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Board approves one-year contract for Superintendent Tracy Vicar
Summary
Trustees approved a one-year contract for Superintendent Tracy Vicar (224 work days; salary reported at $270,000) after members praised her work stabilizing district finances and hiring staff; the vote passed 5-0.
The Newark Unified School District board approved a one-year contract extension for Superintendent Tracy Vicar, formalizing terms presented at the meeting and voting 5-0 in favor.
According to the terms read into the record, the superintendent's work year is 224 days and annual compensation was reported as $270,000; Vicar elected CalPERS and Social Security coverage. The contract also allows up to 10 additional paid days with board approval and provides that any pay increases for other management employees during the term would apply to the superintendent as well.
Board members offered public thanks during the discussion, praising Vicar for stabilizing the district's finances after a multi-million-dollar structural deficit and for efforts to improve staffing and academic measures. "She has worked tirelessly with her team to hire staff including teachers, classified and administration," one board member said while introducing the contract terms.
The motion to approve the superintendent contract carried on a 5-0 recorded vote. No salary increases were announced beyond the contract terms presented at the meeting.
