Sick Leave and Personal Leave. 1. Teaching Assistants hired during the first semester shall be credited with twelve (12) days of sick leave per year, two (2) of which may be used for reasons other than personal illness. Those hired during the second semester shall be credited with six (6) such days. Such days may be accumulated from year to year as sick days up to a maximum cumulative amount of 150 days. 2. Teaching Assistants who take a sick leave or personal leave day shall notify the District in accordance with District policy. However, teaching assistants must submit a request for approval of a personal day before and/or after a long weekend or vacation period. The Superintendent recognizes that there are circumstances which are beyond an employee's control (i.e. legal matters, family events/emergencies), and agrees to consider such factors when evaluating a request. Such determinations will not be arbitrary or capricious. 3. Any unused sick leave days may be reimbursed to the employee during the month of July at his/her daily rate of pay provided the employee has given notice of intent to reimburse the days by the prior February 1st. Days shall be reimbursed at 1/200th of the individual's regular salary. Payments shall be made on the first Friday following the commencement of school in September as an Employer Non-elective Contribution as set forth in the Memorandum of Agreement dated May 16, 2013. An amount equal to the payments referred to herein shall be made as an employer, non-elective contribution to the District's 403(b) plan for the account of such teaching assistant. The teaching assistant shall have no right to receive cash in lieu of such contributions. ARTICLE VIII -
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