Sick Leave/Personal Leave. ESPs shall be entitled to annual sick leave allocation based upon the number of accumulated sick days at the start of each work year and calculated as follows: Number of Accumulated Sick Days Paraprofessionals Secretaries and Custodians Less than 100 12 + 2 personal days 15 + 2 personal days 100-119 15 + 2 personal days 18 + 2 personal days 120-149 18 + 2 personal days 20 + 2 personal days 150+ 20 + 2 personal days N/A Sick leave shall be prorated for part-time employees. Sick leave may accumulate to 260 days. Sick leave shall be interpreted to mean personal illness, quarantine at home, serious illness or death in the immediate family or household, birth, adoption, or placement for adoption. Sick leave for birth is limited to sixty (60) days, unless otherwise certified by a physician. Sick leave for adoption or placement for adoption is limited to sixty (60) days. The immediate family for purposes of this section shall mean the ESP’s parents, spouse (or partner in a legally recognized civil union), brothers, sisters, children, grandparents, grandparents-in-law, grandchildren, parents-in-law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, aunts, uncles and legal guardians. ESPs in their first 90 days of employment shall not be paid for use of sick days. ESPs shall be entitled to two (2) personal absence days, which, if unused, shall be accumulated as sick leave. In no case shall ESPs be required to give reasons for use of personal absence days. Prior approval is required for use of personal days; however, except as noted below, there are no restrictions regarding the use of these days (for example: they may be used in conjunction with a holiday or weekend). The employee’s supervisor may deny use of a personal absence day for reasons involving staff or student health, safety, or during an emergency or crisis situation. In such cases, the employee shall be provided with the reason for the denial. Annually, the Superintendent or designee shall inform the QBEA President of the number and reasons for such denials. ESPs who are entitled to vacation under Article XVII of this Agreement and who have accumulated, unused sick days at the end of the fiscal year may exchange five (5) such accumulated sick days for one (1) vacation day. Sick days so exchanged shall no longer be available for use by the ESP. The additional vacation day must be used in the fiscal year immediately following the exchange date. An ESP wishing to acquire the additional vacation day must elect this option no later than June 30, annually. An ESP who accepts an assignment in a certificated bargaining unit position shall not lose any accumulated, unused sick leave by accepting such assignment. ESPs on unpaid leave of absence shall not be eligible for sick leave/personal leave benefits. At the beginning of each school year, the Board shall furnish each ESP with a written statement setting forth total sick leave/personal leave credit.
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Sick Leave/Personal Leave. ESPs shall be entitled to annual sick leave allocation based upon the number of accumulated sick days at the start of each work year and calculated as follows: Number of Accumulated Sick Days Paraprofessionals Secretaries and Custodians Less than 100 12 + 2 personal days 15 + 2 personal days 100-119 15 + 2 personal days 18 + 2 personal days 120-149 18 + 2 personal days 20 + 2 personal days 150+ 20 + 2 personal days N/A Sick leave shall be prorated for part-time employees. Sick leave may accumulate to 260 days. Sick leave shall be interpreted to mean personal illness, quarantine at home, serious illness or death in the immediate family or household, birth, adoption, or placement for adoption. Sick leave for birth is limited to sixty (60) days, unless otherwise certified by a physician. Sick leave for adoption or placement for adoption is limited to sixty (60) days. The immediate family for purposes of this section shall mean the ESP’s parents, spouse (or partner in a legally recognized civil union), brothers, sisters, children, grandparents, grandparents-in-law, grandchildren, parents-in-law, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, aunts, uncles and legal guardians. ESPs in their first 90 days of employment shall not be paid for use of sick days. ESPs shall be entitled to two (2) personal absence days, which, if unused, shall be accumulated as sick leave. In no case shall ESPs be required to give reasons for use of personal absence days. Prior approval is required for use of personal days; however, except as noted below, there are no restrictions regarding the use of these days (for example: they may be used in conjunction with a holiday or weekend). The employee’s supervisor may deny use of a personal absence day for reasons involving staff or student health, safety, or during an emergency or crisis situation. In such cases, the employee shall be provided with the reason for the denial. Annually, the Superintendent or designee shall inform the QBEA President of the number and reasons for such denials. ESPs who are entitled to vacation under Article XVII of this Agreement and who have accumulated, unused sick days at the end of the fiscal year may exchange five (5) such accumulated sick days for one (1) vacation day. Sick days so exchanged shall no longer be available for use by the ESP. The additional vacation day must be used in the fiscal year immediately following the exchange date. An ESP wishing to acquire the additional vacation day must elect this option no later than June 30, annually. An ESP who accepts an assignment in a certificated bargaining unit position shall not lose any accumulated, unused sick leave by accepting such assignment. ESPs on unpaid leave of absence shall not be eligible for sick leave/personal leave benefits. At the beginning of each school year, the Board shall furnish each ESP with a written statement setting forth total sick leave/personal leave credit.absence
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