Pool for Catastrophic Illness/Injury. 1. The parties agree to establish a Sick Leave Pool for teachers. The purpose of the Pool shall be to provide certified staff that have exhausted all paid sick leave and personal leave with additional sick leave days for catastrophic illness or injury to himself/herself or immediate family. For purposes of this procedure, the term “catastrophic illness or injury” shall include only those illnesses or injuries which are calamitous in nature, constituting a great misfortune. Examples of a catastrophic diagnosis include, but are not limited to, the following:
a. Accident resulting in multiple fractures or amputations of a limb
b. AIDS
c. ALS (amyotnophic lateral sclerosis)
d. Cancer
e. Cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy
f. Condition causing paralysis
g. Hemophilia
h. Mental illness (requiring hospitalization)
i. Rare disease
j. Severe burn involving over 20% of the body
k. Severe head injury (requiring hospitalization)
l. Spinal cord injury
m. Stroke or cerebrovascular accident.
2. Administration and use of the Pool shall be subject to the following:
a. The Pool shall be administered by a committee of four (4). Two (2) members shall be selected by the Association. The other two (2) members shall be the Superintendent and Treasurer. All decisions shall be made by a majority vote of all members of the Committee. All voting in the Committee shall be confidential and by secret ballot. Decisions of the Committee cannot be appealed through any means or methods provided in the Negotiations Agreement or otherwise.
b. Certified staff on his/her own behalf, or any employee on behalf of the employee requiring additional leave shall present the request in writing to the President of the Association. This request shall include the approximate number of days required. The number requested may be adjusted as necessary. The President shall present the request to the Sick Leave Pool Committee for consideration. The Committee may request proof of catastrophic nature of the illness/injury if the majority of the Committee believes such information will be helpful in consideration of the request. Such proof shall consist of written confirmation by a physician or appropriate qualified professional that the illness/injury will require the recuperation time requested and is of a nature that qualifies as catastrophic.
c. If the request is approved by the Committee, the President of the Association will notify all certified staff of the request. A form will be provided for certified s...
Pool for Catastrophic Illness/Injury. 1. The parties agree to establish a Sick Leave Pool for teachers. The purpose of the Pool shall be to provide certified staff that have exhausted all paid sick leave and personal leave with additional sick leave days for catastrophic illness or injury to himself/herself or immediate family. Catastrophic illness or injury being defined as a critical medical condition considered to be terminal, long-term major physical impairment, or disability.
2. Administration and use of the Pool shall be subject to the following:
a. The Pool shall be administered by a committee of four (4). Two (2) members shall be selected by the Association. The other two (2) members shall be the Superintendent and Treasurer. All decisions shall be made by a majority vote of all members of the Committee. All voting in the Committee shall be confidential and by secret ballot. Decisions of the Committee cannot be appealed through any means or methods provided in the Negotiations Agreement or otherwise.
b. Certified staff on his/her own behalf, or any employee on behalf of the employee requiring additional leave shall present the request in writing to the President of the Association. This request shall include the approximate number of days required. The number requested may be adjusted as necessary. The President shall present the request to the Sick Leave Pool Committee for consideration. The Committee may request proof of catastrophic nature of the illness/injury if the majority of the Committee believes such information will be helpful in consideration of the request. Such proof shall consist of written confirmation by a physician or appropriate qualified professional that the illness/injury will require the recuperation time requested and is of a nature that qualifies as catastrophic.
c. If the request is approved by the Committee, the President of the Association will notify all certified staff of the request. A form will be provided for certified staff to indicate willingness to contribute sick leave. This form shall include the number of days the staff member is willing to contribute. Forms and contributions will be confidential. The Association shall compile the donations and present the forms to the Treasurer of the Board for appropriate action. If the staff member’s contribution is not needed, the Association shall return the form to the donating member and it shall not be presented to the Treasurer. The Treasurer shall provide notice to the contributing staff member as to the...
Pool for Catastrophic Illness/Injury. The Association and the Board hereby agree to establish a Sick Leave Pool for licensed/certified staff. The purpose of the Pool shall be to provide a staff member who has exhausted all paid sick leave with the opportunity to apply for additional sick leave days for personal catastrophic illness or injury on the following scale: Less than 4 years of Ohio public school experience…….30 day maximum 4 - 10 years of Ohio public school experience. 20 day maximum More than 10 years of Ohio public school experience…10 day maximum
a. The pool shall be administered by a committee of four (4). Two (2) members shall be selected by the Association. Two (2) members shall be selected by the Administration. The final decision will be made by majority rule. If the vote is a tie, no action on the request will be taken. All voting in the committee shall be confidential and by secret ballot. Decisions of the committee cannot be appealed through any means or methods provided in the Collective Bargaining Agreement or otherwise.
b. The employee on his/her own behalf, or any other employee on behalf of the employee requiring additional leave, shall present the request in writing to the President of the Association. This request shall include the approximate number of days required. The number requested may be adjusted as necessary. The President shall present the request to the Sick Leave Pool Committee for consideration. The committee may request proof of the catastrophic nature of the illness/injury if the majority of the committee believes such information will be helpful in consideration of the request. Such proof shall consist of written confirmation by a physician or appropriate qualified professional that the illness/injury will require the recuperation time requested.
c. A form will be provided for certified staff to indicate willingness to contribute sick leave. This form shall include the number of days the staff member is willing to contribute. Forms and contributions will be confidential. The Association shall compile the donations and present the forms to the Treasurer of the Board for appropriate action by July 1 for next school year. Each employee may contribute a maximum of 5 days per year. The Treasurer shall provide notice to the contributing staff member as to the number of days that will be deducted from the contributing staff member’s sick leave accumulation.
d. If more than the maximum leave mentioned above is needed, a new request must be presented to the Si...
