Common use of Illness or Injury Leave Clause in Contracts

Illness or Injury Leave. 1. Each unit member employed on a regular full-time basis (September through June) shall be entitled to ten (10) days leave of absence without loss of pay for illness or injury during each school year of service. Full-time unit members who are employed on a contractual basis for eleven months per year shall be allowed eleven days and unit members employed on a full-time basis for twelve months per year shall be allowed twelve days leave of absence with pay for illness during each contractual year of service. 2. Every unit member who is contracted on a less than full-time basis shall be entitled to leave of absence for illness or injury in the same ratio that his/her employment bears to full-time employment. 3. Earned leave of absence for illness or injury may be taken at any time during the school year. Leave not used in any school year shall be accumulated from year to year. 4. Required dental or medical appointments that must be made during working hours shall be treated as sick leave and deducted on a pro-rated basis. Whenever possible, substitutes are to be arranged for in advance. 5. Any unit member teaching summer school shall be entitled to one-fourth day’s sick leave for each week worked, which shall be added to all other accumulated sick leave to which the unit member is entitled. 6. Sick leave used during the summer school period shall be deducted from the unit member’s total accumulated sick leave. 7. Sick leave to which a unit member would be entitled during the following regular school year shall not be used during summer school periods. 8. After an employee who is absent due to illness or injury has exhausted his/her accumulated sick leave and continues to be absent due to illness or injury, he/she shall be paid for a maximum of five (5) months, the difference between his/her salary and the amount that is actually paid to a substitute hired to fill his/her position. If no substitute is employed, the amount that would have been paid to the substitute shall be deducted from the employee’s salary. The District shall make every effort to secure the services of a substitute employee. The sick leave, including accumulated sick leave, and the five-month period shall run consecutively. An employee shall not be provided more than one five-month period per illness or accident. However, if a school year terminates before the five-month period is exhausted, the employee may take the balance of the five-month period in the subsequent school year. If an employee continues to be absent beyond the five-month period and the employee is not medically able to resume the duties of his/her position, the employee shall be placed on a reemployment list for a period of 24 months if the employee is probationary, or for a period of 39 months if the employee is permanent. When the employee is medically able, during the 24- or 39-month period, the employee shall be returned to employment in a position for which he/she is credentialed and qualified. 9. If the District has reason to believe that the unit member is or has been abusing the sick leave or the other medical leaves contained in this Article, or if the member is absent for more than three (3) consecutive days, the member may be required to present a medical doctor’s certificate verifying the times and dates of medical appointment(s), the nature of the illness or injury, and the anticipated length of absence and/or certifying the unit member’s ability to perform his/her job. The District reserves the right to have the member who is on such leave examined at District expense by a physician designated by the District, to assist in determining the unit member’s inability to perform assigned duties and the degree to which the member’s inability is attributable to illness or injury. 10. If the unit member is absent for reasons of illness and will convalesce at a location other than his/her residence, he/she shall provide the District with an emergency phone number and/or address where he/she may be reached. 11. A unit member must contact the District as soon as the need to be absent is known. The unit member must call the District switchboard no later than 7:00 a.m. on the day of the absence in order to permit the District time to secure a substitute. Failure of the unit member to provide adequate notification shall be grounds for progressive discipline that could lead to loss of pay. 12. A unit member who is absent as a result of illness or injury for any portion of a day shall have deducted that portion of the day from accumulated sick leave. 13. If a unit member fails to notify the District of intent to return to work by 1:00 p.m. of the preceding work day and such failure results in a substitute being secured, the unit member may not be allowed to return to work and may be required to take an additional sick leave day. If this becomes a recurring problem with a unit member, that member may be placed on leave without pay for that day. 14. As soon as administratively practicable each year the District shall provide each unit member with a written statement of sick leave entitlement for the current school year and accrued sick leave total. 15. If the unit member is absent ten (10) consecutive working days or more, because of illness or hospitalization, the principal or administrator in charge will send the “Medical Authorization for Return to Work” form to the unit member who must have it filled out by a physician and returned to the Personnel Office before returning to work.

Illness or Injury Leave. 1. Each unit member employed on a regular full-time basis (September through June) shall be entitled to ten (10) days leave of absence without loss of pay for illness or injury during each school year of service. Full-time unit members who are employed on a contractual basis for eleven months per year shall be allowed eleven days and unit members employed on a full-time basis for twelve months per year shall be allowed twelve days leave of absence with pay for illness during each contractual year of service. 2. 11.3.1 Every unit member who is contracted on a regularly employed five (5) days per week is entitled to one (1) day of paid sick leave for each full month of employment. Unit members who work less than full-full time basis shall be entitled to one (1) day of leave pro-rated as the number of hours they are employed per week of scheduled duty relates to a full-time employee. Xxxx leave may be accumulated and carried over to the following school year without limitation. 11.3.2 The District may require verification by a physician of the District’s choice of any unit member’s ability to perform his/her responsibilities before returning to work due to an absence for illness or injury in injury. The examination shall be at no cost to the same ratio that his/her employment bears to full-time employmentunit member. The verification shall be on the appropriate District form. 3. Earned leave 11.3.3 In case of absence for emergency illness (or injury may be taken at any time during the school year. Leave not used in any school year shall be accumulated from year to year. 4. Required emergency medical or dental or medical appointments that must be made during working hours shall be treated as sick leave and deducted on a pro-rated basis. Whenever possible, substitutes are to be arranged for in advance. 5. Any unit member teaching summer school shall be entitled to one-fourth day’s sick leave for each week workedappointment, which shall cannot be added to all other accumulated sick leave to which the unit member is entitled. 6. Sick leave used accommodated during the summer school period shall be deducted from off-duty hours, for a maximum of two (2) hours per month, including travel time) the unit member’s total accumulated sick leave. 7. Sick leave to which a class may be covered voluntarily by other unit member would be entitled during the following regular school year members on their conference periods, and such absence shall not be used charged against the unit member’s sick leave. The site administrator shall be notified in advance of such coverage. Unit members with other medical/dental appointments which cannot be accommodated during summer school periodsoff-duty hours shall be charged for a substitute (half-day or all day increments) for that portion of the day missed, and a substitute will be employed. 8. After an employee 11.3.3.1 Unit members providing voluntary coverage per 11.3.3 do so as a professional courtesy and will receive no monetary compensation. 11.3.4 Unit members in the bargaining unit whose illness/injury benefits have been consumed and who is must still be absent due to from duty because of illness or injury has exhausted his/her accumulated sick leave and continues to be absent due to illness shall provide the District with a statement from a qualified physician (or injurypractitioner, he/she in the case of religious requirement) which indicates the need for such a leave. In such cases, the unit member shall be paid for a maximum receive that amount of five (5) months, pay which is the difference between his/her salary pay and the amount that is actually paid to for a substitute hired to fill his/her position. If no employee, whether or not a substitute is employed, the amount that would have been paid to the substitute shall be deducted from the employee’s salaryfor a total period of five months per school year, inclusive of accumulated illness or injury leave. The District shall make every reasonable effort to secure the services of a substitute employee. The sick leave, including accumulated sick leave, and the five-month period shall run consecutively. An employee shall not be provided more than one five-month period per illness or accident. However, if a school year terminates before the five-month period is exhausted, the employee may take the balance of the five-month period in the subsequent school year. If an employee continues to be absent beyond the five-month period and the employee is not medically able to resume the duties of his/her position, the employee shall be placed on a reemployment list for a period of 24 months if the employee is probationary, or for a period of 39 months if the employee is permanent. When the employee is medically able, during the 24- or 39-month period, the employee shall be returned to employment in a position for which he/she is credentialed and qualified. 9. If the District has reason to believe that the unit member is or has been abusing the sick leave or the other medical leaves contained in this Article, or if the member is absent for more than three (3) consecutive days, the member may be required to present a medical doctor’s certificate verifying the times and dates of medical appointment(s), the nature of the illness or injury, and the anticipated length of absence and/or certifying the unit member’s ability to perform his/her job. The District reserves the right to have the member who is on such leave examined at District expense by a physician designated by the District, to assist in determining the unit member’s inability to perform assigned duties and the degree to which the member’s inability is attributable to illness or injury. 10. If the unit member is absent for reasons of illness and will convalesce at a location other than his/her residence, he/she shall provide the District with an emergency phone number and/or address where he/she may be reached. 11. A unit member must contact the District as soon as the need to be absent is known. The unit member must call the District switchboard no later than 7:00 a.m. on the day of the absence in order to permit the District time to secure a substitute. Failure of the unit member to provide adequate notification shall be grounds for progressive discipline that could lead to loss of pay. 12. A unit member who is absent as a result of illness or injury for any portion of a day shall have deducted that portion of the day from accumulated sick leave. 13. If a unit member fails to notify the District of intent to return to work by 1:00 p.m. of the preceding work day and such failure results in a substitute being secured, the unit member may not be allowed to return to work and may be required to take an additional sick leave day. If this becomes a recurring problem with a unit member, that member may be placed on leave without pay for that day. 14. As soon as administratively practicable each year the District shall provide each unit member with a written statement of sick leave entitlement for the current school year and accrued sick leave total. 15. If the unit member is absent ten (10) consecutive working days or more, because of illness or hospitalization, the principal or administrator in charge will send the “Medical Authorization for Return to Work” form to the unit member who must have it filled out by a physician and returned to the Personnel Office before returning to work.

Illness or Injury Leave. 1. Each unit member employed on a regular full8.5.1 Full-time basis (September through June) classified employees regularly employed five days a week for 12 months shall be entitled to ten (10) 12 days leave of absence without loss of pay for illness or injury during each school year of service. Full-time unit members who are employed on a contractual basis for eleven months per year shall be allowed eleven days and unit members employed on a full-time basis for twelve months per year shall be allowed twelve days leave of absence with pay for illness during each contractual year of serviceinjury. 2. Every unit member who is contracted on 8.5.2 Employees employed five days a week for less than full-time basis shall be a full fiscal year are entitled to that proportion of 12 days leave of absence for illness or injury in without loss of pay as the same ratio that his/her employment bears number of months the employee is employed bear to full-time employment12. 3. Earned 8.5.3 In any event, employees entitled to leave without loss of absence pay for illness or injury may who work less than full time per Article 3 of this agreement shall be taken at any time during entitled to that portion of leave as the school hours they work bear to 40 hours per week and 12 months per year. Leave . 8.5.4 The amount of such illness or injury leave not used in any school year utilized shall be accumulated from year to yearyear without limit. 4. Required dental or medical appointments that must be made during working hours 8.5.5 Upon the date of initial employment and each July 1 thereafter, the employee shall be treated as sick have advanced to his/her illness and injury leave and deducted on a pro-rated basis. Whenever possible, substitutes are to be arranged for in advance. 5. Any unit member teaching summer school shall be account the number of days he/she is entitled to one-fourth day’s sick leave for each week worked, which shall be added to all other accumulated sick leave to which per the unit member is entitled. 6provisions stated above. Sick leave used during A new employee of the summer school period shall be deducted from the unit member’s total accumulated sick leave. 7. Sick leave to which a unit member would be entitled during the following regular school year District shall not be used during summer school periodseligible to take more than six days, or the proportionate amount to which he/she may be entitled, until the first day of the calendar month after completion of six months of active service with the District. 8. After an 8.5.6 When the employee who is absent from his/her duties due to illness or injury has exhausted his/her accumulated sick leave and continues to be absent due to illness or injury, he/she shall be paid for a maximum period of five (5) months, the difference between his/her salary and the amount that is actually paid to a substitute hired to fill his/her position. If no substitute is employed, the amount that would have been paid to the substitute shall be deducted from the employee’s salary. The District shall make every effort to secure the services of a substitute employee. The sick leave, including accumulated sick leave, and the five-month period shall run consecutively. An employee shall not be provided more than one five-month period per illness or accident. However, if a school year terminates before the five-month period is exhausted, the employee may take the balance of the five-month period in the subsequent school year. If an employee continues to be absent beyond the five-month period and the employee is not medically able to resume the duties of his/her positionfive consecutive days, the employee shall be placed on supply the Superintendent or designee with a reemployment list for statement from a period of 24 months if the employee is probationaryphysician, or for a period of 39 months if qualified health practitioner, verifying the employee is permanent. When the employee is medically able, during the 24- employee's illness or 39-month period, the employee shall be returned to employment in a position for which he/she is credentialed and qualified. 9injury. If the illness or injury leave is five consecutive work days or less, the District has reason reserves the right to believe that require the unit member is or has been abusing the sick leave or the other medical leaves contained in this Articleverification of a physician, or qualified health practitioner, if deemed necessary by the member is absent for more than three (3) consecutive days, the member District. 8.5.7 The District may be required to present require verification by a medical doctor’s certificate verifying the times and dates physician of medical appointment(s), the nature of the illness or injury, and the anticipated length of absence and/or certifying the unit member’s an employee's ability to perform his/her job. The District reserves the right responsibilities before returning to have the member who is on such leave examined at District expense by a physician designated by the District, work due to assist in determining the unit member’s inability to perform assigned duties and the degree to which the member’s inability is attributable to an absence for illness or injury. 10. If 8.5.8 Emergency doctor and dentist appointments which may not be accommodated during the unit member is absent for reasons off-duty hours shall be deducted from sick leave unless the required period of illness and will convalesce at absence can be accommodated by the immediate supervisor. 8.5.9 The District agrees to provide to employees who are on extended sick leave a location other than his/her residencetotal of 100 working days paid sick leave once per year, inclusive of the days to which he/she is entitled under provisions of this article relative to accumulation of sick leave. The days of extended sick leave shall provide be compensated at 50% of the District employee's regular salary provided the employee has received permanent status with an emergency phone number and/or address where the District. Employees who are in probationary status shall receive extended sick leave at the difference between the salary the employee receives for the position he/she may be reached. 11is working less the cost of a substitute employee, or not a substitute employee is employed. A unit member must contact the District Such extended leave as soon as the need to be absent is known. The unit member must call the District switchboard no later than 7:00 a.m. on the day of the absence in order to permit the District time to secure a substitute. Failure of the unit member to provide adequate notification described herein shall be grounds for progressive discipline that could lead granted only to loss of pay. 12. A unit member employees who is absent as have a result of verifiable illness or injury for any portion of a day shall have deducted that portion of the day from accumulated sick leave. 13. If a unit member fails to notify the District of intent to return to work by 1:00 p.m. of the preceding work day and such failure results in a substitute being secured, the unit member may not be allowed to return to work and may be required to take an additional sick leave day. If this becomes a recurring problem with a unit member, that member may be placed on leave without pay for that day. 14. As soon as administratively practicable each year the District shall provide each unit member with a written statement of sick leave entitlement for the current school year and accrued sick leave total. 15. If the unit member is absent ten (10) five consecutive working days or more. Such extended leave will not be granted for periodic illnesses or injury of less than five consecutive working days unless it can be verified that such periodic illnesses of less than five consecutive working days is a result of an illness which previously qualified under this section. 8.5.10 In the case of official quarantine, because of illness or hospitalization, the principal or administrator in charge will send the “Medical Authorization for Return to Work” form to the unit member who must have it filled out by a physician and returned to will be allowed full pay during the Personnel Office before returning to workperiod of the required quarantine, even though the period of the required quarantine is greater than the unit member's accumulated personal illness or injury leave.

Illness or Injury Leave. 1The basic Education Code provisions regarding the employees' leaves are found in Section 44978. Each unit member Every certificated employee covered by this Agreement employed on five (5) days a regular full-time basis (September through June) week by the District shall be entitled to ten eleven (1011) days days' leave of absence without loss of pay for illness or injury during each and such additional days thereto as the Governing Board may allow for illness or injury, exclusive of all days he/she is not required to render services to the District, with full pay for a school year of service. Full-time unit members who are Every employee covered by this Agreement employed on five (5) days a contractual basis week and required to report for eleven service twelve (12) months per a year by the District shall be allowed eleven days and unit members employed on a full-time basis for twelve months per year shall be allowed twelve days entitled to thirteen point two (13.2) days' leave of absence for illness or injury and such additional days in addition thereto as the Governing Board may allow for illness or injury, exclusive of all days he/she is not required to render service to the District, with full pay for illness during each contractual a school year of service. 2. Every unit member who is contracted on a A certificated employee employed under contract for less than full-time basis five (5) school days shall be entitled, for a school year of service, to that proportion of the leave of absence for illness or injury as the number of days he/she is employed per week bears to five (5), and is entitled to such additional days in addition thereto as the Governing Board may allow for illness or injury to certificated employees employed for less than five (5) school days per week. Pay for any day of absence shall be the same as the pay which would have been received had the employee served during that day. Certificated employees employed for more than ten (10) months' service but less than twelve (12) months' service shall be entitled to leave of absence for illness or injury that is a proportion of their months of service. Employees employed for ten and one-half (10Y2) months service shall be entitled to eleven point five-five (11.55) days of sick leave, eleven (11) months of service shall be entitled to twelve point one (12.1) days of sick leave, etc. Those members of the unit for which the Association is the exclusive representative, who are employed in the same ratio summer or the Adult Education Program in positions requiring certification, shall be entitled to that hisproportion of the leave of absence for illness/her employment bears injury as is relative to full-time employment. 3the number of days and/or hours worked by the employee. Earned File: z: 2009 \Marysville it USD MUTA Negotiations\ Agreement Update^101409^Cln Credit for leave of absence for illness or injury need not be accrued prior to taking such leave by the employee and such leave of absence may be taken at any time during the school year. Leave If such employee does not used take the full amount of leave allowed in any school year under this policy, the amount not taken shall be accumulated from year to year. 4. Required dental or medical appointments that must In case of official quarantine of the employee's place of residence, the employee will be made during working hours shall be treated as sick leave and deducted on a pro-rated basis. Whenever possible, substitutes are to be arranged for in advance. 5. Any unit member teaching summer school shall be entitled to one-fourth day’s sick leave for each week worked, which shall be added to all other accumulated sick leave to which the unit member is entitled. 6. Sick leave used allowed full pay during the summer school period shall be deducted from of enforced quarantine, even though this is greater than the unit member’s total employee's accumulated sick leave. 7. Sick leave to which a unit member would be entitled during the following regular school year shall not be used during summer school periods. 8. After an employee who is absent due to illness or injury has exhausted his/her accumulated sick leave and continues to be absent due to illness or injury, he/she shall be paid for a maximum of five (5) months, the difference between his/her salary and the amount that is actually paid to a substitute hired to fill his/her position. If no substitute is employed, the amount that would have been paid to the substitute shall be deducted from the employee’s salary. The District shall make every effort to secure the services may require a physician's verification of a substitute employee. The sick leave, including accumulated sick leave, and the five-month period shall run consecutively. An employee shall not be provided more than one five-month period per illness or accident. However, if a school year terminates before the five-month period is exhausted, the employee may take the balance of the five-month period in the subsequent school year. If an employee continues to be absent beyond the five-month period and the employee is not medically able to resume the duties of his/her position, the employee shall be placed on a reemployment list for a period of 24 months if the employee is probationary, or for a period of 39 months if the employee is permanent. When the employee is medically able, during the 24- or 39-month period, the employee shall be returned to employment in a position for which he/she is credentialed and qualifiedillness. 9. If the District has reason to believe that the unit member is or has been abusing the sick leave or the other medical leaves contained in this Article, or if the member is absent for more than three (3) consecutive days, the member may be required to present a medical doctor’s certificate verifying the times and dates of medical appointment(s), the nature of the illness or injury, and the anticipated length of absence and/or certifying the unit member’s ability to perform his/her job. The District reserves the right to have the member who is on such leave examined at District expense by a physician designated by the District, to assist in determining the unit member’s inability to perform assigned duties and the degree to which the member’s inability is attributable to illness or injury. 10. If the unit member is absent for reasons of illness and will convalesce at a location other than his/her residence, he/she shall provide the District with an emergency phone number and/or address where he/she may be reached. 11. A unit member must contact the District as soon as the need to be absent is known. The unit member must call the District switchboard no later than 7:00 a.m. on the day of the absence in order to permit the District time to secure a substitute. Failure of the unit member to provide adequate notification shall be grounds for progressive discipline that could lead to loss of pay. 12. A unit member who is absent as a result of illness or injury for any portion of a day shall have deducted that portion of the day from accumulated sick leave. 13. If a unit member fails to notify the District of intent to return to work by 1:00 p.m. of the preceding work day and such failure results in a substitute being secured, the unit member may not be allowed to return to work and may be required to take an additional sick leave day. If this becomes a recurring problem with a unit member, that member may be placed on leave without pay for that day. 14. As soon as administratively practicable each year the District shall provide each unit member with a written statement of sick leave entitlement for the current school year and accrued sick leave total. 15. If the unit member is absent ten (10) consecutive working days or more, because of illness or hospitalization, the principal or administrator in charge will send the “Medical Authorization for Return to Work” form to the unit member who must have it filled out by a physician and returned to the Personnel Office before returning to work.

Illness or Injury Leave. 1The basic Education Code provisions regarding employees’ leaves are found in Section 44978. Each unit member Every certificated employee covered by this Agreement employed on five (5) days a regular full-time basis (September through June) week by the District shall be entitled to ten eleven (1011) days days’ leave of absence without loss of pay for illness or injury during each and such additional days thereto as the Governing Board may allow for illness or injury, exclusive of all days he/she is not required to render services to the District, with full pay for a school year of service. Full-time unit members who are Every employee covered by this Agreement employed on five (5) days a contractual basis week and required to report for eleven service twelve (12) months per a year by the District shall be allowed eleven days and unit members employed on a full-time basis for twelve months per year shall be allowed twelve days entitled to thirteen point two (13.2) days’ leave of absence for illness or injury and such additional days in addition thereto as the Governing Board may allow for illness or injury, exclusive of all days he/she is not required to render service to the District, with full pay for illness during each contractual a school year of service. 2. Every unit member who is contracted on a A certificated employee employed under contract for less than full-time basis five (5) school days shall be entitled, for a school year of service, to that proportion of the leave of absence for illness or injury as the number of days he/she is employed per week bears to five (5), and is entitled to such additional days in addition thereto as the Governing Board may allow for illness or injury to certificated employees employed for less than five (5) school days per week. Pay for any day of absence shall be the same as the pay which would have been received had the employee served during that day. Certificated employees employed for more than ten (10) months’ service but less than twelve (12) months’ service shall be entitled to leave of absence for illness or injury that is a proportion of their months of service. Employees employed for ten and one-half (10½) months service shall be entitled to eleven point five-five (11.55) days of sick leave, eleven (11) months of service shall be entitled to twelve point one (12.1) days of sick leave, etc. Those members of the unit for which the Association is the exclusive representative, who are employed in the same ratio summer or the Adult Education Program in positions requiring certification, shall be entitled to that hisproportion of the leave of absence for illness/her employment bears injury as is relative to full-time employment. 3the number of days and/or hours worked by the employee. Earned Credit for leave of absence for illness or injury need not be accrued prior to taking such leave by the employee and such leave of absence may be taken at any time during the school year. Leave If such employee does not used take the full amount of leave allowed in any school year under this policy, the amount not taken shall be accumulated from year to year. 4. Required dental or medical appointments that must In case of official quarantine of the employee’s place of residence, the employee will be made during working hours shall be treated as sick leave and deducted on a pro-rated basis. Whenever possible, substitutes are to be arranged for in advance. 5. Any unit member teaching summer school shall be entitled to one-fourth day’s sick leave for each week worked, which shall be added to all other accumulated sick leave to which the unit member is entitled. 6. Sick leave used allowed full pay during the summer school period shall be deducted from of enforced quarantine, even though this is greater than the unit memberemployee’s total accumulated sick leave. 7. Sick leave to which a unit member would be entitled during the following regular school year shall not be used during summer school periods. 8. After an employee who is absent due to illness or injury has exhausted his/her accumulated sick leave and continues to be absent due to illness or injury, he/she shall be paid for a maximum of five (5) months, the difference between his/her salary and the amount that is actually paid to a substitute hired to fill his/her position. If no substitute is employed, the amount that would have been paid to the substitute shall be deducted from the employee’s salary. The District shall make every effort to secure the services may require a physician’s verification of a substitute employee. The sick leave, including accumulated sick leave, and the five-month period shall run consecutively. An employee shall not be provided more than one five-month period per illness or accident. However, if a school year terminates before the five-month period is exhausted, the employee may take the balance of the five-month period in the subsequent school year. If an employee continues to be absent beyond the five-month period and the employee is not medically able to resume the duties of his/her position, the employee shall be placed on a reemployment list for a period of 24 months if the employee is probationary, or for a period of 39 months if the employee is permanent. When the employee is medically able, during the 24- or 39-month period, the employee shall be returned to employment in a position for which he/she is credentialed and qualifiedillness. 9. If the District has reason to believe that the unit member is or has been abusing the sick leave or the other medical leaves contained in this Article, or if the member is absent for more than three (3) consecutive days, the member may be required to present a medical doctor’s certificate verifying the times and dates of medical appointment(s), the nature of the illness or injury, and the anticipated length of absence and/or certifying the unit member’s ability to perform his/her job. The District reserves the right to have the member who is on such leave examined at District expense by a physician designated by the District, to assist in determining the unit member’s inability to perform assigned duties and the degree to which the member’s inability is attributable to illness or injury. 10. If the unit member is absent for reasons of illness and will convalesce at a location other than his/her residence, he/she shall provide the District with an emergency phone number and/or address where he/she may be reached. 11. A unit member must contact the District as soon as the need to be absent is known. The unit member must call the District switchboard no later than 7:00 a.m. on the day of the absence in order to permit the District time to secure a substitute. Failure of the unit member to provide adequate notification shall be grounds for progressive discipline that could lead to loss of pay. 12. A unit member who is absent as a result of illness or injury for any portion of a day shall have deducted that portion of the day from accumulated sick leave. 13. If a unit member fails to notify the District of intent to return to work by 1:00 p.m. of the preceding work day and such failure results in a substitute being secured, the unit member may not be allowed to return to work and may be required to take an additional sick leave day. If this becomes a recurring problem with a unit member, that member may be placed on leave without pay for that day. 14. As soon as administratively practicable each year the District shall provide each unit member with a written statement of sick leave entitlement for the current school year and accrued sick leave total. 15. If the unit member is absent ten (10) consecutive working days or more, because of illness or hospitalization, the principal or administrator in charge will send the “Medical Authorization for Return to Work” form to the unit member who must have it filled out by a physician and returned to the Personnel Office before returning to work.