Extended Leaves for Illness Sample Clauses

Extended Leaves for Illness. 1. Teachers who may be absent for an extended period (five (5) days or more) as a result of personal illness or injury shall notify the Office of Human Resources as soon as practicable of the illness. a. Teachers may use their available sick leave days during the term of their illness. Teachers using their accumulated days shall be provided all district paid insurances. After their sick leave days are expended or the teacher anticipates he/she will expend their days available to him/her, teachers may apply for any available donated days, pursuant to the procedures in (B). Insurances will be continued while a teacher is using donated days. b. Teachers who have applied for the optional short term disability program available through Article XVIII may apply for those benefits as permitted by the policy. Teachers receiving short term disability benefits shall receive district paid health insurance, vision and dental insurance, for a period of six (6) months from the date of eligibility for short term disability (equal to the 180 day qualifying period for long term disability). c. The district shall provide MESSA long term disability benefits as provided for in Article XVIII. d. If requested, a teacher on an extended leave for illness shall be granted a leave of absence for up to one (1) year. If the teacher is unable to return to employment after one year, the teacher shall be granted an additional one year leave of absence. Further extensions must be approved by the Board. The District may request medical verification of the need for the leave. e. An employee returning from a sick leave of absence shall be able to exercise the right to return provided consistent with Board policy.
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Extended Leaves for Illness. 1. Teachers who may be absent for an extended period as a result of personal illness or injury shall notify the Office of Human Resources as soon as practicable of the illness. a. Teachers may use their available sick leave days during the term of their illness. Teachers using their accumulated days shall be provided district paid insurances (Health, Dental and Vision). b. Teachers who have applied for the optional short term disability program available through Article XVIII may apply for those benefits as permitted by the policy. Teachers receiving short term disability benefits shall receive district paid health insurance, vision and dental insurance, for a period of six (6) months from the date of eligibility for short term disability (equal to the 180 day qualifying period for long term disability). c. The district shall provide MESSA long term disability benefits as provided for in Article XVIII. d. For the 2010/2011 school year teachers on the sick bank provided by Article XVII (B) of the 2008/2009–2009/2010 contract shall be permitted to remain on the bank pursuant to the terms and conditions of the former article. Teachers who are not eligible for short term disability benefits because of a pre-existing condition may apply for sick bank benefits. The district may request medical verification of the pre-existing condition. If necessary at the start of the 2010/2011 school year, each teacher shall contribute one-half (1/2) day to replenish the bank at the start of the 2010/2011 school year. Once the days contributed by the teachers are depleted, the Board will contribute an additional half day for each full time teacher employed by the board at the time. If the days contributed by the board are depleted, the donation of days program set forth in the letter of understanding dated March 1, 2011 shall be implemented. The former Article XVII B is attached as APPENDIX I. Effective April 1, 2011 all teachers on the bank shall receive .75 of their daily salary while on the bank. After December 31, 2011 members not currently on the bank will not be entitled to apply for benefits from the bank.
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