Common use of Emergency Sick Leave Clause in Contracts

Emergency Sick Leave. In a situation of an employee dealing with an illness of a severe nature, the school board has the ability to grant extra sick days to all full-time employees of the Elk Point-Jefferson School District. The board will set aside 50 sick leave days that can be drawn upon by any employee with committee approval. 1) The individual must submit an application to the superintendent who will present the request to a committee comprised of two teachers, two administrators and two board members for review. The application must be accompanied with a physician’s assessment of the illness attached. The committee can approve up to a maximum of 10 days per individual not to exceed 50 days in a school year. 2) The fifty days set aside by the school board do not accumulate from year to year. 3) In the event that the fifty days are exhausted, individuals may donate sick days with the approval of the school board. The superintendent will notify the staff of the situation and accept donations in a written form. The school board will approve all such donations. 4) Employees who are drawing from the plan when a new contract term begins will not qualify for the annual ten-day sick leave until they return to work on a full-time basis. ***It is important to note that the school board is under no obligation to grant the emergency sick leave and each case will be viewed according to its merit.

Emergency Sick Leave. In a situation of an employee employee, or member of their immediate family, dealing with an illness of a severe nature, the school board has the ability to grant extra sick days to all full-time employees of the Elk Point-Jefferson School District. Members of the immediate family shall mean parent, grandparent, child, brother, sister, spouse, parent of spouse, grandchild or wards of the employee. The board will set aside 50 sick leave days that can be drawn upon by any employee with committee approval. Staff must exhaust their own sick leave before using the emergency sick leave. 1) The individual must submit an application to the superintendent who will present the request to a committee comprised of two teachers, two administrators and two board members for review. The application must be accompanied with a physician’s assessment of the illness attachedsufficient medical documentation. The committee can approve up to a maximum of 10 days per individual not to exceed 50 days in a school year. 2) The fifty days set aside by the school board do not accumulate from year to year. 3) In the event that the fifty days are exhausted, individuals may confidentially donate sick days with the approval of the school board. The superintendent will notify the staff of the situation and accept donations in a written form. The school board will approve all such donations. 4) Employees who are drawing from the plan when a new contract term begins will not qualify for the annual ten-day sick leave until they return to work on a full-time basis. ***It is important to note that the school board is under no obligation to grant the emergency sick leave and each case will be viewed according to its merit.

Emergency Sick Leave. In a situation of an employee dealing with an illness of a severe nature, the school board has the ability to grant extra sick days to all full-time employees of the Elk Point-Jefferson School District. The board will set aside 50 sick leave days that can be drawn upon by any employee with committee approval.. Staff must exhaust their own sick leave before using the emergency sick leave. (Revised May 2019) 1) The individual must submit an application to the superintendent who will present the request to a committee comprised of two teachers, two administrators and two board members for review. The application must be accompanied with a physician’s assessment of the illness attached. The committee can approve up to a maximum of 10 days per individual not to exceed 50 days in a school year. 2) The fifty days set aside by the school board do not accumulate from year to year. 3) In the event that the fifty days are exhausted, individuals may confidentially donate sick days with the approval of the school board. The superintendent will notify the staff of the situation and accept donations in a written form. The school board will approve all such donations. 4) Employees who are drawing from the plan when a new contract term begins will not qualify for the annual ten-day sick leave until they return to work on a full-time basis. ***It is important to note that the school board is under no obligation to grant the emergency sick leave and each case will be viewed according to its merit.