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    Dr.

    James Thompson
    138 Westerly Terrace
    Hartford, CT 06105

    Sent via email: JThompson@blmfld.org

    July 8, 2019

    Dear Dr. Thompson,

    On behalf of Governor Ned Lamont and the State Of Connecticut, I am pleased to offer you employment with the
    Connecticut Department of Education in the position of Commissioner, starting on an agreed upon date. Pursuant to
    C.G.S. 10-3a, this agreement is valid upon your recommendation for Commissioner by Connecticut State Board of
    Education. Governor Lamont values your leadership and looks forward to working with you.

    I would like to provide you the following information:

     Appointment to the Unclassified Service: Pursuant to the Connecticut General Statutes, you serve at
    the pleasure of Governor Lamont.

     Compensation: The compensation for the job classification of Commissioner of Department of


    Education is salary group (EX salary grade). Your annual salary will be $192,500.

    o As a Connecticut State Employee and Agency Commissioner, you are entitled to a host of
    benefits including but not limited to health, dental and group life insurance, more detailed
    information can be found in “State of Connecticut Employee Benefits Handbook” at
    https://www.osc.ct.gov/benefits/docs/EmployeeHandbook.pdf

    Upon execution of this agreement, you will be asked by the Governor’s Office to complete a State of Connecticut
    Background Information Questionnaire for Executive Appointees which will be conducted by the Connecticut State
    Police.

    In addition, you may be asked to participate in meetings or discussions in Connecticut in advance to your official start
    date to fulfill statutory or legislative obligations, and the Office of the Governor will provide advance notice of said
    occurrences.
    To accept this offer, please provide confirmation of receipt and acceptance of this offer letter to Paul.Mounds@ct.gov by
    12:00pm on July 11th, 2019.

    If you have any questions concerning the contents of the offer letter, please feel free to contact me directly.

    Sincerely,

    Paul Mounds Jr.


    Paul Mounds Jr.
    Chief Operating Officer

    Cc: Hon. Ned Lamont, Governor


    Hon. Susan Bysiewicz, Lieutenant Governor
    Ryan Drajewicz, Chief of Staff to the Governor
    Agency Human Resources Officers

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