ELIGIBILITY FOR MEP. Full-time teachers who are experiencing a medical emergency and have joined the MEP are eligible to receive up to thirty (30) days of paid sick leave from the MEP during any school year and a maximum of sixty (60) days during their career with the District. To obtain such leave, an eligible teacher must complete and submit a written application to draw paid sick leave from the MEP along with a medical certification from the teacher’s treating physician. The District may require additional information, as it deems necessary, to determine whether the teacher has a legitimate medical emergency. Teachers may not begin to draw paid sick leave from the MEP unless and until the District approves the written application.
ELIGIBILITY FOR MEP. Teachers who have joined the MEP and are experiencing a medical emergency, or have a member of their immediate family who has experienced a catastrophic illness or injury and requires care from the teacher, are eligible to receive up to thirty (30) days of paid sick leave from the MEP during any school year and a maximum of sixty (60) days during their career with the District. To obtain such leave, an eligible teacher must complete and submit the following: (a) a written application to draw paid sick leave from the MEP; (b) a medical certification from the teacher’s treating physician or the treating physician of a family member; and (c) an authorization giving the District permission to share the application and certification with the Union. Teachers may not begin to draw paid sick leave from the MEP unless and until the District and the Union approve the written application.
