dollars annually for
courses or seminars, approved by the Superintendent or her designee,
so long as such courses are relevant to enhancing the knowledge and
skills necessary to her role as Nurse Leader.

STATE RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION:

The NURSE LEADER shall be a member of the Massachusetts Teachers’
Retirement System as required by the Massachusetts General Laws.

INSURANCE BENEFITS

The Nurse Leader shall be entitled to all insurance (medical, hospital, life,
and workman’s compensation) benefits and all other fringe benefits
currently available to teachers and other administrators, such benefits not
to be reduced unless expressly provided for in her Contract or agreed
upon in the future.

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LEAVES

12.1 Sick Leave - The NURSE LEADER shail be entitled to Fifteen (15)
days of sick leave during each year of her Contract. All unused sick leave

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will be added to the NURSE LEADER accrued sick leave. In addition to
personal injury or iliness, the NURSE LEADER may use a maximum of five
(5) days of her accrued paid sick leave each year for iliness in her immediate
family (spouse, child, parent, or relative living within her household).

12.2 Bereavement Leave — In case of death during the school year of any
member of NURSE LEADER’s family (grandparent, grandchild, brother,
sister, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, and sister-in-law), no
reduction of salary or reduction in accumulated sick leave shall be made for
absence not exceeding three (3) school days. In case of death during the
school year of the NURSE LEADER’s, parent, child, or person living in the
NURSE LEADER’s household, no reduction of salary or reduction in
accumulated sick leave shall be made for absence not exceeding five (5)
school days. In case of death during the school year of the NURSE
LEADER’s nephew, niece, or other relative not mentioned elsewhere in this
Section, one (1) day's leave without loss of pay or accumulated sick leave
shall be granted on the day of the funeral.

12.3 Personal Leave - The NURSE LEADER shall be entitled to three (3)
persona! days during each year of her contract.

EVALUATION/PERFORMANCE:

The NURSE LEADER shall fuifill all aspects of this contract. She shall be
evaluated annually in writing by the Director of Student Services.
Evaluation will be based on progress made in relationship to goals that are
established each fall by the NURSE LEADER in conjunction with the
Director.

ENTIRE AGREEMENT:

This contract embodies the entire agreement between the Employer and the
NURSE LEADER and there are no inducements, promises, terms,
conditions, or obligations made or entered into by either party other than
those contained herein. No modification or addition to this Agreement shall
have any effect unless set forth in writing and specifically referred to as a
modification or addition to this Agreement and signed by both parties hereto.

WAIVER

The parties agree that any waiver of any term or provision of this
Agreement, by either party, shall not be binding upon the parties unless said
waiver is in writing and signed by both parties.

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16. INVALIDITY:
if any paragraph or part of this Agreement is invalid, it shall not affect the
remainder of said Agreement, but said remainder shall be binding and
effective against all parties.

17. CONSTRUCTION OF AGREEMENT

This Agreement shall be executed in triplicate, each of which shall constitute
an original and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts as they are in effect on the date of
execution.

18. APPROPRIATION

The monetary provisions of this Contract are subject to approval and
appropriation by the Canton Annual Town Meeting. If approval or funding
is withheld by the Canton Annual Town Meeting, this contract will be
immediately terminated, without further obligations by the Town of Canton
or the Canton Public Schools.

In witness whereof the parties sign and seal this Agreement and a duplicate thereof
this         4             day of 7 wnrr             , 2019.

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ifer Fischer-Mueller, Ed.           Elizaeth Nightingale /

Superintendent of Schools                    NURSE LEADER