Quincy School District superintendent contract extended
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The contract of Quincy School District superintendent Nik Bergman (pictured) was extended by the Quincy School Board Tuesday.
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QUINCY — Quincy School Board members have extended the contract of Superintendent Nic Bergman through June 2025. Board members approved the new contract unanimously at their regular meeting Tuesday.
“Implementing the strategic plan is going to be my work,” he said Wednesday.
Board members recently approved the plan Bergman said will be the focus of his next contract term. The contract runs through June 30, 2025. A copy of the contract is available on the Quincy School District website.
Bergman will be paid a base salary of $190,000 for the 2022-23 school year.
According to the contract, if board members want to reduce the contract term, Bergman must receive notice by Feb. 1. The board does have the right to fire the superintendent at any time, it said. If he is not discharged for cause, the district is required to pay the remaining salary and any accumulated vacation and sick leave.
He is also required to live within the Quincy district boundaries.
Bergman receives up to 30 days of vacation, with the option to roll 15 days over into the following year. He can receive compensation for up to 15 days of unused vacation. The superintendent is eligible for the district’s health insurance, commensurate with that provided to other administrators, and the district pays a portion of the premium.
The superintendent is required to maintain membership in the Quincy Chamber of Commerce and at least one local service organization, according to the contract. The district pays membership dues and other costs up to $950 per year. There is a stipend for traveling around the district, which was determined to be cheaper than providing a car, it said. There’s also a cell phone stipend.
Bergman took over the superintendent’s job in January, after former QSD Superintendent John Boyd resigned to take a job with Evergreen Public Schools in Vancouver. Previously Bergman had worked for six years as QSD assistant superintendent.
He’s an 18-year veteran of the district, starting as a history and English teacher, according to a previous Columbia Basin Herald story.
David Garza, formerly director of student support services for the Wahluke School District, was named to replace Bergman as assistant superintendent in April.
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