PERSONAL ILLNESS/DISABILITY OF CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL
Certificated employees shall be granted leave of absence for personal illness or injury with full pay as agreed to in the negotiated master contract.
If an employee is eligible to receive Workers’ Compensation benefits, his/her sick leave shall be reduced in proportion to the amount of payment received relative to his full pay. If the employee is informed of and elects to receive full pay, then a full day of sick leave shall be deducted for each day of absence.
Adopted: October 14, 1985
Reviewed: Feb. 10, 1997
March 12, 2001
December 19, 2005
June 20, 2011
July 11, 2016
EXTENDED ILLNESS LEAVE FOR CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL
Extended illness leave for certificated personnel will be granted according to the terms of the master contract in force.
Adopted: October 14, 1985
Reviewed: Feb. 10, 1997
March 12, 2001
December 19, 2005
June 20, 2011
July 11, 2016
EMERGENCY LEAVE OF CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL
The Board recognizes that certain emergencies may arise which would necessitate an absence not covered by sick leave provisions. Provisions for emergency leave are specified in the negotiated master contract.
Adopted: October 14, 1985
Reviewed: Feb. 10, 1997
March 12, 2001
December 19, 2005
June 20, 2011
July 11, 2016
FUNERAL LEAVE FOR CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL
Funeral leave may be administered according to the terms of the master contract in force.
Adopted: October 14, 1985
Reviewed: Feb. 10, 1997
March 12, 2001
December 19, 2005
June 20, 2011
July 11, 2016
LEAVE FOR PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES (CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL)
Professional leave shall be granted according to the negotiated master contract in force.
Adopted: October 14, 1985
Reviewed: Feb. 10, 1997
March 12, 2001
December 19, 2005
June 20, 2011
July 11, 2016
JURY DUTY FOR CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL
Jury duty shall be granted according to the terms of the master contract in force.
Adopted: October 14, 1985
Reviewed: Feb. 10, 1997
March 12, 2001
December 19, 2005
June 20, 2011
July 11, 2016
MILITARY SERVICE OF CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL
Leaves of absence for military purposes will be granted according to the terms of the master contract in force.
Adopted: October 14, 1985
Reviewed: Feb. 10, 1997
March 12, 2001
December 19, 2005
June 20, 2011
July 11, 2016
UNPAID LEAVE FOR CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL
Unpaid leave shall be granted according to the terms of the master contract in force.
Adopted: October 14, 1985
Reviewed: Feb. 10, 1997
March 12, 2001
December 19, 2005
June 20, 2011
July 11, 2016
LEAVE TO RUN FOR PUBLIC OFFICE
The Board will provide a leave of absence to certificated personnel to run for elective public office.
The Board shall grant a certificated employee a leave of absence to campaign as a candidate for any elective public office in the form of accrued vacation or leave without pay upon written request to the superintendent of schools at least 30 days prior to the starting date of the requested leave. The certificated employee will be entitled to one period of leave to run for the elective public office, and the leave may commence anytime within 30 days of a contested primary, special, or general election and continue until the day following the election. The certificated employee may choose to use leave without pay or accrued vacation.
Adopted: January 12, 1987
Reviewed: Feb. 10, 1997
March 12, 2001
December 19, 2005
June 20, 2011
July 11, 2016
SICK LEAVE BANK
A sick leave bank will be established for the use of all certified and classified employees who choose to participate starting with July 1, 2001. Eligibility of sick leave bank days will commence on the first day after the exhaustion of personal sick leave and family sick leave, respectively. Use of the leave bank will be the lesser of the benefits stated in the table below or the physician’s certification that the employee is able to return to work. Bank days will not be available once the employee qualifies for disability insurance. The bank year will be the contract year. There will be no carryover of days from one year to the next. Contributed leave days may not be returned to employees at the end of the year.
To be eligible to participate in the benefits of the sick leave bank, the employee must:
a. contribute up to one (1) personal day and up to eight (8) additional sick leave days, according to the schedule in the Schedule of Contributions and Benefits.
b. enroll in the bank no later than September 1 of the contract year.
Schedule of Contributions and Benefits
Qualifying Level # Personal Days # Sick Leave Days # Days Eligible
Contributed Contributed To Draw
(# Accumulated Sick Leave Days) (Personal Illness/Family)
<16 1 0 9/2
16-21 0 2 14/2
22-27 0 4 19/2
28-33 0 6 24/2
34 or more 0 8 29/2
Any person needing additional days due to a serious illness may request them. This may be granted at the sole discretion of the superintendent whose decision shall be final.
Should the Sick Leave Bank expend all of the days accumulated in it, each employee making an original contribution shall be assessed a like contribution to cover the need.
Approved: April 19, 1999
Reviewed: March 12, 2001
December 19, 2005
June 20, 2011
July 11, 2016