Common use of School Closings Clause in Contracts

School Closings. 1. When regularly scheduled student attendance days are canceled due to weather or other emergencies all employees designated as 230 day or teacher work year + days to equal 230 (twelve month) employees shall be expected to work their regular shift. 2. When regularly scheduled student attendance days are canceled due to weather or other emergencies, employees who are less than 230 day or less than teacher work year + days to equal 230 (12-month) employees generally do not report to work and shall not be paid for the day if not worked. For said employees, pay for up to a maximum of 6 days may be received if an employee converts a sick day that was earned, prior to such a day that was cancelled, pursuant to Article 18, E. 3. If the days are required by law to be made up for State Aid or contracted obligations, such employees not working shall be scheduled to work on and be paid for the days later designated by the official school calendar, determined solely by the Board and in respect to other collective bargaining agreements, as make-up hours. If the canceled days do not count as days of instruction under the State Aid Act and the Board determines the canceled days should be rescheduled, such employees who did not work the canceled days shall be scheduled to work days designated on the official school calendar, determined solely by the Board, and be paid for the rescheduled days after working said days. Any employee who has begun work prior to the school closing will be paid the employee’s hourly rate for time worked prior to cancellation. In no event will employees receive less than two hours pay if they report for work prior to cancellation. As an exception to the above-referenced practice, less than 230 day or less than teacher work year + days to equal 230 employees working more than the teacher work year may voluntarily work when regularly scheduled student attendance days needing to be made up are canceled due to weather or other emergencies pursuant to the stipulations that follow: a. The supervisor, after receiving approval of the Human Resources department administration, may approve of the employee working the day; b. The day worked shall not result in any future non-workday that is a student attendance day; c. Approval of such a workday shall not result in or relate to any request for additional workdays later in the school year. This exception does not apply for any employee working the teacher work year (or less) or to 230 day or teacher work year + days to equal 230 employees. 3. On days when students are released early for weather or other emergencies in any or all buildings, employees shall work their regular shift unless hazardous or unhealthful conditions, as determined by the Superintendent, exist. In such circumstances employees shall be released when notified by the Superintendent. 4. Whenever the administration delays the start of classes at some or all of the buildings, employees shall be expected to work their regular hours. Should it be necessary to make up the day, employees will be paid for the additional day. 5. If an employee is unable to report to work due to inclement weather, she/he may use any emergency day or vacation leave time provided to her/him under the contract. 6. When conditions develop during a day requiring the early closing of the offices, all office employees will be paid for a regular workday for their category. 7. If school is canceled and the employee has been approved for a paid leave day, paid leave time will not be deducted. An employee on unpaid leave of any sort shall not be paid for any day that is canceled due to weather or other emergency as referenced in “2”.

School Closings. 1. When regularly scheduled student attendance days are canceled due to weather or other emergencies all employees designated as 230 day or teacher work year + days to equal 230 (twelve month) employees shall be expected to work their regular shift. 2. When regularly scheduled student attendance days are canceled due to weather or other emergencies, employees who are less than 230 day or less than teacher work year + days to equal 230 (12-month) employees generally do not report to work and shall not be paid for the day if not worked. For said employeesHowever, pay in 2010-2011, if six (6) canceled days can be counted as days of instruction under the State Aid Act, employees not on unpaid leave of any sort shall be paid for up to a maximum the sixth (6th) such day if such day occurs. In 2011- 2012, if canceled days can be counted as days of 6 days may instruction under the State Aid Act, employees not on unpaid leave of any sort shall be received if an employee converts a sick day that was earned, prior to paid only for the first two (2) such a day that was cancelled, pursuant to Article 18, E. 3canceled days. If the days are required by law to be made up for State Aid or contracted obligations, such employees not working shall be scheduled to work on and be paid for the days later designated by the official school calendar, determined solely by the Board and in respect to other collective bargaining agreements, as make-up hours. If the canceled days do not count as days of instruction under the State Aid Act and the Board determines the canceled days should be rescheduled, such employees who did not work the canceled days shall be scheduled to work days designated on the official school calendar, determined solely by the Board, and be paid for the rescheduled days after working said days. Any employee who has begun work prior to the school closing will be paid the employee’s hourly rate for time worked prior to cancellation. In no event will employees receive less than two hours pay if they report for work prior to cancellation. As an exception to the above-referenced practice, less than 230 day or less than teacher work year + days to equal 230 employees working more than the teacher work year may voluntarily work when regularly scheduled student attendance days needing to be made up are canceled due to weather or other emergencies pursuant to the stipulations that follow: a. The supervisor, after receiving approval of the Human Resources department administration, may approve of the employee working the day; b. The day worked shall not result in any future non-workday that is a student attendance day; c. Approval of such a workday shall not result in or relate to any request for additional workdays later in the school year. This exception does not apply for any employee working the teacher work year (or less) or to 230 day or teacher work year + days to equal 230 employees. 3. On days when students are released early for weather or other emergencies in any or all buildings, employees shall work their regular shift unless hazardous or unhealthful conditions, as determined by the Superintendent, exist. In such circumstances employees shall be released when notified by the Superintendent. 4. Whenever the administration delays the start of classes at some or all of the buildings, employees shall be expected to work their regular hours. Should it be necessary to make up the day, employees will be paid for the additional day. 5. If an employee is unable to report to work due to inclement weather, she/he may use any emergency day or vacation leave time provided to her/him under the contract. 6. When conditions develop during a day requiring the early closing of the offices, all office employees will be paid for a regular workday for their category. 7. If school is canceled and the employee has been approved for a paid leave day, paid leave time will not be deducted. An employee on unpaid leave of any sort shall not be paid for any day that is canceled due to weather or other emergency as referenced in “2”.

School Closings. 1. When regularly scheduled student attendance days are canceled due to weather or other emergencies all employees designated as 230 day or teacher work year + days to equal 230 (twelve month) employees shall be expected to work their regular shift. 2. When regularly scheduled student attendance days are canceled due to weather or other emergencies, employees who are less than 230 day or less than teacher work year + days to equal 230 (12-month) employees generally do not report to work and shall not be paid for the day if not worked. For said employees, pay for up to a maximum of 6 days may be received if an employee converts a sick day that was earned, prior to such a day that was cancelled, pursuant to Article 18, E. 3B.2.b. If the days are required by law to be made up for State Aid or contracted obligations, such employees not working shall be scheduled to work on and be paid for the days later designated by the official school calendar, determined solely by the Board and in respect to other collective bargaining agreements, as make-up hours. If the canceled days do not count as days of instruction under the State Aid Act and the Board determines the canceled days should be rescheduled, such employees who did not work the canceled days shall be scheduled to work days designated on the official school calendar, determined solely by the Board, and be paid for the rescheduled days after working said days. 3. Any employee who has begun work prior to the school closing will be paid the employee’s hourly rate for time worked prior to cancellation. In no event will employees receive less than two hours pay if they report for work prior to cancellation. As an exception to the above-referenced practice, less Less than 230 day or less than teacher work year + days to equal 230 employees working more than the teacher work year may voluntarily work when regularly scheduled student attendance days needing to be made up are canceled due to weather or other emergencies pursuant to the stipulations that follow: a. The supervisor, after receiving approval of the Human Resources department administration, may approve of the employee working the day; b. The day worked shall not result in any future non-workday that is a student attendance day; c. Approval of such a workday shall not result in or relate to any request for additional workdays later in the school year. This exception does not apply for any employee working the teacher work year (or less) or to 230 day or teacher work year + days to equal 230 employeesfrom supervisor. 34. On days when students are released early for weather or other emergencies in any or all buildings, employees shall work their regular shift unless hazardous or unhealthful conditions, as determined by the Superintendent, exist. In such circumstances employees shall be released when notified by the Superintendent. 45. Whenever the administration delays the start of classes at some or all of the buildings, employees shall be expected to work their regular hours. Should it be necessary to make up the day, employees will be paid for the additional day. 56. If an employee is unable to report to work due to inclement weather, she/he may use any emergency day or vacation leave time provided to her/him under the contract. 67. When conditions develop during a day requiring the early closing of the offices, all office employees will be paid for a regular workday for their category. 78. If school is canceled and the employee has been approved for a paid leave day, paid leave time will not be deducted. An employee on unpaid leave of any sort shall not be paid for any day that is canceled due to weather or other emergency as referenced in “2”.

School Closings. ‌ Whenever emergency circumstances disrupt the normal operation of the instructional programs, the following procedures will apply: 1. When regularly scheduled student attendance days are canceled due to weather or other emergencies all All bargaining unit employees designated as 230 day or teacher work year + days to equal 230 (twelve month) employees shall be expected to work will complete their regular shiftshift when school is dismissed early unless they are specifically released through authorization by the superintendent’s office. 2. When regularly scheduled student attendance days Employees who are canceled sent home early due to weather or other emergencies, employees who are less than 230 day or less than teacher work year + days to equal 230 (12-month) employees generally do not report to work and shall not such disruption will be paid for the day if not worked. For said employees, pay for up to a maximum of 6 days may be received if an employee converts a sick day that was earned, prior to such a day that was cancelled, pursuant to Article 18, E. 3. If the days are required by law to be made up for State Aid or contracted obligations, such employees not working shall be scheduled to work on and be paid for the days later designated by the official school calendar, determined solely by the Board and in respect to other collective bargaining agreements, as make-up hours. If the canceled days do not count as days of instruction under the State Aid Act and the Board determines the canceled days should be rescheduled, such employees who did not work the canceled days shall be scheduled to work days designated on the official school calendar, determined solely by the Board, and be paid for the rescheduled days after working said days. Any employee who has begun work prior to the school closing will be paid the employee’s hourly rate for time worked prior to cancellation. In no event will employees receive less than two hours pay if they report for work prior to cancellation. As an exception to the above-referenced practice, less than 230 day or less than teacher work year + days to equal 230 employees working more than the teacher work year may voluntarily work when regularly scheduled student attendance days needing to be made up are canceled due to weather or other emergencies pursuant to the stipulations that follow: a. The supervisor, after receiving approval of the Human Resources department administration, may approve of the employee working the day; b. The day worked shall not result in any future non-workday that is a student attendance day; c. Approval of such a workday shall not result in or relate to any request for additional workdays later in the school year. This exception does not apply for any employee working the teacher work year (or less) or to 230 day or teacher work year + days to equal 230 employeestheir normal shift. 3. On days when students When schools are released early for not opened due to inclement weather or other emergencies in any or all buildingsmechanical breakdown, custodial, maintenance, bus mechanic, and fifty-two (52) week employees shall are expected to report to work as soon as possible on their regular shift unless hazardous told otherwise by public announcement over the radio, or unhealthful conditions, as determined directly by the Superintendent, exist. In such circumstances employees shall be released when notified by the Superintendent. 4. Whenever the administration delays the start of classes at some or all of the buildingsemployee’s supervisor, employees shall be expected should report to work their regular hourswork. Should it be necessary to make up the day, employees will be paid for the additional day. 5. If an employee is Employees who are unable to report to work due to weather conditions will not be paid. Requests to utilize personal leave or vacation time to avoid loss of pay will be considered on an individual basis. 4. Those employees not required to work on scheduled days of student instruction which are not held because of conditions not within the control of school authorities, such as inclement weather, she/he may use any emergency day fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdowns, or vacation leave time provided to her/him under health conditions, as defined by the contract. 6. When conditions develop during a day requiring the early closing of the officescity, all office employees county, or state health authorities, will be paid for a regular workday for their category. 7. If school is canceled and the employee has been approved for a paid leave day, paid leave time will not be deducted. An employee on unpaid leave of any sort shall not be paid for such days. Such employees shall work on any day that rescheduled days of student instruction which are established by the board and will be paid at their regular daily rate of pay. Employees with accruals may use up to five (5) sick or personal leave days per year on days school is canceled cancelled. The use of up to a maximum of three (3) sick leave days for snow days shall not count against the annual sick leave incentive. 5. In the event an employee received unemployment compensation benefits (which are used herein, also includes “underemployment” benefits) during the school year (associated with his/her regular work assignment) due to weather days of instruction not being held when scheduled because of conditions not within the control of school authorities, as stated above, and those days of instruction are rescheduled so that the employee works those instructional days at a later time, the employee shall have his/her pay adjusted such that his/her unemployment compensation, plus the wages paid to the employee for the year, will be equal to the regular annual wages he/she would have earned for the school year had there not been scheduled days of instruction cancelled for such reasons. This provision shall be subject to the following conditions: a. The total of unemployment compensation plus wages earned by employment in the district shall not be below that which the employee would have received had there not been any instructional days cancelled for such reasons. b. The total of unemployment compensation plus wages earned through employment in the district shall not be less than the employee’s regular wages from the same or other emergency as referenced in “2”similar period during the preceding school year.

School Closings. 1. When regularly scheduled student attendance days are canceled due to weather or other emergencies all employees designated as 230 day or teacher work year + days to equal 230 (twelve month) employees shall be expected to work their regular shift. 2. When regularly scheduled student attendance days are canceled due to weather or other emergencies, employees who are less than 230 day or less than teacher work year + days to equal 230 (12-month) employees generally do not report to work. Such days shall be unpaid non-workdays for employees (employees who had already reported to work and prior to the cancellation shall not be paid for time worked or one hour, whichever is more, and will be allowed to depart as soon as possible). Employees who have begun work prior to the day if not workedschool closing shall finish immediate tasks so as to minimize waste of any foods or other resources. For said employees, pay for Food Service employees who have accrued paid sick leave will automatically convert up to a maximum of 6 days may of such paid sick leave to school closing leave in order to be received if an employee converts paid for a day. Employees wishing not to use earned sick day that was earned, prior to time for such a day that was cancelled, pursuant to Article 18, E. 3. If the days purpose are required to notify their intention to the food service secretary in writing (or by law email from the employees email account) no later than 10:00 AM the morning of the school cancellation. Employees wishing to opt out of the automatic use of sick time for all school cancellations for the entire school year should put their intention in writing no later than Friday, the end of the first week of school on the traditional calendar. In any given school year, if the State approves additional “forgiven” days beyond the six automatically forgiven and referenced in the Master Agreement, after the time the district receives official notification that additional days will be made up forgiven and therefore not rescheduled, employees who were not already paid for State Aid or contracted obligationsthe additional days and who have accrued paid sick leave time available, will have sick days automatically converted to school closing leave and paid out on an upcoming payroll. When such notification is received by the district, it will be communicated to unit employees who will have three days to notify the payroll Manager via email that they do not working wish to have available sick time converted for this purpose. On days that are re-scheduled by the Administration, employees shall be scheduled to work on and be paid for the days later designated by the official school calendar, determined solely by the Board and in respect to other collective bargaining agreements, as make-up hours. If the canceled days do not count as days of instruction under the State Aid Act and the Board determines the canceled days should be rescheduled, such employees who did not work the canceled days shall be scheduled to work days designated on the official school calendar, determined solely by the Board, and be paid for the rescheduled days after working said days. Any employee who has begun work prior to the school closing will be paid the employee’s hourly rate for time worked prior to cancellation. In no event will employees receive less than two hours pay if they report for work prior to cancellation. As an exception to the above-referenced practice, less than 230 day or less than teacher work year + days to equal 230 employees working more than the teacher work year may voluntarily work when regularly scheduled student attendance days needing to be made up are canceled due to weather or other emergencies pursuant to the stipulations that follow: a. The supervisor, after receiving approval of the Human Resources department administration, may approve of the employee working the day; b. The day worked shall not result in any future non-workday that is a student attendance day; c. Approval of such a workday shall not result in or relate to any request for additional workdays later in the school year. This exception does not apply for any employee working the teacher work year (or less) or to 230 day or teacher work year + days to equal 230 employees. 3. On days when students are released early for weather or other emergencies in any or all buildings, employees shall work their regular shift unless hazardous or unhealthful conditions, as determined by the Superintendent, exist. In such circumstances employees shall be released when notified by the Superintendent. 4. Whenever the administration delays the start of classes at some or all of the buildings, employees shall be expected to work their regular hourshours except that when the Administration determines that breakfast will not be served, hours may be reduced. Should it be necessary to make up the day, employees will be paid for the additional day. 5. If an employee is unable to report to work due to inclement weather, she/he may use any emergency day or vacation leave time provided to her/him under the contract. 6. When conditions develop during a day requiring the early closing of the offices, all office employees will be paid for a regular workday for their category. 7. If school is canceled and the employee has been approved for a paid leave day, paid leave time will not be deducted. An employee on unpaid leave of any sort shall not be paid for any day that is canceled due to weather or other emergency as referenced in “2”.

School Closings. When the Superintendent of schools declares that schools are closed because of emergency conditions, all classified employees will be excused from work with pay except those designated as “emergency staff.” Those designated as emergency staff may include, but are not limited to Building Custodians and Head Cooks: 1. When regularly scheduled student attendance days are canceled due to weather or other emergencies all Those employees designated as 230 emergency staff will be sent home once the buildings are secure and ready for the next day of school. 2. When an emergency occurs necessitating closing one school for part of a day or teacher a full day, all classified employees are required to work year + unless they are expressly excused or sent home by the Superintendent or his/her designee. Employees may be assigned to work in other buildings by the Superintendent. 3. Twelve (12) month classified and nine (9) month cleaning staff and cooks, at the discretion of their supervisor, will have the opportunity to either work or go home when schools are closed. Employees remaining at work shall be entitled to receive commencing at the beginning of their shift, in addition to base pay, compensation at the employee’s straight time hourly rate for the number of hours worked or compensatory time off equal to the number of hours worked, which may be taken at a mutually agreed later time, and will be required to work their full regular day. On days to equal 230 when schools are closed, nine (twelve month9) month cleaning employees shall be expected to work their regular shift. 2. When regularly scheduled student attendance days are canceled due to weather or other emergencies, employees who are less than 230 day or less than teacher work year + days to equal 230 (12-month) employees generally do not report to work at 10:00 a.m. The employee may elect to carry over no more than forty (40) hours’ compensatory time from one school year to the next. No overtime pay will be provided for these situations whether or not all or part of the staff are required to remain to cover the necessary function unless the function exceeds forty (40) hours for the week worked, then time and shall not one-half will be paid for the day if not worked. For said employees, pay for up to a maximum of 6 days may be received if an employee converts a sick day any hours that was earned, prior to such a day that was cancelled, pursuant to Article 18, E. 3. If the days are required by law to be made up for State Aid or contracted obligations, such employees not working shall be scheduled to work on and be paid for the days later designated by the official school calendar, determined solely by the Board and in respect to other collective bargaining agreements, as make-up hours. If the canceled days do not count as days of instruction under the State Aid Act and the Board determines the canceled days should be rescheduled, such employees who did not work the canceled days shall be scheduled to work days designated on the official school calendar, determined solely by the Board, and be paid for the rescheduled days after working said days. Any employee who has begun work prior to the school closing will be paid the employee’s hourly rate for time worked prior to cancellation. In no event will employees receive less than two hours pay if they report for work prior to cancellation. As an exception to the above-referenced practice, less than 230 day or less than teacher work year + days to equal 230 employees working more than the teacher work year may voluntarily work when regularly scheduled student attendance days needing to be made up are canceled due to weather or other emergencies pursuant to the stipulations that follow: a. The supervisor, after receiving approval of the Human Resources department administration, may approve of the employee working the day; b. The day worked shall not result in any future non-workday that is a student attendance day; c. Approval of such a workday shall not result in or relate to any request for additional workdays later in the school year. This exception does not apply for any employee working the teacher work year exceed forty (or less) or to 230 day or teacher work year + days to equal 230 employees. 3. On days when students are released early for weather or other emergencies in any or all buildings, employees shall work their regular shift unless hazardous or unhealthful conditions, as determined by the Superintendent, exist. In such circumstances employees shall be released when notified by the Superintendent40). 4. Whenever the administration delays the start of classes at some or Employees who are off on sick leave on a day when all of the buildings, employees shall schools are closed will not be expected to work their regular hours. Should it be necessary to make up the day, employees will be paid charged a sick day for the additional school closing day. Employees on vacation or personal leave will not be charged for that day on their vacation schedule or personal leave allowance. Employees who are on a leave of absence or are absent due to illness and have exhausted their sick leave will not receive compensation for a closing day. 5. If an employee is unable to report With the exception of nine (9) month cleaning personnel, in the event the number of calamity days exceeds the state-approved number of days, employees other than twelve (12) month employees shall be required to work due to inclement weather, she/he may use any emergency day or vacation leave time provided to her/him under the contract. 6such make-up days without additional compensation. When conditions develop during a day requiring the early closing of the offices, all office Nine (9) month cleaning employees will shall be paid for a regular workday for their category. 7. If school is canceled and the employee has been approved for a paid leave day, paid leave time will not be deducted. An employee on unpaid leave of any sort shall not be paid compensated for any day that is canceled due to weather or other emergency as referenced in “2”make-up days.

School Closings. Whenever emergency circumstances disrupt the normal operation of the instructional programs, the following procedures will apply: 1. When regularly scheduled student attendance days are canceled due to weather or other emergencies all All bargaining unit employees designated as 230 day or teacher work year + days to equal 230 (twelve month) employees shall be expected to work will complete their regular shiftshift when school is dismissed early unless they are specifically released through authorization by the superintendent’s office. 2. When regularly scheduled student attendance days Employees who are canceled sent home early due to weather or other emergencies, employees who are less than 230 day or less than teacher work year + days to equal 230 (12-month) employees generally do not report to work and shall not such disruption will be paid for the day if not worked. For said employees, pay for up to a maximum of 6 days may be received if an employee converts a sick day that was earned, prior to such a day that was cancelled, pursuant to Article 18, E. 3. If the days are required by law to be made up for State Aid or contracted obligations, such employees not working shall be scheduled to work on and be paid for the days later designated by the official school calendar, determined solely by the Board and in respect to other collective bargaining agreements, as make-up hours. If the canceled days do not count as days of instruction under the State Aid Act and the Board determines the canceled days should be rescheduled, such employees who did not work the canceled days shall be scheduled to work days designated on the official school calendar, determined solely by the Board, and be paid for the rescheduled days after working said days. Any employee who has begun work prior to the school closing will be paid the employee’s hourly rate for time worked prior to cancellation. In no event will employees receive less than two hours pay if they report for work prior to cancellation. As an exception to the above-referenced practice, less than 230 day or less than teacher work year + days to equal 230 employees working more than the teacher work year may voluntarily work when regularly scheduled student attendance days needing to be made up are canceled due to weather or other emergencies pursuant to the stipulations that follow: a. The supervisor, after receiving approval of the Human Resources department administration, may approve of the employee working the day; b. The day worked shall not result in any future non-workday that is a student attendance day; c. Approval of such a workday shall not result in or relate to any request for additional workdays later in the school year. This exception does not apply for any employee working the teacher work year (or less) or to 230 day or teacher work year + days to equal 230 employeestheir normal shift. 3. On days when students When schools are released early for not opened due to inclement weather or other emergencies in any or all buildingsmechanical breakdown, custodial, maintenance, bus mechanic, and fifty-two (52) week employees shall are expected to report to work as soon as possible on their regular shift unless hazardous told otherwise by public announcement over the radio, or unhealthful conditions, as determined directly by the Superintendent, exist. In such circumstances employees shall be released when notified by the Superintendent. 4. Whenever the administration delays the start of classes at some or all of the buildingsemployee’s supervisor, employees shall be expected should report to work their regular hourswork. Should it be necessary to make up the day, employees will be paid for the additional day. 5. If an employee is Employees who are unable to report to work due to weather conditions will not be paid. Requests to utilize personal leave or vacation time to avoid loss of pay will be considered on an individual basis. 4. Those employees not required to work on scheduled days of student instruction which are not held because of conditions not within the control of school authorities, such as inclement weather, she/he may use any emergency day fires, epidemics, mechanical breakdowns, or vacation leave time provided to her/him under health conditions, as defined by the contract. 6. When conditions develop during a day requiring the early closing of the officescity, all office employees county, or state health authorities, will be paid for a regular workday for their category. 7. If school is canceled and the employee has been approved for a paid leave day, paid leave time will not be deducted. An employee on unpaid leave of any sort shall not be paid for such days. Such employees shall work on any day that rescheduled days of student instruction which are established by the board and will be paid at their regular daily rate of pay. Employees with accruals may use up to five (5) sick or personal leave days per year on days school is canceled cancelled. The use of up to a maximum of three (3) sick leave days for snow days shall not count against the annual sick leave incentive. 5. In the event an employee received unemployment compensation benefits (which are used herein, also includes “underemployment” benefits) during the school year (associated with his/her regular work assignment) due to weather days of instruction not being held when scheduled because of conditions not within the control of school authorities, as stated above, and those days of instruction are rescheduled so that the employee works those instructional days at a later time, the employee shall have his/her pay adjusted such that his/her unemployment compensation, plus the wages paid to the employee for the year, will be equal to the regular annual wages he/she would have earned for the school year had there not been scheduled days of instruction cancelled for such reasons. This provision shall be subject to the following conditions: a. The total of unemployment compensation plus wages earned by employment in the district shall not be below that which the employee would have received had there not been any instructional days cancelled for such reasons. b. The total of unemployment compensation plus wages earned through employment in the district shall not be less than the employee’s regular wages from the same or other emergency as referenced in “2”similar period during the preceding school year.

School Closings. 1. When regularly scheduled student attendance days are canceled due to weather or other emergencies all employees designated as 230 day or teacher work year + days to equal 230 (twelve month) employees shall be expected to work their regular shift. 2. When regularly scheduled student attendance days are canceled due to weather or other emergencies, employees who are less than 230 day or less than teacher work year + days to equal 230 (12-month) employees generally do not report to work and shall not be paid for the day if not worked. For said employees, pay for up to a maximum of 6 days may be received if an employee converts a sick day that was earned, prior to such a day that was cancelled, pursuant to Article 18, E. 3. If the days are required by law to be made up for State Aid or contracted obligations, such employees not working shall be scheduled to work on and be paid for the days later designated by the official school calendar, determined solely by the Board and in respect to other collective bargaining agreements, as make-up hours. If the canceled days do not count as days of instruction under the State Aid Act and the Board determines the canceled days should be rescheduled, such employees who did not work the canceled days shall be scheduled to work days designated on the official school calendar, determined solely by the Board, and be paid for the rescheduled days after working said days. Any employee who has begun work prior to the school closing will be paid the employee’s hourly rate for time worked prior to cancellation. In no event will employees receive less than two hours pay if they report for work prior to cancellation. As an exception to the above-referenced practice, less than 230 day or less than teacher work year + days to equal 230 employees working more than the teacher work year may voluntarily work when regularly scheduled student attendance days needing to be made up are canceled due to weather or other emergencies pursuant to the stipulations that follow: a. The supervisor, after receiving approval of the Human Resources department administration, may approve of the employee working the day; b. The day worked shall not result in any future non-workday that is a student attendance day; c. Approval of such a workday shall not result in or relate to any request for additional workdays later in the school year. This exception does not apply for any employee working the teacher work year (or less) or to 230 day or teacher work year + days to equal 230 employees. 3. On days when students are released early for weather or other emergencies in any or all buildings, employees shall work their regular shift unless hazardous or unhealthful conditions, as determined by the Superintendent, exist. In such circumstances employees shall be released when notified by the Superintendent. 4. Whenever the administration delays the start of classes at some or all of the buildings, employees shall be expected to work their regular hours. Should it be necessary to make up the day, employees will be paid for the additional day. 5. If an employee is unable to report to work due to inclement weather, she/he may use any emergency day or vacation leave time provided to her/him under the contract. 6. When conditions develop during a day requiring the early closing of the offices, all office employees will be paid for a regular workday for their category. 7. If school is canceled and the employee has been approved for a paid leave day, paid leave time will not be deducted. An employee on unpaid leave of any sort shall not be paid for any day that is canceled due to weather or other emergency as referenced in “2”.