Common use of LEAVE PAY Clause in Contracts

LEAVE PAY. A. Teachers shall be credited eight (8) days sick leave per year at the beginning of the school year accumulative to one hundred (100) days. Sick leave shall be earned at the rate of one (1) day per month from September through April. If an employee fails to complete a full school year, sick days taken in excess of the earned one (1) day per month shall be deducted from the teacher's final paycheck. 1. The Board may request a physician's report if the teacher is absent for three (3) or more consecutive days or there is a pattern of absences. 2. A teacher on unpaid leave shall not accrue additional paid leave days. 3. If school is canceled due to inclement weather or acts of God and the teacher is not required to work, the teacher will not be charged a sick or business day. B. Teachers may use paid sick leave in case of death or serious illness in the immediate family (spouse, children, parents, parents-in-law, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother). This leave may also be available in case of death or serious illness of any other person designated by a committee of three (3) composed of the Superintendent, building principal and teacher involved. C. All teachers will be credited three (3) paid leave days per year for personal business. These days will be earned at a rate of one and a half (1.5) days per semester. A teacher who leaves prior to the end of the school year will have their leave days prorated. The teacher will notify the building principal or Superintendent at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of using leave. Personal business days may be accumulated to a maximum of five (5) days, but no more than four (4) days may be taken in any school year. Personal business day or days cannot be used the last day prior to or the first day subsequent to a regular school vacation, break or holiday such as Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, spring break, Good Friday or Memorial Day. Teachers may not request personal business leave for a time when the teacher is scheduled for fall or spring conferences. Any violation of the foregoing provisions may subject the teacher to disciplinary action. If an employee has four (4) or more personal business days accumulated at the end of a school year, two (2) days shall be transferred to their accumulated sick leave. The days shall be converted automatically to sick leave unless the teacher provides written notice by June 1st of each school year that they do not desire such a conversion. D. A teacher absent from work because of mumps, scarlet fever, measles or chicken pox shall suffer no diminution of compensation and shall not be charged with sick-leave provided such diseases are present in the school system at that time and the teacher is not absent more than ten (10) days. In cases of pink eye, the teacher may be absent for one day without being charged a sick day. E. The Board will provide upon retirement from the Hartford Public Schools $60.00 for each unused sick day accumulated up to a maximum of 100 sick days into a 403b account of the teacher’s choice, provided that the employee gives notice by March 1. If the employee fails to provide notice by March 1, then the payment shall be $40 per day. If the employee who has an accumulation of 100 days at the beginning of the final school year and uses any sick days, thereby reducing the number of 100 accumulated days, the employee will be credited with the number of days reduced up to ten (10) days. To be eligible teachers must qualify for and apply for retirement with the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System.

LEAVE PAY. A. Teachers At the beginning of each school year each teacher shall be credited eight with twelve (8) 12) days sick of leave per year at to be used as needed. The accumulated days banked may be used by employees on leave until their long term disability begins. The leave days may be taken by a teacher for the beginning following reasons and subject to the following conditions: 1. Personal illness or disability, the teacher may use all or any portion of the school year accumulative leave to one hundred (100) daysrecover from the teacher's own illness or disability, which shall include childbirth, complications of pregnancy and adoption procedures. Sick leave In case of excessive absences, the Board of Education shall be earned at have the rate right to have an examination by an agreed to physician. 2. Death or illness in the immediate family which includes parents, spouse, parents of one (spouse, brothers, sisters, children, grandparents and grandchildren. The Board is to have discretionary authority in unusual cases. Effective September 1) day per month from September through April. If , 1996, for all sick days that an employee fails would have accumulated up to complete 65 days a year (90 days for those teachers grand fathered in1970-1971), the district shall credit the employee with a $25.00 credit per sick day upon retirement or resignation. B. Two (2) days personal leave may be granted by obtaining written approval of the Principal and the Superintendent. A personal day will be granted for a full half day when approved. At the end of each school year, a teacher's unused personal days shall be added to his/her accumulated sick days. If a teacher, after using his/her two (2) personal business days taken in excess of stated above, needs up to three (3) additional personal days due to an emergency or a personal situation that can only be addressed during work time, these additional personal days may be granted by the earned one (1) day per month shall Superintendent. Any additional days will be deducted from the teacher's final paycheck. 1. The Board may request a physician's report if the teacher is absent for three (3) or more consecutive days or there is a pattern of absences. 2. A teacher on unpaid leave shall not accrue additional paid leave ’s sick days. 3. If school is canceled due to inclement weather or acts of God and the teacher is not required to work, the teacher will not be charged a sick or business day. B. Teachers may use paid sick leave in case of death or serious illness in the immediate family (spouse, children, parents, parents-in-law, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother). This leave may also be available in case of death or serious illness of any other person designated by a committee of three (3) composed of the Superintendent, building principal and teacher involved. C. All teachers will be credited three (3) paid leave days per year for personal business. These days will be earned at a rate of one and a half (1.5) days per semester. A teacher who leaves prior is unable to teach because of personal illness or disability and who has exhausted all sick leave available shall be granted a leave of absence without pay for the end duration of such illness or disability, up to one year and the school year will have their leave days prorated. The teacher will notify the building principal or Superintendent at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of using leave. Personal business days may be accumulated to a maximum of five (5) days, but no more than four (4) days may be taken in any school year. Personal business day or days cannot be used renewed each year upon written request by the last day prior to or the first day subsequent to a regular school vacation, break or holiday such as Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, spring break, Good Friday or Memorial Day. Teachers may not request personal business leave for a time when the teacher is scheduled for fall or spring conferences. Any violation of the foregoing provisions may subject the teacher to disciplinary action. If an employee has four (4) or more personal business days accumulated at the end of a school year, two (2) days shall be transferred to their accumulated sick leave. The days shall be converted automatically to sick leave unless the teacher provides written notice by June 1st of each school year that they do not desire such a conversionteacher. D. A teacher absent from work because of mumps, scarlet fever, measles or chicken pox called for jury duty shall suffer no diminution of compensation and shall not be charged with sick-leave provided such diseases are present in compensated for the school system at that time difference between teaching pay and the teacher is not absent more than ten (10) days. In cases pay received for the performance of pink eye, the teacher may be absent for one day without being charged a sick daysuch obligation. E. The Board will provide upon retirement from the Hartford Public Schools $60.00 for each unused sick day accumulated up to a maximum of 100 sick days into a 403b account of the teacher’s choice, provided that the employee gives notice by March 1. If the employee fails to provide notice by March 1, then the payment shall be $40 per day. If the employee who has an accumulation of 100 days at the beginning of the final school year and uses any sick days, thereby reducing the number of 100 accumulated days, the employee will be credited with the number of days reduced up to ten (10) days. To be eligible teachers must qualify for and apply for retirement with the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System.

LEAVE PAY. A. Teachers shall be credited eight ten (8) 10) days sick leave per year at the beginning of the school year accumulative to one hundred seventy-five (100175) days. Sick leave shall be earned at the rate of one (1) day per month from September through Aprilmonth. If an employee fails to complete a full school year, sick days taken in excess of the earned one (1) day per month shall be deducted from the teacher's final paycheck. 1. The Board may request a physician's report if the teacher is absent for three two (32) or more consecutive days or there is a pattern of absences. 2. A teacher on paid or unpaid leave shall not accrue additional paid leave days. 3. If school is canceled due to inclement weather or acts of God and the teacher is not required to work, the teacher will not be charged a sick or business day. B. Teachers in the employ of the Board may use paid sick leave in case of death or serious illness in the immediate family (spouse, children, parents, parents-in-law, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother). This leave may also be available in case of death or serious illness of any other person designated by a committee of three (3) composed of the Superintendent, building principal and teacher involved. C. All teachers in the employ of the Board will be credited three two (32) paid leave days per year for personal business. These days will be earned at a rate of one and a half (1.51) days day per semester. A teacher who leaves prior to the end of the school year will and has taken both days shall have deducted one (1) day from their leave days proratedfinal paycheck. The teacher will notify the building principal or Superintendent at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of using leave. Personal business days may be accumulated to a maximum of five (5) days, but no more than four (4) days may be taken in any school year. Personal business day or days cannot be used the last day prior to or the first day subsequent to a regular school vacation, break or holiday such as Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, spring break, Good Friday or Memorial Day. Teachers may not request personal business leave for a time when the teacher is scheduled for fall Fall or spring Spring conferences. Any violation of the foregoing provisions may subject the teacher to disciplinary action. If an employee has four (4) or more personal business days accumulated at the end of a school year, two (2) days shall be transferred to their accumulated sick leave. The days shall be converted automatically to sick leave unless the teacher provides written notice by June 1st of each school year that they do not desire such a conversion. D. A teacher absent from work because of mumps, scarlet fever, measles or chicken pox shall suffer no diminution of compensation and shall not be charged with sick-leave provided such diseases are present in the school system at that time and the teacher is not absent more than ten (10) days. In cases of pink eye, the teacher may be absent for one day without being charged a sick day. E. The Board will provide upon retirement from the Hartford Public Schools $60.00 50.00 for each unused sick day accumulated up to a maximum of 100 175 sick days into a 403b account of the teacher’s choice, provided that the employee gives notice by March 1. If the employee fails to provide notice by March 1, then the payment shall be $40 30 per day. If the employee who has an accumulation of 100 175 days at the beginning of the final school year and uses any sick days, thereby reducing the number of 100 175 accumulated days, the employee will be credited with the number of days reduced up to ten (10) days. To be eligible teachers must qualify for and apply for retirement with the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System.

LEAVE PAY. The parties to this Agreement accept the philosophy that paid for leave is provided for the purpose of protecting the administrator's income during illness or accident and to assist during time of bereavement, religious holidays, professional growth and achievement, pressing personal business, and/or emergencies within the limits of accumulated leave time. It is understood that administrators who violate this principle will be subject to loss of leave compensation. A. Teachers shall An administrator will be credited eight (8) granted leave days sick leave per year at annually on the beginning basis of the school length of their work year accumulative to in the amount of one hundred fourth (1001/4) days. Sick leave shall be earned at the rate of day per work week plus one (1) day per month from September through Aprilsemester. If an employee fails to complete a full school yearLeave days, sick days taken as indicated in excess A and B of the earned one (1) day per month this section, shall be deducted from available to the teacher's final paycheck. 1administrator, subject to the conditions of this section on the first day an administrator is scheduled to report to work. The Board may request a physician's report if the teacher is absent form to be used for three (3) or more consecutive days or there is a pattern of absences. 2. A teacher on unpaid leave shall not accrue additional paid leave days. 3. If school as set forth in this section is canceled due to inclement weather or acts Appendix C of God and the teacher is not required to work, the teacher will not be charged a sick or business daythis Master Agreement. B. Teachers may use paid sick leave in case of death or serious illness in the immediate family (spouse, children, parents, parents-in-law, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother). This leave may also be available in case of death or serious illness of any other person designated by a committee of three (3) composed of the Superintendent, building principal and teacher involved. C. All teachers will be credited three (3) paid leave days per year for personal business. These days will be earned at a rate of one and a half (1.5) days per semester. A teacher who leaves prior to the end of the school year will have their leave days prorated. The teacher will notify the building principal or Superintendent at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of using leave. Personal business Leave days may be accumulated to a maximum of one hundred and eighty (180) days*. The Board shall keep a record of unused leave days above the maximum that can be accumulated since the school year 1967-68 until determination shall be made by law as to their eligibility. *No member will lose existing accumulated days beyond the one hundred and eighty (180) days. C. Absence for Certified Illness or Quarantine 1. Absence for certified illness or quarantine, without loss of pay, will be allowed to the extent of the accumulated leave days, including the number of days credited for the current year. In absence for illness of five (5) or more days, but no more than four (4) days an administrator may be taken in any school yearrequired to secure a physician's certificate covering such absence before an allowance is granted for full salary. Personal business day or days cannot If requested, such certificate must be used forwarded to the last day prior to or Superintendent with the first day subsequent to a regular school vacation, break or holiday such as Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, spring break, Good Friday or Memorial Day. Teachers may not request personal business leave for a time when payroll report following the teacher is scheduled for fall or spring conferences. Any violation return of the foregoing provisions may subject the teacher to disciplinary actionadministrator. If an employee has four (4) or more personal business days accumulated at the end of a school year, two (2) days shall be transferred to their accumulated sick leave. The days shall be converted automatically to sick leave unless the teacher provides written notice by June 1st of each school year that they do not desire such a conversion. D. A teacher Administrators who are absent from work because of work related illnesses shall suffer no loss of compensation or leave time for the first twenty (20) work days of illness. Examples of compensable illnesses shall include, but are not limited to: mumps, scarlet fever, measles measles, chicken pox, lice, scabies, or chicken pox rubella. In the case of an unprovoked malicious assault on the part of a student, parent, or any other persons against an administrator, as determined by the Superintendent, the administrator shall suffer no diminution loss of compensation and shall or leave time for a period not be charged with sick-leave provided such diseases are present in the school system at that time and the teacher is not absent more than ten (10) days. In cases of pink eye, the teacher may be absent for one day without being charged a sick day. E. The Board will provide upon retirement from the Hartford Public Schools $60.00 for each unused sick day accumulated up to a maximum of 100 sick days into a 403b account of the teacher’s choice, provided that the employee gives notice by March 1. If the employee fails to provide notice by March 1, then the payment shall be $40 per day. If the employee who has an accumulation of 100 days at the beginning of the final school year and uses any sick days, thereby reducing the number of 100 accumulated days, the employee will be credited with the number of days reduced up to ten (10) days. To be eligible teachers must qualify for and apply for retirement with the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System.exceed twenty

LEAVE PAY. A. Teachers shall be credited eight (8) days sick leave per year at At the beginning of the second year of service only, all employees except those on unpaid leave of absence or layoff will be granted five (5) sick days to be credited during the first payroll period in which they work during the fiscal school year accumulative to one hundred (100) days. Sick leave shall be earned at the rate of year, and then accumulate one (1) day per month from September through Aprilfor each month of employment commencing fifteen work days after the first day of return to work. If an Sick days are to be used throughout the school year whenever the employee fails is unable to complete a full school yearwork due to personal or family sickness, accident, disability, or childbirth. The unused portion of yearly sick days taken in excess leave allowance shall accumulate to 75 days. During the first year of the earned employment only, employees will be granted one (1) sick leave day per month shall be deducted from worked. In order to receive the teacher's final paycheck. 1. The Board may request a physician's report if one day per month credit, an employee must work at least fifteen (15) days during the teacher is absent for three (3) or more consecutive days or there is a pattern of absences. 2. A teacher on unpaid leave shall not accrue additional paid leave days. 3. If school is canceled due to inclement weather or acts of God and the teacher is not required to work, the teacher will not be charged a sick or business daymonth. B. Teachers may use paid sick leave in case of death or serious Absence from duty shall be granted for illness in the immediate family (spouseimmediate family shall be interpreted as father, children, parentsmother, parents-in-law, spouse, child, stepchild living in immediate household, brother, sister, grandfatheror legal dependents.) These days will be deducted from sick leave accumulation. C. Up to five (5) days bereavement leave per occurrence will be allowed each employee for a death in the immediate family (immediate family shall be interpreted as a father, grandmothermother, spouse, child, stepchild living in immediate household, brother, sister, or legal dependent.). This These days shall be deducted from sick leave accumulation. One of these days may also be available used for death of mother- in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law or brother-in-law. D. The Board may require medical verification of illness where an employee's attendance record shows frequent absences. In such cases, the employee shall be notified in case writing of death or serious illness the need for such verification prior to the absences for which the verification is required. E. On July 1 of any other person designated by a committee of each year, each employee shall be credited with two (2) days for regular school year employees and three (3) composed of the Superintendentdays for twelve (12) month employees, building principal and teacher involved. C. All teachers will which may be credited three (3) paid leave days per year used for personal business. These days This day will be earned at a rate of one and a half (1.5) non-accumulative. Unused days per semestershall be converted to sick leave days on June 30. A teacher who leaves prior Such leave may be granted upon application submitted in writing to the end of Superintendent by the school year will have their leave days prorated. The teacher will notify the building principal or Superintendent at least employee twenty-four (24) hours before the absence in advance case of using leavepersonal business or after the absence in case of emergency. Personal business leave shall be used only in situations of urgency, for purposes of conducting personal business, which is difficult to transact on the weekend, before or after working hours or during vacation periods. An emergency is an unforeseen incident over which the individual has no control and requires immediate attention. The individual should and has made every effort in his power to resolve the situation without taking time off from work. Each case will be decided on its own merits. Such leave shall not be used for seeking other employment. Such leaves shall not be granted for hunting, fishing, shopping, or other recreational activities. Personal days may shall not be used the day before or the day after a holiday except for an emergency, holiday related or vacation. F. Any employee whose personal illness extends beyond the accumulated sick leave shall be granted a leave of absence, without pay, for a period not to a maximum of exceed one (1) year, provided that notification for said leave is made by the employee at least five (5) daysdays before it is to become effective, but except in cases of emergency. Reinstatement may depend upon a complete physical conducted by a Board appointed physician. ▇. A record of accumulated leave days will be maintained at the Superintendent's office and made available for inspection during the employee's non-working hours no more later than four September 15 of each school year. H. No employee shall forfeit accumulated leave days during approved leave of absence periods. However, the employee shall not be eligible to accrue or to use sick and emergency leave while on leave of absence. (41) The employee who receives a jury duty interview and appearance notice must notify the Superintendent's office within one (1) school day of such notice. If an employee is summoned and reports for jury duty, the employee shall be paid the difference between the amount received as a juror and the normal week's pay, provided the employee is available for work within the regular work schedule when not occupied for jury duty. It is understood and agreed that an employee shall be required to report to work on any and all days when not sitting as a juror. To be eligible for jury duty pay differential, the employee must furnish the Employer with a written statement from the appropriate public official listing the amount and the dates the employee received pay for jury duty. Any employee found abusing this privilege shall not be entitled to the pay differential and will be subject to disciplinary action. Said disciplinary action is not subject to the Grievance Procedure. (2) A leave of absence with full pay not chargeable against the employee's sick leave shall be granted for court appearance when subpoenaed as a witness in any case connected with the employee's employment or the school, provided the employee pays to the school district any sums received as subpoena fees. J. Up to two days may be taken in any school yearby designated individuals for Union business approved by the Union and duly designated to these individuals. Personal business day or days canCost for substitutes, if any, will be covered by the Union. This does not count against the individual's personal leave. K. Dock time is subject to the approval of the Superintendent. Employees may be used the last day prior to or the first day subsequent to a regular school vacation, break or holiday such as Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, spring break, Good Friday or Memorial Day. Teachers may not request personal business leave for a garnted dock time when the teacher is scheduled for fall or spring conferences. Any violation of the foregoing provisions may subject the teacher to disciplinary action. If and if: a) an employee has four (4expired personal day absences for the year and an unforeseen emergency arises that is not attributable to personal illness or family illness, or b) or more personal business days accumulated at time away from work is needed during the end of regular school year and a school year, request is made to the superintendent’s office no less than two (2) days shall be transferred prior to their accumulated sick leave. The days shall be converted automatically to sick leave unless the teacher provides written notice by June 1st of each school year that they do not desire such a conversionanticipated absence. D. A teacher absent from work because of mumps, scarlet fever, measles or chicken pox shall suffer no diminution of compensation and shall not be charged with sick-leave provided such diseases are present in the school system at that time and the teacher is not absent more than ten (10) days. In cases of pink eye, the teacher may be absent for one day without being charged a sick day. E. The Board will provide upon retirement from the Hartford Public Schools $60.00 for each unused sick day accumulated up to a maximum of 100 sick days into a 403b account of the teacher’s choice, provided that the employee gives notice by March 1. If the employee fails to provide notice by March 1, then the payment shall be $40 per day. If the employee who has an accumulation of 100 days at the beginning of the final school year and uses any sick days, thereby reducing the number of 100 accumulated days, the employee will be credited with the number of days reduced up to ten (10) days. To be eligible teachers must qualify for and apply for retirement with the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System.

LEAVE PAY. A. Teachers shall be credited eight ten (8) 10) days sick leave per year at the beginning of the school year accumulative to one hundred (100) days. Sick leave shall be earned at the rate of one (1) day per month from September through Aprilmonth. If an employee fails to complete a full school year, sick days taken in excess of the earned one (1) day per month shall be deducted from the teacher's final paycheck. 1. The Board may request a physician's report if the teacher is absent for three two (32) or more consecutive days or there is a pattern of absences. 2. A teacher on paid or unpaid leave shall not accrue additional paid leave days. 3. If school is canceled due to inclement weather or acts of God and the teacher is not required to work, the teacher will not be charged a sick or business day. *Teachers with more than 90 days at the end of the 2011-2012 school year will bank all days in excess of 90 and be paid $50.00 per day at the time of retirement. B. Teachers in the employ of the Board may use paid sick leave in case of death or serious illness in the immediate family (spouse, children, parents, parents-in-law, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother). This leave may also be available in case of death or serious illness of any other person designated by a committee of three (3) composed of the Superintendent, building principal and teacher involved. C. All teachers in the employ of the Board will be credited three two (32) paid leave days per year for personal business. These days will be earned at a rate of one and a half (1.51) days day per semester. A teacher who leaves prior to the end of the school year will and has taken both days shall have deducted one (1) day from their leave days proratedfinal paycheck. The teacher will notify the building principal or Superintendent at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of using leave. Personal business days may be accumulated to a maximum of five (5) days, but no more than four (4) days may be taken in any school year. Personal business day or days cannot be used the last day prior to or the first day subsequent to a regular school vacation, break or holiday such as Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, spring break, Good Friday or Memorial Day. Teachers may not request personal business leave for a time when the teacher is scheduled for fall Fall or spring Spring conferences. Any violation of the foregoing provisions may subject the teacher to disciplinary action. If an employee has four (4) or more personal business days accumulated at the end of a school year, two (2) days shall be transferred to their accumulated sick leave. The days shall be converted automatically to sick leave unless the teacher provides written notice by June 1st of each school year that they do not desire such a conversion. D. A teacher absent from work because of mumps, scarlet fever, measles or chicken pox shall suffer no diminution of compensation and shall not be charged with sick-leave provided such diseases are present in the school system at that time and the teacher is not absent more than ten (10) days. In cases of pink eye, the teacher may be absent for one day without being charged a sick day. E. The Board will provide upon retirement from the Hartford Public Schools $60.00 for each unused sick day accumulated up to a maximum of 100 sick days into a 403b account of the teacher’s choice, provided that the employee gives notice by March 1. If the employee fails to provide notice by March 1, then the payment shall be $40 per day. If the employee who has an accumulation of 100 days at the beginning of the final school year and uses any sick days, thereby reducing the number of 100 accumulated days, the employee will be credited with the number of days reduced up to ten (10) days. To be eligible teachers must qualify for and apply for retirement with the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System.

LEAVE PAY. A. Teachers shall be credited eight Each full-time teacher in the Newaygo School system is allowed five (8) 5) days sick emergency leave per year at the beginning of the school year accumulative to one hundred (100) days. Sick leave shall be earned at the rate of one (1) day per month from September through April. If an employee fails to complete a full school year, sick days taken in excess of the earned one (1) day per month shall be deducted from the teacher's final paycheck. 1. The Board may request a physician's report if the teacher is absent for three (3) or more consecutive days or there is a pattern of absences. 2. A teacher on unpaid leave shall not accrue additional paid leave days. 3. If school is canceled due to inclement weather or acts of God and the teacher is not required to work, the teacher will not be charged a sick or business day. B. Teachers may use paid sick leave with pay in case of death or serious illness in the immediate family (spousewife, childrenhusband, parentschild, parents-in-lawmother, father, sister, brother, sistercorresponding in-laws, grandfather, grandmothergrandparent or one who has stood in that relationship). This The first five (5) days of emergency leave may also each school year will not count against accumulated sick leave. Subsequent leave under this Article within the same school year will be available in case of death or serious illness of any other person designated by a committee deducted from accumulated sick leave. A maximum of three (3) composed days (non-accumulative) per year shall be allowed for attendance at the funeral services of any person whose relationship to the teacher will warrant such attendance. B. Each teacher is allowed thirteen (13) days sick leave per year. The unused portion of the Superintendentsick leave is to accumulate to 160 days. Any determination of misuse of sick leave by a teacher shall be made jointly by the Board and the Association. Dental and doctor emergencies, building principal serious illness of immediate family (as defined in Section A), housing emergencies and teacher involvednon-emergency illness to a member's dependent shall be charged to sick leave. New teachers may not draw on sick leave until at least five (5) days have been worked on their contract. C. All teachers Emergency sick leave for the part-time teacher shall be prorated according to the length of their employment. D. Borderline cases in reference to section A, B, and C will be credited three left to the discretion of the superintendent. E. Each teacher shall be allowed two (32) paid leave personal days per year for personal businessnon-accumulative to be used within the following restrictions. These days will be earned at a rate Teachers shall notify their immediate supervisor, except in cases of emergency, one and a half (1.5) days per semester. A teacher who leaves prior to the end of the school year will have their leave days prorated. The teacher will notify the building principal or Superintendent at least twenty-four (24) hours day in advance of using leave. Personal business days may be accumulated a personal day - no use of personal day publicly within Newaygo County, except for formal programs, - no use of personal day to extend a maximum vacation or holiday, - if a teacher were approved for a personal day and the day of five (5) daysinstruction is canceled due to an “Act of God”, but the teacher is not charged for the personal day, - no more than four (4) teachers may use a personal day concurrently without the approval of the superintendent, and, - personal days may must be taken used in full or half day increments. - during the months of May and June, or any school year. Personal in-service day, a personal day shall be used for the transaction of business day or days which cannot be used the last day prior attended to on weekends, outside normal school hours, or the first day subsequent to a regular school vacation, break or holiday such as Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, spring break, Good Friday or Memorial Dayduring vacation periods. Teachers may not request personal business leave for a time when the teacher is scheduled for fall or spring conferences. Any violation of the foregoing provisions may subject the teacher to disciplinary action. If an employee has four (4) or more personal business days accumulated at the end of a school year, two (2) Such days shall include but not be transferred limited to their doctor’s appointments, personal legal affairs, real estate transactions, child’s program, graduations and weddings of immediate family (as defined in paragraph A). - unused personal days will be rolled into accumulated sick leave. The days shall be converted automatically to sick leave unless the teacher provides written notice by June 1st of each school year that they do not desire such a conversion. D. A teacher absent from work because of mumps, scarlet fever, measles or chicken pox shall suffer no diminution of compensation and shall not be charged with sick-leave provided such diseases are present in the school system at that time and the teacher is not absent more than ten (10) days. In cases of pink eye, the teacher may be absent for one day without being charged a sick day. E. The Board will provide upon retirement from the Hartford Public Schools $60.00 for each unused sick day accumulated up (not to a maximum of 100 sick days into a 403b account of the teacher’s choice, provided that the employee gives notice by March 1. If the employee fails to provide notice by March 1, then the payment shall be $40 per day. If the employee who has an accumulation of 100 days at the beginning of the final school year and uses any sick days, thereby reducing the number of 100 accumulated days, the employee will be credited with the number of days reduced up to ten (10) days. To be eligible teachers must qualify for and apply for retirement with the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System.exceed 160)

LEAVE PAY. A. Teachers shall be credited eight ten (8) 10) days sick leave per year at the beginning of the school year accumulative to one hundred seventy-five (100175) days. Sick leave shall be earned at the rate of one (1) day per month from September through Aprilmonth. If an employee fails to complete a full school year, sick days taken in excess of the earned one (1) day per month shall be deducted from the teacher's final paycheck. 1. The Board may request a physician's report if the teacher is absent for three two (32) or more consecutive days or there is a pattern of absences. 2. A teacher on paid or unpaid leave shall not accrue additional paid leave days. 3. If school is canceled due to inclement weather or acts of God and the teacher is not required to work, the teacher will not be charged a sick or business day. B. Teachers in the employ of the Board may use paid sick leave in case of death or serious illness in the immediate family (spouse, children, parents, parents-in-law, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother). This leave may also be available in case of death or serious illness of any other person designated by a committee of three (3) composed of the Superintendent, building principal and teacher involved. C. All teachers in the employ of the Board will be credited three two (32) paid leave days per year for personal business. These days will be earned at a rate of one and a half (1.51) days day per semester. A teacher who leaves prior to the end of the school year will and has taken both days shall have deducted one (1) day from their leave days proratedfinal paycheck. The teacher will notify the building principal or Superintendent at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of using leave. Personal business days may be accumulated to a maximum of five (5) days, but no more than four (4) days may be taken in any school year. Personal business day or days cannot be used the last day prior to or the first day subsequent to a regular school vacation, break or holiday such as Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, spring break, Good Friday or Memorial Day. or the last day prior to and including parent teacher conferences. Teachers may not request personal business leave for a time when the teacher is scheduled for fall Fall or spring Spring conferences. Any violation of the foregoing provisions may subject the teacher to disciplinary action. If an employee has four (4) or more personal business days accumulated at the end of a school year, two (2) days shall be transferred to their accumulated sick leave. The days shall be converted automatically to sick leave unless the teacher provides written notice by June 1st of each school year that they do not desire such a conversion. D. A teacher absent from work because of mumps, scarlet fever, measles or chicken pox shall suffer no diminution of compensation and shall not be charged with sick-leave provided such diseases are present in the school system at that time and the teacher is not absent more than ten (10) days. In cases of pink eye, the teacher may be absent for one day without being charged a sick day. E. The Board will provide upon retirement from the Hartford Public Schools $60.00 50.00 for each unused sick day accumulated up to a maximum of 100 175 sick days into a 403b account of the teacher’s choice, provided that the employee gives notice by March 1. If the employee fails to provide notice by March 1, then the payment shall be $40 30 per day. If the employee who has an accumulation of 100 175 days at the beginning of the final school year and uses any sick days, thereby reducing the number of 100 175 accumulated days, the employee will be credited with the number of days reduced up to ten (10) days. To be eligible teachers must qualify for and apply for retirement with the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System.

LEAVE PAY. A. Teachers shall be credited eight (8) days sick leave per year at the beginning of the school year accumulative to one hundred (100) days. Sick leave shall be earned at the rate of one (1) day per month from September through April. If an employee fails to complete a full school year, sick days taken in excess of the earned one (1) day per month shall be deducted from the teacher's final paycheck. 1. The Board may request a physician's report if the teacher is absent for three (3) or more consecutive days or there is a pattern of absences. 2. A teacher on unpaid leave shall not accrue additional paid leave days. 3. If school is canceled due to inclement weather or acts of God and the teacher is not required to work, the teacher will not be charged a sick or business day. B. Teachers may use paid sick leave in case of death or serious illness in the immediate family (spouse, children, parents, parents-in-law, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother). This leave may also be available in case of death or serious illness of any other person designated by a committee of three (3) composed of the Superintendent, building principal and teacher involved. C. A teacher shall have the right to a maternity, paternity or adoption leave immediately following the birth or adoption. The teacher may use accumulated sick leave benefits up to thirty (30) working days during this leave if the teacher so desires. D. All teachers will be credited three (3) paid leave days per year for personal business. These days will be earned at a rate of one and a half (1.5) days per semester. A teacher who leaves prior to the end of the school year will have their leave days prorated. The teacher will notify the building principal or Superintendent at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of using leave. Personal business days may be accumulated to a maximum of five (5) days, but no more than four (4) days may be taken in any school year. Personal business day or days cannot be used the last day prior to or the first day subsequent to a regular school vacation, break or holiday such as Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, spring break, Good Friday or Memorial Day. Teachers may not request personal business leave for a time when the teacher is scheduled for fall or spring conferences. Any violation of the foregoing provisions may subject the teacher to disciplinary action. If an employee has four (4) or more personal business days accumulated at the end of a school year, two (2) days shall be transferred to their accumulated sick leave. The days shall be converted automatically to sick leave unless the teacher provides written notice by June 1st of each school year that they do not desire such a conversion. D. E. A teacher absent from work because of mumps, scarlet fever, measles or chicken pox shall suffer no diminution of compensation and shall not be charged with sick-leave sickleave provided such diseases are present in the school system at that time and the teacher is not absent more than ten (10) days. In cases of pink eye, the teacher may be absent for one day without being charged a sick day. E. F. The Board will provide upon retirement from the Hartford Public Schools $60.00 for each unused sick day accumulated up to a maximum of 100 sick days into a 403b account of the teacher’s choice, provided that the employee gives notice by March 1. If the employee fails to provide notice by March 1, then the payment shall be $40 per day. If the employee who has an accumulation of 100 days at the beginning of the final school year and uses any sick days, thereby reducing the number of 100 accumulated days, the employee will be credited with the number of days reduced up to ten (10) days. To be eligible teachers must qualify for and apply for retirement with the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System.

LEAVE PAY. A. Teachers shall be credited eight ten (8) 10) days sick leave per year at the beginning of the school year accumulative to one hundred seventy-five (100175) days. Sick leave shall be earned at the rate of one (1) day per month from September through Aprilmonth. If an employee fails to complete a full school year, sick days taken in excess of the earned one (1) day per month shall be deducted from the teacher's final paycheck. 1. The Board may request a physician's report if the teacher is absent for three two (32) or more consecutive days or there is a pattern of absences. 2. A teacher on paid or unpaid leave shall not accrue additional paid leave days. 3. If school is canceled due to inclement weather or acts of God and the teacher is not required to work, the teacher will not be charged a sick or business day. B. Teachers in the employ of the Board may use paid sick leave in case of death or serious illness in the immediate family (spouse, children, parents, parents-in-law, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother). This leave may also be available in case of death or serious illness of any other person designated by a committee of three (3) composed of the Superintendent, building principal and teacher involved. C. All teachers in the employ of the Board will be credited three two (32) paid leave days per year for personal business. These days will be earned at a rate of one and a half (1.51) days day per semester. A teacher who leaves prior to the end of the school year will and has taken both days shall have deducted one (1) day from their leave days proratedfinal paycheck. The teacher will notify the building principal or Superintendent at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of using leave. Personal business days may be accumulated to a maximum of five (5) days, but no more than four (4) days may be taken in any school year. Personal business day or days cannot be used the last day prior to or the first day subsequent to a regular school vacation, break or holiday such as Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, spring break, Good Friday or Memorial Day. Teachers may not request personal business leave for a time when Day or the last day prior to and including parent teacher is scheduled for fall or spring conferences. Any violation of the foregoing provisions may subject the teacher to disciplinary action. If an employee has four (4) or more personal business days accumulated at the end of a school year, two (2) days shall be transferred to their accumulated sick leave. The days shall be converted automatically to sick leave unless the teacher provides written notice by June 1st of each school year that they do not desire such a conversion. D. A teacher absent from work because of mumps, scarlet fever, measles or chicken pox shall suffer no diminution of compensation and shall not be charged with sick-leave provided such diseases are present in the school system at that time and the teacher is not absent more than ten (10) days. In cases of pink eye, the teacher may be absent for one day without being charged a sick day. E. The Board will provide upon retirement from the Hartford Public Schools $60.00 50.00 for each unused sick day accumulated up to a maximum of 100 175 sick days into a 403b account of the teacher’s choice, provided that the employee gives notice by March 1. If the employee fails to provide notice by March 1, then the payment shall be $40 30 per day. If the employee who has an accumulation of 100 175 days at the beginning of the final school year and uses any sick days, thereby reducing the number of 100 175 accumulated days, the employee will be credited with the number of days reduced up to ten (10) days. To be eligible teachers must qualify for and apply for retirement with the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System.

LEAVE PAY. A. Teachers All salaried teaching personnel shall be credited eight (8) days allowed sick leave per privileges listed hereafter: 1. Full time teachers shall receive thirteen (13) total days of leave each year at the beginning of the school year accumulative to one hundred (100) dayscalendar. Sick leave shall be earned at the rate of one (1) day per month from September through April. If an employee fails to complete a full school year, sick days taken in excess of the earned one (1) day per month shall be deducted from the teacher's final paycheck. 1. The Board may request a physician's report if the teacher is absent for three Three (3) or more consecutive of these days or there is a pattern of absences. 2may be used for personal leave. Personal leave shall not be used to extend school vacation days. A teacher on unpaid shall request personal leave shall not accrue additional paid leave days. 3. If school is canceled due to inclement weather or acts of God and the teacher is not required to work, the teacher will not be charged a sick or business day. B. Teachers may use paid sick leave in case of death or serious illness in the immediate family (spouse, children, parents, parents-in-law, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother). This leave may also be available in case of death or serious illness of any other person designated by a committee of three (3) composed of the Superintendent, building principal and teacher involved. C. All teachers will be credited three (3) paid leave days per year for personal business. These days will be earned at a rate of one and a half (1.5) days per semester. A teacher who leaves prior to the end of the school year will have their leave days prorated. The teacher will notify from the building principal or Superintendent at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance advance. 2. Credit at the end of using leave. Personal business days may be accumulated the service year with the unused portion of sick leave allowance accumulative to a maximum total of 120 sick days. 3. Teachers may use their sick leave for their personal illness or to care for a spouse or child (biological or adopted) or other person for whom the teacher is in loco parentis who is ill. Absence from duty for other illness in the immediate family shall be granted for up to five (5) days, but no more than four (4) . Additional days may be taken in any school year. Personal business day or days cannot be used granted at the last day prior to or the first day subsequent to a regular school vacation, break or holiday such as Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, spring break, Good Friday or Memorial Day. Teachers may not request personal business leave for a time when the teacher is scheduled for fall or spring conferences. Any violation discretion of the foregoing provisions may subject the teacher to disciplinary actionSuperintendent. If an employee has four (4) or more personal business days accumulated at the end of a school yearSuch absence, two (2) days shall when granted, will be transferred to their deducted from accumulated sick leave. The days Immediate family shall be converted automatically to sick interpreted as: Father, Stepfather, Mother, Stepmother, Husband, Wife, Child, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Brother, Stepbrother, Sister, Stepsister, Grandparents, Grandchild, Father-or Mother-In-Law, Son-In-Law and Daughter-In-Law. If a teacher is on approved extended leave unless and not available for work, leave days will still be charged even if “act of God” days occur. In any other situation, if there is an “act of God” day the teacher provides written notice by June 1st of each school year that they do not desire such a conversion. D. A teacher absent from work because of mumps, scarlet fever, measles or chicken pox shall suffer no diminution of compensation and shall will not be charged with sick-for that sick day or personal leave provided such diseases are present in the school system at that time and the teacher is not absent more than ten (10) days. In cases of pink eye, the teacher may be absent for one day without being charged a sick day. E. The Board will provide upon retirement 4. Absence from the Hartford Public Schools $60.00 duty for each unused sick day accumulated up to three (3) days with full pay shall be granted after notification has been made in case of death of a maximum Father, Stepfather, Mother, Stepmother, Husband, Wife, Child, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Sister, Stepsister, Brother, Stepbrother, Grandparents, Father-In- Law, Mother-In-Law, Grandchild, Brother-In-Law, Sister-In-Law. Two additional days, deducted from sick days, will be approved upon notification to the building administration of 100 sick days into the need. 5. A one (1) day funeral leave will be granted after notification has been made in the case of death of a 403b account member of the extended family or a close friend. This day will be deducted from either the teacher’s choicepersonal leave days or the accumulated sick leave, provided that the employee gives notice by March 1. If the employee fails to provide notice by March 1, then the payment shall be $40 per day. If the employee who has an accumulation of 100 days at the beginning of the final school year and uses any sick days, thereby reducing the number of 100 accumulated days, the employee will be credited with the number of days reduced up to ten (10) days. To be eligible teachers must qualify for and apply for retirement with the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement Systemteacher’s option.

LEAVE PAY. A. Teachers absent from duty because of illness, personal business, disability or because of illness in the family shall be credited eight allowed full pay for a total of twelve (8) 12) leave days in any school year plus as many days as the individual teacher may have accumulated. Seven days of the twelve (12) leave days shall be designated as sick leave. Five (5) days of the twelve (12) leave days maximum per year, shall be designated as non-reviewed personal business days. These do not accumulate year to year as personal days, but rather accumulate as sick leave per days. First year teachers shall have six (6) days placed at their disposal at the beginning of the school year accumulative to one hundred first semester and six (1006) days. Sick leave shall be earned days placed at their disposal at the rate beginning of one (1) day per month from September through Aprilsecond semester. If an employee fails Should a teacher use sick leave days to complete a full school year, sick days taken in excess of the earned one (1) day per month shall be deducted from the teacher's final paycheck. 1. The Board may request a physician's report if which the teacher is absent not entitled, the teacher shall reimburse the District for those days. Each teacher shall be entitled to an accumulation of the unused portion of each year’s leave to a maximum accumulation of two hundred and ten (210). Unused personal and sick leave days will be rolled into the sick day accumulation for each teacher at the end of each school year. After five (5) consecutive days or if a pattern of absences is determined, medical documentation must be provided if requested. B. Non-Reviewed personal business days are to be arranged for at least three (3) or more consecutive days or there is a pattern of absences. 2in advance except for emergency situations. A teacher on unpaid leave shall not accrue additional paid leave days. 3. If school is canceled due to inclement weather or acts of God Days immediately preceding and the teacher is not required to work, the teacher will following any vacation period may not be charged a sick used as personal business days. (Except for funerals or business day. B. Teachers may use paid sick leave in case of death or serious illness in the immediate family (spouse, children, parents, parents-in-law, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother). This leave may also be available in case of death or serious illness of any other person designated by a committee of three (3) composed approval of the Superintendent, building principal and teacher involved. C. All teachers will be credited three (3) paid leave days per year for personal business. These days will be earned at a rate of one and a half (1.5) days per semester. A teacher who leaves prior to the end of the school year will have their leave days prorated). The teacher will notify the building principal or Superintendent at least twentynumber of members approved for non-four (24) hours in advance of using leave. Personal reviewed personal business days may shall be accumulated limited to a maximum of five (5) days, but no more than four (4) days may be taken in any school year. Personal business day or days cannot be used the last day prior to or the first day subsequent to a regular school vacation, break or holiday such as Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, spring break, Good Friday or Memorial Day. Teachers may not request personal business per day. C. A sick leave for a time when the teacher is scheduled for fall or spring conferences. Any violation of the foregoing provisions may subject the teacher to disciplinary action. If an employee has four (4) or more personal business days accumulated at the end of a school year, two (2) days bank shall be transferred to their accumulated sick leaveestablished and maintained for the use of teachers. The days shall be converted automatically to sick leave unless the teacher provides written notice by June 1st of each school year that they do not desire such a conversion(As defined in Sick Leave Policy – Article XVI). D. A yearly audit of the number of leave days used by the teacher absent from work because of mumps, scarlet fever, measles or chicken pox shall suffer no diminution of compensation be taken. One copy shall be issued to the teacher and shall not be charged with sick-leave provided such diseases are present the other placed in the teacher’s permanent file. This audit shall be performed by the first day of the succeeding school system year. E. No teacher shall be granted a personal leave day to earn money at that time another job. The Memphis Education Association and the teacher is Board will not absent more than ten (10) daystolerate abuse of leave policy. In cases of pink eyewhere abuse is suspected, an investigation will be made by the teacher may be absent for one day without being charged a sick dayBoard and the Association. E. The Board will provide upon F. Upon retirement, a teacher shall receive substitute’s wages at the time of such retirement from the Hartford Public Schools $60.00 for each unused sick day all accumulated up to leave days in his account Upon termination of employment for reasons other than retirement, a maximum of 100 sick days into a 403b account of the teacher’s choice, provided that the employee gives notice by March 1. If the employee fails to provide notice by March 1, then the payment teacher shall be $40 per dayeligible to receive fifty percent (50%) reimbursement for any accumulated leave days accredited to him at time of employment termination. If the employee who has an accumulation This shall be in effect only upon completion of 100 days at the beginning least six (6) years of the final school year and uses any sick days, thereby reducing the number of 100 accumulated days, the employee will be credited with the number of days reduced up to ten (10) days. To be eligible teachers must qualify for and apply for retirement with the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement Systemteaching service in this system.

LEAVE PAY. A. Teachers In the event that an employee is disabled through an injury or illness covered by Workers' Compensation, the employee may use his/her sick days and his/her sick days shall be credited eight (8) days reduced by the amount so as to provide 100% pay in coordination with Workers' Compensation Insurance. Under no circumstances may the sick leave per year at bank be used for this purpose. B. At the beginning of the school year, each teacher shall be credited with thirteen (13) sick days, three of which may be used for personal business. The unused portion of such allowance shall accumulate from year accumulative to one hundred (100) daysyear unlimited. Part time teachers will accumulate sick time equal to their percentage of a full time teacher. Sick leave may be used for family illness. Sick leave on a Professional Development day shall be earned at accompanied by medical verification. C. All LFEA members will donate one day for each accumulated year to the rate of one (1) day per month from September through April. If an employee fails to complete a full school year, sick days taken in excess bank regardless of the earned one (1) balance in the bank until they have achieved 6 years of Lake ▇▇▇▇▇▇ teaching seniority. In the event the sick bank shall fall below 500 days, everyone will contribute a day per month and other members under 5 years of seniority will not be doubly charged. New members currently on staff will not be charged for their years up to this point. Directives for the use of the sick leave bank shall be deducted from the teacher's final paycheckas follows: Bereavement - At time of death or memorial service. 1. The Board Teachers may request use 1-sick day per year for bereavement of a physician's report if the teacher is absent for three (3) relative or more consecutive days or there is a pattern of absencesfriend. 2. A teacher on unpaid leave shall not accrue additional paid leave days. 3. If school is canceled due to inclement weather or acts of God and the teacher is not required to work, the teacher will not be charged a sick or business day. B. Teachers may use paid up to 3-sick leave in case days for bereavement of death or serious illness in the an immediate family (member. Immediate family members shall include: mother, father, spouse, childrenchild, parentsadopted child, parentsstep-in-lawchild, brother, sister, grandfathermother/father-in –law, grandmother)grandparents and legal guardian. This leave If additional time is needed, employee may also make the request to the superintendent 3. Upon request, medical verification will be available in case of death or serious illness of any other person designated by a committee of three (3) composed of given to the Superintendent, building principal and teacher involvedSick Leave Bank Committee. C. All teachers will 4. After depletion of an individual's sick leave days, a minimum of five consecutive days must lapse before the teacher is eligible to apply for sick leave bank days. Days without pay shall be credited three (3) paid leave days per year for personal business. These days will be earned dispersed over five pay periods unless time granted is at a rate of one and a half (1.5) days per semester. A teacher who leaves prior to the end of the school year will have their fiscal year. 5. Sick leave days prorated. The teacher will notify the building principal or Superintendent at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of using leave. Personal business bank days may be accumulated granted as full days or half days. Any member who uses days from the sick bank must return each year, to a maximum the sick bank, one day until withdrawn time has been replaced by the member. 6. Whenever possible, requests for sick leave bank days must be made in writing. 7. The Payroll Department must be notified in writing by the Chair of the Sick Leave Bank Committee or the Association President as to the number of days granted to each individual teacher. 8. The Association must keep reasonable records which are subject to review by the Administration. 9. If an individual teacher's sick leave days have been depleted, up to five (5) days, but no more than four (4) bereavement days may be taken granted from the sick leave bank for each death occurring in any school yearthe immediate family as an exception to Item 2 above. 10. Personal business day or These regulations may not be changed without mutual agreement between the Board and the Association. 11. A teacher may draw, from the sick leave bank, only that number of days necessary to meet the LTD qualifying period as specified in Article 25, Section C. 12. The use of sick bank days cannot be used to extend the last period during which the Board of Education pays fringe benefits unless the sick bank days are part of a ten day prior continuous block of time. The Board will cease to or pay fringe benefits for an employee who is off, when that employee's personal sick days have been exhausted, except as provided in the first day subsequent above sentence. 13. Habitual use of the sick bank program may be used to deny authorization. D. Any teacher whose personal illness extends beyond the period compensated under this Article, shall be granted a regular leave of absence without pay for up to twelve (12) months if medical verification is presented to the Board within thirty (30) days of when their personal sick days have been exhausted. The leave of absence is renewable at the discretion of the Board. The teacher will be returned to an equivalent vacant teaching position the following September, earlier at the discretion of the Board of Education, upon medical verification that the teacher is now able to return to their full duties. E. Teachers may use three (3) days leave for personal business, which cannot normally be handled outside school vacationhours, break or holiday such as Labor Daymedical, Thanksgivingfinancial, Christmaslegal, spring breakreligious, Good Friday emergency, or Memorial Dayother situations. Teachers are required to indicate general category that personal day will be used for, but will not be required to detail reason. Application for such leave must be made in writing. The request must be made three (3) days in advance of the date requested, except in the case of an emergency. Teachers may not request use personal business days adjacent to holiday and vacation time without the authorization of Central Office. Teachers may not use personal business days on a Professional Development day. Habitual use shall be used to deny authorization. Personal days will become sick days if not used. F. Leave of absence with pay not chargeable against the teacher's sick leave for a time allowance shall be granted when the teacher is scheduled for fall or spring conferencescalled and serves on jury duty. Any violation The Board will pay the make-up pay portion between the daily rate of the foregoing provisions may subject teacher and what they receive from the court, less expenses. Retirement benefits will not be diminished by participation on jury duty. There shall be a limit of sixty (60) days on the Board's make up pay portion. G. A teacher called by the Board to disciplinary actiontestify in court shall not suffer loss of pay. If an employee has four (4) or more personal business days accumulated Payment for other appearances shall be at the end discretion of a school year, two (2) days the Board. Approval for payment shall be transferred to their accumulated sick leave. The days shall be converted automatically to sick leave unless made by the teacher provides written notice by June 1st Board in advance of each school year that they do not desire such a conversionsaid appearance. D. A teacher absent from work because H. The Board may request medical verification of mumps, scarlet fever, measles an employee's disability or chicken pox shall suffer no diminution of compensation and shall his/her ability to return to work. I. Whenever school is closed for Act of God days teachers will not be charged with sick-leave provided such diseases for prearranged absences unless they are present not in the school system area (not at that time their normal abode) and the teacher is not absent more than ten (10) days. In cases of pink eye, the teacher may be absent available for one day without being charged a sick daywork. E. J. The Board will provide upon retirement from Superintendent and LFEA President may mutually approve an individual voluntary donation of sick days outside the Hartford Public Schools $60.00 for each unused sick day accumulated up bank to a maximum of 100 sick days into a 403b account of the teacher’s choice, provided that the employee gives notice by March 1. If the employee fails to provide notice by March 1, then the payment shall be $40 per day. If the employee who has an accumulation of 100 days at the beginning of the final school year and uses any sick days, thereby reducing the number of 100 accumulated days, the employee will be credited with the number of days reduced up to ten (10) days. To be eligible teachers must qualify for and apply for retirement with the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement SystemLFEA member.