USD 253 Emporia has released the details of its “release and separation” agreement recently reached with former assistant superintendent for business operations Rob Scheib.
The agreement, entered Feb. 21 and ratified during the board’s March 7 meeting, notes Scheib was placed on administrative leave on Feb. 8 and requested retirement from the district the following day. Scheib received his full remaining pay through March, or $22,115.84 minus withholdings, standard KPERS deductions and all elected benefit premiums; as well as over $39,000 in severance minus tax withholdings, reflecting employee salary from April 1 to June 30. Scheib also receives a $400 total contribution towards his Employer Paid Deferred Benefit Plan, $100 each for March, April, May and June.
As part of the agreement, Schieb will not be part of the USD 253 staff recognition ceremonies and will not be listed in any related announcements. He will not request a service letter from the district and he will not make any defamatory or disparaging comments regarding the district, school board members, Superintendent Allison Anderson-Harder or other personnel. The agreement also means Scheib can’t file a claim or bring suit against the district. While Scheib could file a charge or be part of investigations conducted by federal or state law enforcement or regulatory agencies, but the district says the agreement “shall be the sole relief provided to him for the claims that are released by him therein.”
Meanwhile, the district says its personnel records will indicate Scheib retired and any responses to inquiries about Scheib’s employment will be answered with dates of employment, last position held and a retirement statement. If any part of the agreement is declared invalid, the rest of the agreement remains valid.
Scheib was placed on paid leave immediately after the Feb. 8 board meeting. The district has not given any reason why Scheib was put on leave and then separated from the district later that week.
