Common use of TEACHER LEAVES Clause in Contracts

TEACHER LEAVES. 1. Teachers shall be allowed to use accumulated sick leave, without loss of pay, for absences from regularly contracted teaching duty due to personal or family illness or physical disability. Teachers contracted for the summer months shall earn and be entitled to use accumulated sick leave benefits. 2. Any absence by a teacher resulting from bodily injuries suffered directly from an assault on a teacher while performing contracted duties in accordance with Board policies and state statutes will not be deducted from the teacher's contracted salary for sixty (60) calendar days from the date of injury. The value of all benefits paid to the teacher during this period from all other eligible sources shall be deducted from contracted salary and benefits or repaid to the Board upon receipt. The assault shall be immediately reported to the building administrator and central administration, and a formal complaint may be filed with the proper legal authorities. Any benefits inappropriately paid under this provision shall be repaid to the Board, and the Board's cost of collection shall, if overpayment was caused by teacher action or inaction, be added to the cost of reimbursement. 3. Each teacher will be credited with twelve (12) days of sick leave on the first contracted day of the school year. The teacher who does not complete contract obligations will be liable to the district for sick leave paid beyond the employee's entitlement. Employment for less than 187 full-time duty days or employment for more than 187 full-time duty days shall earn or accrue sick leave on a proportionate basis to the 187 full- time duty day contract. [This shall not increase, decrease, or affect anything regarding long-term substitute teachers.] (2012) 4. For purposes of severance, unused sick leave is cumulative to a maximum of 187 days. a) However, sick leave may be accumulated without limit for purposes outlined in Article 7 Section A, paragraph 1. The record of an employee's sick leave accrual shall be kept in the business office. Deductions shall be made from this account when the employee is absent under the sick leave provision, and additions are made to this account in accordance with the established schedule. The number of accumulated days of sick leave shall be indicated in each regular paycheck. b) Upon retirement from the district, a teacher with 187 days of unused accumulated sick leave will be compensated $50 for each day of credit beyond the scheduled 187 days. Such payment will be made on or about July 1. The payment will be separate from the severance buy-out. 5. SICK LEAVE BANK: Teachers shall have the right to donate, in writing to the Human Resource Office, accrued sick leave days to a teacher of their choice. a) A teacher who intends to access the sick leave bank must notify GFEA to request donated days. In order to avoid days without pay, the request must be made prior to exhausting his/her own sick and personal leave days. (2011) b) No teacher may receive more than twenty (20) days of donated sick leave during any school year. When using the twenty (20) days of donated sick leave, the teacher may not receive pay or compensation from other plans in which the District participates, either in whole or in part. c) In a case of catastrophic, life threatening illness, a teacher may receive more than the allotted twenty (20) days (Article 7.A-5. a) during the contract year. A catastrophic, life threatening illness is defined as cancer, organ failure, stroke, non-elective surgery, and acute accident injuries. This list is a guideline and not inclusive. Medical documentation will be required. The determination of qualifying for additional donated days will be made by the Human Resources Director, the GFEA President, and one designee from each unit. Determination must be unanimous. (2009)

TEACHER LEAVES. A. SICK LEAVE/SICK LEAVE BANK: 1. Teachers shall be allowed to use accumulated sick leave, without loss of pay, for absences from regularly contracted teaching duty due to personal or family illness or physical disability. The District may also discuss the use of sick time with a teacher if necessary. In these instances, the teacher may exercise their Xxxxxxxxxx rights. Teachers contracted for the summer months shall earn and be entitled to use accumulated sick leave benefits.. (2019) 2. Any absence by a teacher resulting from bodily injuries suffered directly from an assault on a teacher while performing contracted duties in accordance with Board policies and state statutes will not be deducted from the teacher's contracted salary for sixty (60) calendar days a total of 60 absences from work, if related to the date of injury. Administration may require documentation. The value of all benefits paid to the teacher during this period from all other eligible sources shall be deducted from contracted salary and benefits or repaid to the Board upon receipt. The assault shall be immediately reported to the building administrator and central administration, and a formal complaint may be filed with the proper legal authorities. Any benefits inappropriately paid under this provision shall be repaid to the Board, and the Board's cost of collection shall, if overpayment was caused by teacher action or inaction, be added to the cost of reimbursement.. (2016) 3. Each teacher will be credited with twelve (12) days of sick leave on the first contracted day of the school year. The teacher who does not complete contract obligations will be liable to the district for sick leave paid beyond the employee's entitlement. Employment for less than 187 full-time duty days or employment for more than 187 full-time duty days shall earn or accrue sick leave on a proportionate basis to the 187 full- full-time duty day contract. [This shall not increase, decrease, or affect anything regarding long-term substitute teachers.] (2012) 4. For purposes of severance, unused sick leave is cumulative to a maximum of 187 days. a) However, sick leave may be accumulated without limit for purposes outlined in Article 7 Section A, paragraph 1. The record of an employee's sick leave accrual shall be kept in the business office. Deductions shall be made from this account when the employee is absent under the sick leave provision, and additions are made to this account in accordance with the established schedule. The number of accumulated days of sick leave shall be indicated in each regular paycheck. b) Upon retirement from the district, a teacher with 187 days of unused accumulated sick leave will be compensated $50 for each day of credit beyond the scheduled 187 days. Such payment will be made on or about July 1. The payment will be separate from the severance buy-out. 5. SICK LEAVE BANK: Teachers shall have the right to donate, in writing to the Human Resource Office, accrued sick leave days to a teacher of their choice. a) A teacher who intends to access the sick leave bank must notify GFEA to request donated days. In order to avoid days without pay, the request must be made prior to exhausting his/her own sick and personal leave days. (2011) b) No teacher may receive more than twenty (20) days of donated sick leave during any school year. When using the twenty (20) days of donated sick leave, the teacher may not receive pay or compensation from other plans in which the District participates, either in whole or in part. c) In a case of catastrophic, life threatening illness, a teacher may receive more than the allotted twenty (20) days (Article 7.A-5. a) during the contract year. A catastrophic, life threatening illness is defined as cancer, organ failure, stroke, non-elective surgery, and acute accident injuries. This list is a guideline and not inclusive. Medical documentation will be required. The determination of qualifying for additional donated days will be made by the Human Resources Director, the GFEA President, and one designee from each unit. Determination must be unanimous. (2009)

TEACHER LEAVES. A. SICK LEAVE/SICK LEAVE BANK: 1. Teachers shall be allowed to use accumulated sick leave, without loss of pay, for absences from regularly contracted teaching duty due to personal or family illness or physical disability. The District may also discuss the use of sick time with a teacher if necessary. In these instances, the teacher may exercise their Xxxxxxxxxx rights. Teachers contracted for the summer months shall earn and be entitled to use accumulated sick leave benefits.. (2019) 2. Any absence by a teacher resulting from bodily injuries suffered directly from an assault on a teacher while performing contracted duties in accordance with Board policies and state statutes will not be deducted from the teacher's contracted salary for sixty (60) calendar days a total of 60 absences from work, if related to the date of injury. Administration may require documentation. The value of all benefits paid to the teacher during this period from all other eligible sources shall be deducted from contracted salary and benefits or repaid to the Board upon receipt. The assault shall be immediately reported to the building administrator and central administration, and a formal complaint may be filed with the proper legal authorities. Any benefits inappropriately paid under this provision shall be repaid to the Board, and the Board's cost of collection shall, if overpayment was caused by teacher action or inaction, be added to the cost of reimbursement. 3. Each teacher will be credited with twelve ten (1210) days of sick leave on the first contracted day of the school year. The teacher who does not complete contract obligations will be liable to the district for sick leave paid beyond the employee's entitlement. Employment for less than 187 full-time duty days or employment for more than 187 full-time duty days shall earn or accrue sick leave on a proportionate basis to the 187 full- full-time duty day contract. [This shall not increase, decrease, or affect anything regarding long-term substitute teachers.] (2012) (2023) 4. For purposes of severance, unused sick leave is cumulative to a maximum of 187 days. a) a. However, sick leave may be accumulated without limit for purposes outlined in Article 7 Section A, paragraph 1. The record of an employee's sick leave accrual shall be kept in the business office. Deductions shall be made from this account when the employee is absent under the sick leave provision, and additions are made to this account in accordance with the established schedule. The number of accumulated days of sick leave shall be indicated in each regular paycheck. b) b. Upon retirement from the district, a teacher with 187 days of unused accumulated sick leave will be compensated $50 for each day of credit beyond the scheduled 187 days. Such payment will The teacher may elect for this compensation to be made on either applied towards your District Health Insurance premiums or about July 1paid approximately 90 days following your last day of work. The payment will be separate from the severance buy-out. 5. SICK LEAVE BANK: Teachers shall have the right to donate, in writing to the Human Resource Office, accrued sick leave days to a teacher of their choice. a) A teacher who intends to access the sick leave bank must notify GFEA to request donated days. In order to avoid days without pay, the request must be made prior to exhausting his/her own sick and personal leave days. (20112021) b) No teacher may receive more than twenty (20) days of donated sick leave during any school year. When using the twenty (20) days of donated sick leave, the teacher may not receive pay or compensation from other plans in which the District participates, either in whole or in part. c) In a case of catastrophic, life threatening illness, a teacher may receive more than the allotted twenty (20) days (Article 7.A-5. a) during the contract year. A catastrophic, life threatening illness is defined as cancer, organ failure, stroke, non-elective surgery, and acute accident injuries. This list is a guideline and not inclusive. Medical documentation will be required. The determination of qualifying for additional donated days will be made by the Human Resources Director, the GFEA President, and one designee from each unit. Determination must be unanimous. (2009)