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DATE: Saturday, March 18, 1995               TAG: 9503180293
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: METRO BRIEFS 
DATELINE: CHESAPEAKE                         LENGTH: Short :   25 lines

CONTRACT REACHED WITH INCOMING SUPERINTENDENT

School officials this week concluded contract negotiations with W. Randolph Nichols, recently chosen to take over as superintendent when longtime leader C. Fred Bateman retires this summer.

Nichols, now deputy superintendent, has signed on for three years and will be paid a base salary of $102,475 annually, only slightly more than his current salary of $100,220. Bateman's salary is $114,144.

In addition to his pay, Nichols will receive fringe benefits and a $5,000-a-year allowance for using his car on school business. He also will be reimbursed for mileage when he drives outside Hampton Roads for school-related business.

KEYWORDS: CHESAPEAKE SCHOOLS by CNB