15.1 Regular full-time instructional employees may receive full salary when absent because of illness for fifteen (15) working days in each school year. This is effective from the beginning of the school year. Unused sick leave may be accumulated up to a total of one hundred eighty (180) working days.15.2 In the event of chronic or extended absence due to illness, an instructional employee may be required by the office of the superintendent of schools to submit a physician's or practitioner's certificate indicating the nature of the illness and certification of the employee's ability to return to work.
15.3 The Board of Education may grant a leave of absence without pay for ill health. This shall not entitle the employee to credit for the experience factor on the salary schedule.
15.4 By October 1 of each school year, teachers will receive written notification of their accumulated sick days as of September 1 of that year.
15.5 Sick Leave Bank
For the purpose of providing additional coverage after exhaustion of individual annual and/or accumulated sick leave, only in the event of serious illness as evidenced by medical certification, the Board and the Association agree to establish a Sick Leave Bank as of June 30,1988.
a. Participation by members of the certified staff shall be mandatory. Teachers shall contribute one (1) day of accumulated sick leave each year to the bank.
b. The bank shall be administered by a committee of two representatives selected by the superintendent and two selected by the Association and one representative selected by vote of the above-mentioned four representatives. This committee shall consider the eligibility of teachers to draw from the Bank.
c. The following criteria shall be used by the Sick Leave Bank Committee in determining the eligibility of a teacher to draw from the Bank and determining the amount of leave:
(1) A teacher must have used up all accumulated full pay sick leave.
(2) Teacher must submit competent and timely evidence that a request is necessary due to serious and lengthy illness.
(3) Teacher's prior utilization of sick leave.
d. Upon compliance with section c. above, the Sick Leave Bank Committee may issue a grant of days from the Sick Leave Bank of no more than ninety (90) days.
e. The Sick Leave Bank shall have a minimum of 150 days in reserve. If the number of days falls below 150, then section a. shall be reapplied. However, the total number of Sick Leave Bank days in reserve shall not exceed 600. In the event the 600 maximum would be exceeded, then section a. of this article would not be reapplied.
f. The decisions of the Sick Leave Bank Committee shall be final and binding and not be subject to the grievance procedure or arbitration.
CHILDREARING LEAVE OF ABSENCE
21.1 A teacher may request, and will be granted, a leave of absence for up to two (2) school years without pay for the purpose of childrearing immediately following the birth (after the completion of maternity leave) or for the purpose of adoption of a child after proper notification that a child is available.
21.2 Only one (1) member of the bargaining unit in a household shall receive a childrearing leave for any one (1) period of time.
21.3 The Board shall receive a written request by such teacher at least forty (40) days prior to the onset of such leave.
21.4 The teacher shall be given the opportunity to continue insurance coverage in the school insurance program at his/her own expense, paying one hundred percent (100%) of the cost.
21.5 The teacher shall have the option of returning from leave at the start of the school year immediately following the school year in which leave commenced or at the start of the school year subsequent to that.
21.6 Confirmation of the intent to return from leave shall be given, in writing, to the Board on or before March 15 prior to the fall term for which the teacher plans to return. Failure to notify, in writing, according to these stipulated time lines shall be deemed a resignation, and the obligation of the school system will cease. If such leave is taken after March 15, and the teacher plans to return the fall immediately following, written notice shall be provided no later than June 30.
21.7 The Board will place any teacher, who duly requests to return from leave, in a teaching position for which such teacher is certified and qualified; provided, however, any provisions concerning reduction in force will apply to such teacher on leave. Such professional staff member shall be placed in a teaching position prior to any new teacher being offered a contract.
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