Legal Contract Service

The Council offers its members complete legal contract services. The multifaceted service includes:

1. Representing new superintendents in the negotiation of their initial contract, even before they join as members.
2. Making a model contract available as a basis for negotiation of new agreements or as a means of evaluating a superintendent's current contract. The model contract is available upon request.
3. Reviewing superintendent contracts to identify out-of-date clauses that may jeopardize their rights, or to identify benefits that should be restructured based on current trends, new statutes or changing situations. Our publication Contract Implementation in an Age of Scrutiny is accessible through this site.
4. Retirement Planning-The Council will review superintendent contracts for retirement purposes.
5. Interims-The Council also makes available a model contract for interim superintendents wishing to work with districts on a per diem or short-term basis. Our attorneys can counsel retirees on the steps necessary to ensure that these earnings not jeopardize retirement benefits.

Expanded in 1999 through revenues derived from the The Council's Strategic Partners Program, the service is designed to ensure effective representation during contract negotiations, and to support superintendents to ensure that boards honor these contracts.

To take advantage of any aspect of our legal service, a superintendent should call The Council offices and speak with our General Counsel, Michele Handzel, Esq., or Assistant Counsel, Megha Godambe, Esq.

• Self Evaluation
• Contracts in Scrutinizing Times
• Superintendents Code of Ethics
• Introduction to Model Superintendent Evaluation
• Council Model Superintendents Evaluation
• Superintendents Annual Performance Appraisal
• Sample Superintendent Evaluation Forms
• Sample Evaluations 2
• Superintendent Evaluation Templates
• Sample Superintendent Evaluation
• CABE Superintendent Evaluation
• Components of the Superintendents Evaluation