Common use of Leave Policies Clause in Contracts

Leave Policies. Section A Leave Days Teachers will be granted twelve (12) leave days per contract year. 1. If requesting more than two consecutive leave days, an explanation may be requested by administration before approval is given. This request must be made to administration at least five (5) days before absence occurs. 2. A leave day request will not be granted prior to or following the non-school days as indicated by the school calendar, not including Saturday and Sunday. A request will not be granted on the first or last day of the school calendar. A teacher will need special permission to use leave days during the month of May. Any request for leave during May should be made as far in advance as possible. 3. At the end of the year, teachers will notify the district office what they would like to have done with their unused leave days. Teachers have two options which may be used separately or in combination: a. Teacher can transfer all or part of their remaining days to their individual sick leave bank, providing their maximum accumulation of leave days does not exceed eighty (80) days. b. Up to three (3) days of the current year may be sold back to the District at a rate of $100 per day. Teachers will notify the District Office which option they choose on the end of the year checkout form. Section B Emergency, Sick Leave, Bereavement, Family and Medical Leave Act 1. Sick or bereavement leave can be used for an employee’s parents, spouse, siblings, grandparents, children, step-children, and other relatives for whom the employee is the legal guardian, has power of attorney, or is declared the primary caregiver. 2. Teachers in USD No. 507 shall be allowed to transfer leave days to any teacher who, due to illness or accident, has used all of his/her leave days. No teacher will be able to use more than 80 days. These transfers shall be made only on an “as needed” basis. 3. Teachers in USD No. 507 shall be allowed to utilize two (2) days/year of accrued sick leave for emergency purposes. Those emergencies shall be unforeseen situations which keep a teacher from being physically present for work and that are not covered in other leave policy provisions. The Superintendent of USD No. 507 shall receive within five (5) days of the teacher’s return a written request requesting said leave specifically noted. Superintendent shall have sole authority for granting emergency leave 4. Teachers will be allowed to use quarter-hour units of sick leave for doctor appointments with the approval of the building principal. The teacher desiring the hour units will request another teacher to cover his/her class if needed. Said arrangements must meet prior approval of the building principal. 5. Teachers in USD No. 507 having used all of his/her personal business leave and any accrued comp time may use up to two (2) days of accrued sick leave for the birth of a grandchild. 6. Leave as required by Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) will comply with federal law (reference xxx.xxx.xxx). 7. An appeal for leave involving extraordinary circumstances may be made to the Superintendent. Section C Leave without Pay Leave without pay may be used only after all other options have been exhausted unless approved by the Superintendent.

Leave Policies. Section A Leave Days Teachers will be granted twelve (12) leave days per contract year. 1. If requesting more than two consecutive leave days, an explanation may be requested by administration before approval is given. This request must be made to administration at least five (5) days before absence occurs. 2. A leave day request will not be granted prior to or following the non-school days as indicated by the school calendar, not including Saturday and Sunday. A request will not be granted on the first or last day of the school calendar. A teacher will need special permission to use leave days during the month of May. Any request for leave during May should be made as far in advance as possible. 3. At the end of the year, teachers will notify the district office what they would like to have done with their unused leave days. Teachers have two options which may be used separately or in combination: a. Teacher can transfer all or part of their remaining days to their individual sick leave bank, providing their maximum accumulation of leave days does not exceed eighty (80) days. b. Up to three (3) days of the current year may be sold back to the District at a rate of $100 per day. Teachers will notify the District Office which option they choose on the end of the year checkout form. Section B Emergency, Sick Leave, Bereavement, Family and Medical Leave Act 1. Sick or bereavement leave can be used for an employee’s parents, spouse, siblings, grandparents, children, step-children, and other relatives for whom the employee is the legal guardian, has power of attorney, or is declared the primary caregiver. 2. Teachers in USD No. 507 shall be allowed to transfer leave days to any teacher who, due to illness or accident, has used all of his/her leave days. No teacher will be able to use more than 80 days. These transfers shall be made only on an “as needed” basisbasis and shall come from the donating employee’s individual sick leave bank. 3. Teachers in USD No. 507 shall be allowed to utilize two (2) days/year of accrued sick leave for emergency purposes. Those emergencies shall be unforeseen situations which keep a teacher from being physically present for work and that are not covered in other leave policy provisions. The Superintendent of USD No. 507 shall receive within five (5) days of the teacher’s return a written request requesting said leave specifically noted. Superintendent shall have sole authority for granting emergency leave 4. Teachers will be allowed to use quarter-hour units of sick leave for doctor appointments with the approval of the building principal. The teacher desiring the hour units will request another teacher to cover his/her class if needed. Said arrangements must meet prior approval of the building principal. 5. Teachers in USD No. 507 having used all of his/her personal business leave and any accrued comp time may use up to two (2) days of accrued sick leave for the birth of a grandchild. 6. Leave as required by Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) will comply with federal law (reference xxx.xxx.xxx). 7. An appeal for leave involving extraordinary circumstances may be made to the Superintendent. Section C Leave without Pay Leave without pay may be used only after all other options have been exhausted unless approved by the Superintendent.

Leave Policies. Section A Leave Days Teachers will Full time certified staff shall be granted twelve entitled to ten (1210) days of unspecified leave days per contract school year.. This shall include sick leave, personal leave, bereavement leave, and professional leave requests that are not made at the direction of the administration: 1. If requesting more than two consecutive Any of the leave (10 days per year) which is not utilized by the employee shall accumulate to a maximum of fifty (50) days of accumulated leave. 2. When an employee has accumulated the maximum leave (50) days, any of the annual unspecified leave not utilized will be reimbursed to the employee at the rate of $20 per day of such unused leave. (paid in July payroll) 3. Once leave is accumulated, the leave can only be used for accident, illness, medical emergencies or bereavement (after the current year’s days are exhausted) of the immediate family*. 4. Leave for professional and school reasons, at the request of the administration, shall not be counted against the annual leave allotment. Leave requests are subject to 1) availability of substitute teachers; 2) adequate notice to employer; 3) restrictions on use of leave to extend vacations; 4) providing enough non substitute teachers in the building to maintain an explanation may be requested by administration before approval is givenorderly environment. This Adequate notice: employees must submit a leave request must be made to administration at least form a minimum of five (5) working days before absence occursin advance of the leave date for professional and personal leave, as well as for other types of leave whenever possible. In the case of an emergency, the employee should contact building principals directly. The general reason for leave must be specified on the notice (personal, professional, etc. 2), as the district is required to report types of teacher leave to the Nebraska Department of Education. A leave day request will * Immediate family defined: employee’s spouse, the employee’s or spouse’s father, mother, children, grandparents, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, or their spouses and children. Leave days for personal reasons cannot be granted used the last workday immediately prior to or following the nonfirst workday after a scheduled school vacation unless a special situation merits the Superintendent’s approval. Personal leave days must be taken in full day increments, except one day of the ten days for that year may be taken in half-school day increments. Previous leave requests may cause newly requested leave days as indicated by to be denied due to the school calendaravailability of substitutes. In these instances, not including Saturday and Sunday. A request personal leave will not be granted on a first come, first served basis. Approval from the first or last day principals to leave the building for short periods of time (longer than 15 minutes) shall accrue toward used leave time. An employee who is absent from work beyond the school calendar. A teacher will need special permission to use leave days during the month of May. Any request for leave during May should be made as far in advance as possible. 3. At the end of the year, teachers will notify the district office what they would like to have done with their unused leave days. Teachers have two options which may be used separately or in combination: a. Teacher can transfer all or part of their remaining days to their individual sick leave bank, providing their maximum accumulation of leave days does not exceed eighty (80) days. b. Up to three (3) days of the current year may be sold back to the District at a rate of $100 per day. Teachers will notify the District Office which option they choose on the end of the year checkout form. Section B Emergency, Sick Leave, Bereavement, Family and Medical Leave Act 1. Sick or bereavement leave can be used for an employee’s parents, spouse, siblings, grandparents, children, step-children, and other relatives for whom the employee is the legal guardian, has power of attorney, or is declared the primary caregiver. 2. Teachers in USD No. 507 shall be allowed to transfer leave days to any teacher who, due to illness or accident, has used all amount of his/her annual unspecified leave days. No teacher will be able to use more than 80 days. These transfers plus his/her accumulated leave days shall be made only on an “as needed” basis. 3. Teachers in USD No. 507 shall be allowed to utilize two (2) dayshave one day of his/year her annual salary deducted for each day that the employee is absent beyond total leave days available at their daily rate of accrued sick leave for emergency purposes. Those emergencies shall be unforeseen situations which keep a teacher from being physically present for work and that are not covered in other leave policy provisionspay. The Superintendent also has the authority to grant additional leave at full salary pay deduction (1/186th of USD Nocontracted salary amount, if contract calls for 186 days) if he/she feels a need warrants it. 507 Abuse of the District’s leave policy shall receive within be considered insubordination on the part of the staff member. The Superintendent may request a doctor’s statement after five (5) days consecutive sick days. No accumulated leave benefits accrue as severance pay upon termination of services for any cause or when an employee retires (except if the teacher’s return a written request requesting said leave specifically noted. Superintendent shall have sole authority for granting emergency leave 4employee is retiring under the Early Retirement Incentive Plan). Teachers will be allowed contracted to use quarter-hour units teach a minimum of sick leave for doctor appointments with the approval of the building principal. The teacher desiring the hour units will request another teacher to cover his/her class if needed. Said arrangements must meet prior approval of the building principal. 5. Teachers in USD No. 507 having used all of his/her personal business leave and any accrued comp time may use up to two .5 F.T.E. (2) days of accrued sick leave for the birth of a grandchild. 6. Leave as required by Family Medical Leave Act (FMLAFull Time Equivalency) will comply with federal law receive a prorated leave benefit. Temporary employees and part time employees (reference xxx.xxx.xxx)less than one-half time) shall not be entitled to leave privileges unless specifically stated. All leave days shall be expended in the order in which they were accrued. 7. An appeal for leave involving extraordinary circumstances may be made to the Superintendent. Section C Leave without Pay Leave without pay may be used only after all other options have been exhausted unless approved by the Superintendent.

Leave Policies. Section A Leave Days Teachers will Full time certified staff shall be granted twelve entitled to ten (1210) days of unspecified leave days per contract school year.. This shall include sick leave, personal leave, bereavement leave, and professional leave requests that are not made at the direction of the administration: 1. If requesting more than two consecutive Any of the leave (10 days per year) which is not utilized by the employee shall accumulate to a maximum of fifty (50) days of accumulated leave. 2. When an employee has accumulated the maximum leave (50) days, any of the annual unspecified leave not utilized will be reimbursed to the employee at the rate of $20 per day of such unused leave. (paid in July payroll) 3. Once leave is accumulated, the leave can only be used for accident, illness, medical emergencies or bereavement (after the current year’s days are exhausted) of the immediate family*. 4. Leave for professional and school reasons, at the request of the administration, shall not be counted against the annual leave allotment. 5. No accumulated leave (sick days) can be used until all 10 unspecified leave days from the current school year are expended. Scheduling and pre-approval of unspecified days for personal use does not constitute an explanation may be requested by administration before approval is givenexpended day. This Leave requests are subject to 1) availability of substitute teachers; 2) adequate notice to employer; 3) restriction of use of leave on professional and plan days; 4) providing enough non substitute teachers in the building to maintain an orderly environment. Adequate notice: employees must submit a leave request must be made to administration at least form a minimum of five (5) working days before absence occursin advance of the leave date for professional and personal leave, as well as for other types of leave whenever possible. In the case of an emergency, the employee should contact building principals directly. The general reason for leave must be specified on the notice (personal, professional, etc. 2), as the district is required to report types of teacher leave to the Nebraska Department of Education. A leave day request Teachers will not be granted prior allowed to or following use personal leave during professional development days and elementary planning days (exceptions that are beyond the non-school days as indicated control of the employee will be determined by the school calendarsuperintendent). High School head coaches shall be allotted 2 days for professional development per NSAA activity they coach. Assistant coaches (9th grade included) will be allotted 1 day. These days may be used to attend conferences or clinics directly related to their sport. * Immediate family defined: employee’s spouse, not including Saturday the employee’s or spouse’s father, mother, children, grandparents, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, or their spouses and Sundaychildren. A request Personal leave days must be taken in full day increments, except one day of the ten days for that year may be taken in half-day increments. Previous leave requests may cause newly requested leave days to be denied due to the availability of substitutes. In these instances, personal leave will not be granted on a first come, first served basis. Approval from the first or last day principals to leave the building for short periods of time (longer than 15 minutes) shall accrue toward used leave time. An employee who is absent from work beyond the school calendar. A teacher will need special permission to use leave days during the month of May. Any request for leave during May should be made as far in advance as possible. 3. At the end of the year, teachers will notify the district office what they would like to have done with their unused leave days. Teachers have two options which may be used separately or in combination: a. Teacher can transfer all or part of their remaining days to their individual sick leave bank, providing their maximum accumulation of leave days does not exceed eighty (80) days. b. Up to three (3) days of the current year may be sold back to the District at a rate of $100 per day. Teachers will notify the District Office which option they choose on the end of the year checkout form. Section B Emergency, Sick Leave, Bereavement, Family and Medical Leave Act 1. Sick or bereavement leave can be used for an employee’s parents, spouse, siblings, grandparents, children, step-children, and other relatives for whom the employee is the legal guardian, has power of attorney, or is declared the primary caregiver. 2. Teachers in USD No. 507 shall be allowed to transfer leave days to any teacher who, due to illness or accident, has used all amount of his/her annual unspecified leave days. No teacher will be able to use more than 80 days. These transfers plus his/her accumulated leave days shall be made only on an “as needed” basis. 3. Teachers in USD No. 507 shall be allowed to utilize two (2) dayshave one day of his/year her annual salary deducted for each day that the employee is absent beyond total leave days available at their daily rate of accrued sick leave for emergency purposes. Those emergencies shall be unforeseen situations which keep a teacher from being physically present for work and that are not covered in other leave policy provisionspay. The Superintendent also has the authority to grant additional leave at full salary pay deduction (1/186th of USD Nocontracted salary amount, if contract calls for 186 days) if he/she feels a need warrants it. 507 Abuse of the District’s leave policy shall receive within be considered insubordination on the part of the staff member. The Superintendent may request a doctor’s statement after five (5) days consecutive sick days. No accumulated leave benefits accrue as severance pay upon termination of services for any cause or when an employee retires (except if the teacher’s return a written request requesting said leave specifically noted. Superintendent shall have sole authority for granting emergency leave 4employee is retiring under the Separation Incentive Program). Teachers will be allowed contracted to use quarter-hour units teach a minimum of sick leave for doctor appointments with the approval of the building principal. The teacher desiring the hour units will request another teacher to cover his/her class if needed. Said arrangements must meet prior approval of the building principal. 5. Teachers in USD No. 507 having used all of his/her personal business leave and any accrued comp time may use up to two .5 F.T.E. (2) days of accrued sick leave for the birth of a grandchild. 6. Leave as required by Family Medical Leave Act (FMLAFull Time Equivalency) will comply with federal law receive a prorated leave benefit. Temporary employees and part time employees (reference xxx.xxx.xxx)less than one-half time) shall not be entitled to leave privileges unless specifically stated. All leave days shall be expended in the order in which they were accrued. 7. An appeal for leave involving extraordinary circumstances may be made to the Superintendent. Section C Leave without Pay Leave without pay may be used only after all other options have been exhausted unless approved by the Superintendent.

Leave Policies. Section A Leave Days Teachers will Full time certified staff shall be granted twelve entitled to ten (1210) days of unspecified leave days per contract school year.. This shall include sick leave, personal leave, bereavement leave, and professional leave requests that are not made at the direction of the administration: 1. If requesting more than two consecutive Any of the leave (10 days per year) which is not utilized by the employee shall accumulate to a maximum of fifty (50) days of accumulated leave. 2. When an employee has accumulated the maximum leave (50) days, any of the annual unspecified leave not utilized will be reimbursed to the employee at the rate of $20 per day of such unused leave. (paid in July payroll) 3. Once leave is accumulated, the leave can only be used for accident, illness, medical emergencies or bereavement (after the current year’s days are exhausted) of the immediate family*. 4. Leave for professional and school reasons, at the request of the administration, shall not be counted against the annual leave allotment. 5. No accumulated leave (sick days) can be used until all 10 unspecified leave days from the current school year are expended. Scheduling and pre-approval of unspecified days for personal use does not constitute an explanation may be requested by administration before approval is givenexpended day. This Leave requests are subject to 1) availability of substitute teachers; 2) adequate notice to employer; 3) restriction of use of leave on professional and plan days; 4) providing enough non substitute teachers in the building to maintain an orderly environment. Adequate notice: employees must submit a leave request must be made to administration at least form a minimum of five (5) working days before absence occursin advance of the leave date for professional and personal leave, as well as for other types of leave whenever possible. In the case of an emergency, the employee should contact building principals directly. The general reason for leave must be specified on the notice (personal, professional, etc. 2), as the district is required to report types of teacher leave to the Nebraska Department of Education. A leave day request Teachers will not be granted prior allowed to or following use personal leave during professional development days and elementary planning days (exceptions that are beyond the non-school days as indicated control of the employee will be determined by the school calendarsuperintendent). High School head coaches shall be allotted 2 days for professional development per NSAA activity they coach. Assistant coaches (9th grade included) will be allotted 1 day. These days may be used to attend the NSAA state tournament, not including Saturday conferences or clinics directly related to their sport. * Immediate family defined: employee’s spouse, the employee’s or spouse’s father, mother, children, grandparents, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, or their spouses and Sundaychildren. A request Personal leave days must be taken in full day increments, except one day of the ten days for that year may be taken in half-day increments. Previous leave requests may cause newly requested leave days to be denied due to the availability of substitutes. In these instances, personal leave will not be granted on a first come, first served basis. Approval from the first or last day principals to leave the building for short periods of time (longer than 15 minutes) shall accrue toward used leave time. An employee who is absent from work beyond the school calendar. A teacher will need special permission to use leave days during the month of May. Any request for leave during May should be made as far in advance as possible. 3. At the end of the year, teachers will notify the district office what they would like to have done with their unused leave days. Teachers have two options which may be used separately or in combination: a. Teacher can transfer all or part of their remaining days to their individual sick leave bank, providing their maximum accumulation of leave days does not exceed eighty (80) days. b. Up to three (3) days of the current year may be sold back to the District at a rate of $100 per day. Teachers will notify the District Office which option they choose on the end of the year checkout form. Section B Emergency, Sick Leave, Bereavement, Family and Medical Leave Act 1. Sick or bereavement leave can be used for an employee’s parents, spouse, siblings, grandparents, children, step-children, and other relatives for whom the employee is the legal guardian, has power of attorney, or is declared the primary caregiver. 2. Teachers in USD No. 507 shall be allowed to transfer leave days to any teacher who, due to illness or accident, has used all amount of his/her annual unspecified leave days. No teacher will be able to use more than 80 days. These transfers plus his/her accumulated leave days shall be made only on an “as needed” basis. 3. Teachers in USD No. 507 shall be allowed to utilize two (2) dayshave one day of his/year her annual salary deducted for each day that the employee is absent beyond total leave days available at their daily rate of accrued sick leave for emergency purposes. Those emergencies shall be unforeseen situations which keep a teacher from being physically present for work and that are not covered in other leave policy provisionspay. The Superintendent also has the authority to grant additional leave at full salary pay deduction (1/186th of USD Nocontracted salary amount, if contract calls for 186 days) if he/she feels a need warrants it. 507 Abuse of the District’s leave policy shall receive within be considered insubordination on the part of the staff member. The Superintendent may request a doctor’s statement after five (5) days consecutive sick days. No accumulated leave benefits accrue as severance pay upon termination of services for any cause or when an employee retires (except if the teacher’s return a written request requesting said leave specifically noted. Superintendent shall have sole authority for granting emergency leave 4employee is retiring under the Separation Incentive Program). Teachers will be allowed contracted to use quarter-hour units teach a minimum of sick leave for doctor appointments with the approval of the building principal. The teacher desiring the hour units will request another teacher to cover his/her class if needed. Said arrangements must meet prior approval of the building principal. 5. Teachers in USD No. 507 having used all of his/her personal business leave and any accrued comp time may use up to two .5 F.T.E. (2) days of accrued sick leave for the birth of a grandchild. 6. Leave as required by Family Medical Leave Act (FMLAFull Time Equivalency) will comply with federal law receive a prorated leave benefit. Temporary employees and part time employees (reference xxx.xxx.xxx)less than one-half time) shall not be entitled to leave privileges unless specifically stated. All leave days shall be expended in the order in which they were accrued. 7. An appeal for leave involving extraordinary circumstances may be made to the Superintendent. Section C Leave without Pay Leave without pay may be used only after all other options have been exhausted unless approved by the Superintendent.

Leave Policies. Section A Leave Days Teachers will Full time certified staff shall be granted twelve entitled to ten (1210) days of unspecified leave days per contract school year.. This shall include sick leave, personal leave, bereavement leave, and professional leave requests that are not made at the direction of the administration: 1. If requesting more than two consecutive Any of the leave (10 days per year) which is not utilized by the employee shall accumulate to a maximum of fifty (50) days of accumulated leave. 2. When an employee has accumulated the maximum leave (50) days, any of the annual unspecified leave not utilized will be reimbursed to the employee at the rate of $20 per day of such unused leave. (paid in July payroll) 3. Once leave is accumulated, the leave can only be used for accident, illness, medical emergencies or bereavement (after the current year’s days are exhausted) of the immediate family*. 4. Leave for professional and school reasons, at the request of the administration, shall not be counted against the annual leave allotment. 5. No accumulated leave (sick days) can be used until all 10 unspecified leave days from the current school year are expended. Scheduling and preapproval of unspecified days for personal use does not constitute an explanation may be requested by administration before approval is givenexpended day. This Leave requests are subject to 1) availability of substitute teachers; 2) adequate notice to employer; 3) restriction of use of leave on professional and plan days; 4) providing enough non substitute teachers in the building to maintain an orderly environment. Adequate notice: employees must submit a leave request must be made to administration at least form a minimum of five (5) working days before absence occursin advance of the leave date for professional and personal leave, as well as for other types of leave whenever possible. In the case of an emergency, the employee should contact building principals directly. The general reason for leave must be specified on the notice (personal, professional, etc. 2), as the district is required to report types of teacher leave to the Nebraska Department of Education. A leave day request Teachers will not be granted prior allowed to or following use personal leave during professional development days and elementary planning days (exceptions that are beyond the non-school days as indicated control of the employee will be determined by the school calendarsuperintendent). * Immediate family defined: employee’s spouse, not including Saturday the employee’s or spouse’s father, mother, children, grandparents, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, or their spouses and Sundaychildren. A request Personal leave days must be taken in full day increments, except one day of the ten days for that year may be taken in half-day increments. Previous leave requests may cause newly requested leave days to be denied due to the availability of substitutes. In these instances, personal leave will not be granted on a first come, first served basis. Approval from the first or last day principals to leave the building for short periods of time (longer than 15 minutes) shall accrue toward used leave time. An employee who is absent from work beyond the school calendar. A teacher will need special permission to use leave days during the month of May. Any request for leave during May should be made as far in advance as possible. 3. At the end of the year, teachers will notify the district office what they would like to have done with their unused leave days. Teachers have two options which may be used separately or in combination: a. Teacher can transfer all or part of their remaining days to their individual sick leave bank, providing their maximum accumulation of leave days does not exceed eighty (80) days. b. Up to three (3) days of the current year may be sold back to the District at a rate of $100 per day. Teachers will notify the District Office which option they choose on the end of the year checkout form. Section B Emergency, Sick Leave, Bereavement, Family and Medical Leave Act 1. Sick or bereavement leave can be used for an employee’s parents, spouse, siblings, grandparents, children, step-children, and other relatives for whom the employee is the legal guardian, has power of attorney, or is declared the primary caregiver. 2. Teachers in USD No. 507 shall be allowed to transfer leave days to any teacher who, due to illness or accident, has used all amount of his/her annual unspecified leave days. No teacher will be able to use more than 80 days. These transfers plus his/her accumulated leave days shall be made only on an “as needed” basis. 3. Teachers in USD No. 507 shall be allowed to utilize two (2) dayshave one day of his/year her annual salary deducted for each day that the employee is absent beyond total leave days available at their daily rate of accrued sick leave for emergency purposes. Those emergencies shall be unforeseen situations which keep a teacher from being physically present for work and that are not covered in other leave policy provisionspay. The Superintendent also has the authority to grant additional leave at full salary pay deduction (1/186th of USD Nocontracted salary amount, if contract calls for 186 days) if he/she feels a need warrants it. 507 Abuse of the District’s leave policy shall receive within be considered insubordination on the part of the staff member. The Superintendent may request a doctor’s statement after five (5) days consecutive sick days. No accumulated leave benefits accrue as severance pay upon termination of services for any cause or when an employee retires (except if the teacher’s return a written request requesting said leave specifically noted. Superintendent shall have sole authority for granting emergency leave 4employee is retiring under the Separation Incentive Program). Teachers will be allowed contracted to use quarter-hour units teach a minimum of sick leave for doctor appointments with the approval of the building principal. The teacher desiring the hour units will request another teacher to cover his/her class if needed. Said arrangements must meet prior approval of the building principal. 5. Teachers in USD No. 507 having used all of his/her personal business leave and any accrued comp time may use up to two .5 F.T.E. (2) days of accrued sick leave for the birth of a grandchild. 6. Leave as required by Family Medical Leave Act (FMLAFull Time Equivalency) will comply with federal law receive a prorated leave benefit. Temporary employees and part time employees (reference xxx.xxx.xxx)less than one-half time) shall not be entitled to leave privileges unless specifically stated. All leave days shall be expended in the order in which they were accrued. 7. An appeal for leave involving extraordinary circumstances may be made to the Superintendent. Section C Leave without Pay Leave without pay may be used only after all other options have been exhausted unless approved by the Superintendent.