Common use of Personal Absence Days Clause in Contracts

Personal Absence Days. Each full-time teacher will be credited with twelve (12) personal absence days per year (earned monthly). The twelve (12) days will be posted and shall be available for use at the beginning of each school year. Personal absence days may be used for the following reasons: • Employee’s own personal illness or physical disability. • Personal business (as stipulated in Section F – Personal Business Days). All personal business day requests shall be accompanied by a reason and approved by the employee’s supervisor. • Serious illness or quarantine of an immediate family member/legal dependent. (Immediate family shall include spouse, child, parent, stepchild, or stepparent). • Emergencies (i.e., unexpected injury to family member, home problem requiring immediate attention). • Hospitalization. • Legal matter/Court (non-school related). Personal absence will be limited to no more than twelve (12) days per year (except for employee’s own personal illness or illness of an immediate family member, which are limited to employee’s personal sick leave bank and/or master sick bank as applicable). Immediate family shall include spouse, child, or parent, and corresponding “step” relatives. In situations where there may be patterns of abuse (Excessive absences on Friday/Monday, absences on days preceding or succeeding a break during the school calendar, etc.), the district reserves the right to request appropriate documentation to substantiate the leave. 1. Teachers employed less than full time or after the school year begins shall be credited with personal absence days on a prorated basis equivalent to one point two (1.2) day per month, to the maximum of twelve (12) personal absence days per year. Teachers employed in extended year (12 month) programs, shall be credited with personal absence days on a prorated basis equivalent to one point four (1.4) days per month, to the maximum of fourteen (14) personal absence days per year. 2. Teachers who are credited with their annual personal absence allowance as described above, but who subsequently terminate their employment prior to the end of their school year shall have their accumulated personal absence days reduced in proportion to the part of their school year actually worked. 3. The unused portion of the yearly allotted personal absence days (12) will accumulate to a maximum of 90 days. Teachers who accumulate unused personal absence days in excess of 90 will be paid for the cancellation of such excess days at 50% of the rate as provided in Schedule C of Appendix C. Such payment shall be made on a designated payroll date at the end of each school year for each program involved. 4. Teachers having advance knowledge of a period of disability which will require their absence from duties shall notify the Superintendent or designee as soon as they become aware of such expected disability. Such notification will include a statement from the teacher's doctor as to the anticipated commencement date and duration of the disability, as well as any necessary restrictions on the teacher's work prior to actual disability. The teacher's accumulated sick leave will be used for workdays missed under the provisions of this section unless otherwise specified in writing, and the teacher will be expected to work as long as physically able and return to work as soon as able to do so.

Personal Absence Days. Each full-time teacher will be credited with twelve (12) personal absence days per year (earned monthly). The twelve (12) days will be posted and shall be available for use at the beginning of each school year. Personal absence days may be used for the following reasons: • Employee’s own personal illness or physical disability. • Personal business (as stipulated in Section F – Personal Business Days). All personal business day requests shall be accompanied by a reason and approved by the employee’s supervisor. • Serious illness or quarantine of an immediate family member/legal dependent. (Immediate family shall include spouse, child, parent, stepchild, or stepparent). • Emergencies (i.e., unexpected injury to family member, home problem requiring immediate attention). • Hospitalization. • Legal matter/Court (non-school related). Personal absence will be limited to no more than twelve (12) days per year (except for employee’s own personal illness or illness of an immediate family member, which are limited to employee’s personal sick leave bank and/or master sick bank as applicable). Immediate family shall include spouse, child, or parent, and corresponding “step” relatives. In situations where there may be patterns of abuse (Excessive absences on Friday/Monday, absences on days preceding or succeeding a break during the school calendar, etc.), the district reserves the right to request appropriate documentation to substantiate the leave. 1. Teachers employed less than full time or after the school year begins shall be credited with personal absence days on a prorated basis equivalent to one point two (1.2) day per month, to the maximum of twelve (12) personal absence days per year. Teachers employed in extended year (12 month) programs, shall be credited with personal absence days on a prorated basis equivalent to one point four (1.4) days per month, to the maximum of fourteen (14) personal absence days per year. 2. Teachers who are credited with their annual personal absence allowance as described above, but who subsequently terminate their employment prior to the end of their school year shall have their accumulated personal absence days reduced in proportion to the part of their school year actually worked. 3. The unused portion of the yearly allotted personal absence days (12) will accumulate to a maximum of 90 days. Teachers who accumulate unused personal absence days in excess of 90 will be paid for the cancellation of such excess days at 50% of the rate as provided in Schedule C of Appendix C. Such payment shall be made on a designated payroll date at the end of each school year for each program involved. 4. Teachers having advance knowledge of a period of disability which will require their absence from duties shall notify the Superintendent or designee as soon as they become aware of such expected disability. Such notification will include a statement from the teacher's doctor as to the anticipated commencement date and duration of the disability, as well as any necessary restrictions on the teacher's work prior to actual disability. The teacher's accumulated sick leave will be used for workdays missed under the provisions of this section unless otherwise specified in writing, and the teacher will be expected to work as long as physically able and return to work as soon as able to do so.

Personal Absence Days. Each full-time teacher will be credited with twelve (12) personal absence days per year (earned monthly). The twelve (12) days will be posted and shall be available for use at the beginning of each school year. Personal absence days may be used for the following reasons: • Employee’s own personal illness or physical disability. • Personal business (as stipulated in Section F – Personal Business Days). All personal business day requests shall be accompanied by a reason and approved by the employee’s supervisor. • Serious illness or quarantine of an immediate family member/legal dependent. (Immediate family shall include spouse, child, parent, stepchild, or stepparent). • Emergencies (i.e., unexpected injury to family member, home problem requiring immediate attention). • Hospitalization. • Legal matter/Court (non-school related). Personal absence will be limited to no more than twelve (12) days per year (except for employee’s own personal illness or illness of an immediate family member, which are limited to employee’s personal sick leave bank and/or master sick bank as applicable). Immediate family shall include spouse, child, or parent, and corresponding “step” relatives. In situations where there may be patterns of abuse (Excessive absences on Friday/Monday, absences on days preceding or succeeding a break during the school calendar, etc.), the district reserves the right to request appropriate documentation to substantiate the leave. 1. Teachers employed less than full time or after the school year begins shall be credited with personal absence days on a prorated basis equivalent to one point two (1.2) day per month, to the maximum of twelve (12) personal absence days per year. Teachers employed in extended year (12 month) programs, shall be credited with personal absence days on a prorated basis equivalent to one point four (1.4) days per month, to the maximum of fourteen (14) personal absence days per year. 2. Teachers who are credited with their annual personal absence allowance as described above, but who subsequently terminate their employment prior to the end of their school year shall have their accumulated personal absence days reduced in proportion to the part of their school year actually worked. 3. The unused portion of the yearly allotted personal absence days (12) will accumulate to a maximum of 90 days. Teachers who accumulate unused personal absence days in excess of 90 will be paid for the cancellation of such excess days at 50% of the rate as provided in Schedule C of Appendix C. Such payment shall be made on a designated payroll date at the end of each school year for each program involved. 4. Teachers having advance knowledge of a period of disability which will require their absence from duties shall notify the Superintendent or designee as soon as they become aware of such expected disability. Such notification will include a statement from the teacher's doctor as to the anticipated commencement date and duration of the disability, as well as any necessary restrictions on the teacher's work prior to actual disability. The teacher's accumulated sick leave will be used for workdays missed under the provisions of this section unless otherwise specified in writing, and the teacher will be expected to work as long as physically able and return to work as soon as able to do so.

Personal Absence Days. Each full-time teacher will be credited with twelve (12) personal absence days per year (earned monthly). The twelve (12) days will be posted and shall be available for use at the beginning of each school year. Personal absence days may be used for the following reasons: • Employee’s own personal illness or physical disability. • Personal business (as stipulated in Section F – Personal Business Days). All personal business day requests shall be accompanied by a reason and approved by the employee’s supervisor. • Serious illness or quarantine of an immediate family member/legal dependent. (Immediate family shall include spouse, child, parent, stepchild, or stepparent). • Emergencies (i.e., unexpected injury to family member, home problem requiring immediate attention). • Hospitalization. • Legal matter/Court (non-school related). Personal absence will be limited to no more than twelve (12) days per year (except for employee’s own personal illness or illness of an immediate family member, which are limited to employee’s personal sick leave bank and/or master sick bank as applicable). Immediate family shall include spouse, child, or parent, and corresponding “step” relatives. In situations where there may be patterns of abuse (Excessive absences on Friday/Monday, absences on days preceding or succeeding a break during the school calendar, etc.), the district reserves the right to request appropriate documentation to substantiate the leave. 1. Teachers employed less than full time or after the school year begins shall be credited with personal absence days on a prorated basis equivalent to one point two (1.2) day per month, to the maximum of twelve (12) personal absence days per year. Teachers employed in extended year (12 month) programs, shall be credited with personal absence days on a prorated basis equivalent to one point four (1.4) days per month, to the maximum of fourteen (14) personal absence days per year. 2. Teachers who are credited with their annual personal absence allowance as described above, but who subsequently terminate their employment prior to the end of their school year shall have their accumulated personal absence days reduced in proportion to the part of their school year actually worked. 3. The unused portion of the yearly allotted personal absence days (12) will accumulate to a maximum of 90 days. Teachers who accumulate unused personal absence days in excess of 90 will be paid for the cancellation of such excess days at 50% of the rate as provided in Schedule C of Appendix C. Such payment shall be made on a designated payroll date at the end of each school year for each program involved. 4. Teachers having advance knowledge of a period of disability which will require their absence from duties shall notify the Superintendent or designee as soon as they become aware of such expected disability. Such notification will include a statement from the teacher's doctor as to the anticipated commencement date and duration of the disability, as well as any necessary restrictions on the teacher's work prior to actual disability. The teacher's accumulated sick leave will be used for workdays missed under the provisions of this section Section unless otherwise specified in writing, and the teacher will be expected to work as long as physically able and return to work as soon as able to do so.

Personal Absence Days. Each full-time teacher will be credited with twelve (12) personal absence days per year (earned monthly). The twelve (12) days will be posted and shall be available for use at the beginning of each school year. Personal absence days may be used for the following reasons: •  Employee’s own personal illness or physical disability. •  Personal business (as stipulated in Section F – Personal Business Days). All personal business day requests shall be accompanied by a reason and approved by the employee’s supervisor. •  Serious illness or quarantine of an immediate family member/legal dependent. (Immediate family shall include spouse, child, parent, stepchild, or stepparent). •  Emergencies (i.e., unexpected injury to family member, home problem requiring immediate attention). •  Hospitalization. •  Legal matter/Court (non-school related). Personal absence will be limited to no more than twelve (12) days per year (except for employee’s own personal illness or illness of an immediate family member, which are limited to employee’s personal sick leave bank and/or master sick bank as applicable). Immediate family shall include spouse, child, or parent, and corresponding “step” relatives. In situations where there may be patterns of abuse (Excessive absences on Friday/Monday, absences on days preceding or succeeding a break during the school calendar, etc.), the district reserves the right to request appropriate documentation to substantiate the leave. 1. Teachers employed less than full time or after the school year begins shall be credited with personal absence days on a prorated basis equivalent to one point two (1.2) day per month, to the maximum of twelve (12) personal absence days per year. Teachers employed in extended year (12 month) programs, shall be credited with personal absence days on a prorated basis equivalent to one point four (1.4) days per month, to the maximum of fourteen (14) personal absence days per year. 2. Teachers who are credited with their annual personal absence allowance as described above, but who subsequently terminate their employment prior to the end of their school year shall have their accumulated personal absence days reduced in proportion to the part of their school year actually worked. 3. The unused portion of the yearly allotted personal absence days (12) will accumulate to a maximum of 90 days. Teachers who accumulate unused personal absence days in excess of 90 will be paid for the cancellation of such excess days at 50% of the rate as provided in Schedule C of Appendix C. Such payment shall be made on a designated payroll date at the end of each school year for each program involved. 4. Teachers having advance knowledge of a period of disability which will require their absence from duties shall notify the Superintendent or designee as soon as they become aware of such expected disability. Such notification will include a statement from the teacher's doctor as to the anticipated commencement date and duration of the disability, as well as any necessary restrictions on the teacher's work prior to actual disability. The teacher's accumulated sick leave will be used for workdays missed under the provisions of this section unless otherwise specified in writing, and the teacher will be expected to work as long as physically able and return to work as soon as able to do so.

Personal Absence Days. Each full-time teacher will be credited with twelve (12) personal absence days per year (earned monthly). The twelve (12) days will be posted and shall be available for use at the beginning of each school year. Personal absence days may be used for the following reasons: •  Employee’s own personal illness or physical disability. •  Personal business (as stipulated in Section F – Personal Business Days). All personal business day requests shall be accompanied by a reason and approved by the employee’s supervisor. •  Serious illness or quarantine of an immediate family member/legal dependent. (Immediate family shall include spouse, child, parent, stepchild, or stepparent). •  Emergencies (i.e., unexpected injury to family member, home problem requiring immediate attention). •  Hospitalization. •  Legal matter/Court (non-school related). Personal absence will be limited to no more than twelve (12) days per year (except for employee’s own personal illness or illness of an immediate family member, which are limited to employee’s personal sick leave bank and/or master sick bank as applicable). Immediate family shall include spouse, child, or parent, and corresponding “step” relatives. In situations where there may be patterns of abuse (Excessive absences on Friday/Monday, absences on days preceding or succeeding a break during the school calendar, etc.), the district reserves the right to request appropriate documentation to substantiate the leave. 1. Teachers employed less than full time or after the school year begins shall be credited with personal absence days on a prorated basis equivalent to one point two (1.2) day per month, to the maximum of twelve (12) personal absence days per year. Teachers employed in extended year (12 month) programs, shall be credited with personal absence days on a prorated basis equivalent to one point four (1.4) days per month, to the maximum of fourteen (14) personal absence days per year. 2. Teachers who are credited with their annual personal absence allowance as described above, but who subsequently terminate their employment prior to the end of their school year shall have their accumulated personal absence days reduced in proportion to the part of their school year actually worked. 3. The unused portion of the yearly allotted personal absence days (12) will accumulate to a maximum of 90 days. Teachers who accumulate unused personal absence days in excess of 90 will be paid for the cancellation of such excess days at 50% of the rate as provided in Schedule C of Appendix C. Such payment shall be made on a designated payroll date at the end of each school year for each program involved. 4. Teachers having advance knowledge of a period of disability which will require their absence from duties shall notify the Superintendent or designee as soon as they become aware of such expected disability. Such notification will include a statement from the teacher's doctor as to the anticipated commencement date and duration of the disability, as well as any necessary restrictions on the teacher's work prior to actual disability. The teacher's accumulated sick leave will be used for workdays missed under the provisions of this section unless otherwise specified in writing, and the teacher will be expected to work as long as physically able and return to work as soon as able to do so.