Common use of Compensable Leaves Clause in Contracts

Compensable Leaves. A. Sick/Bereavement/Personal Leave/Sick Day Buy Back 1. At the beginning of each year, each teacher shall be credited with thirteen (13) leave days. Leave days must be used for sickness (employee and immediate family), bereavement and personal leave. A maximum of three (3) days annually can be used for personal business. All leave days for newly hired employees will be based on the percentage of the year worked. 2. Employees can accumulate these days with no maximum accumulation. 3. The employee’s base for employees who have accumulated more than 60 days at 6-30-99 will be the number of days accumulated at 6-30-99. For all other employees the employee base shall be 60 days. The employee may choose to be paid at the end of each fiscal year for all days accumulated in excess of their base at a rate of one-half (1/2) the substitute rate up to a maximum of $1,000 per year. It is the employee’s responsibility to notify the payroll specialist by May 1st of each year of their desire to be paid for any unused leave days. 4. If one of these employees suffers a long term illness, disability and/or trauma as determined by the superintendent or his designee that causes them to use at least 30 sick days, their base will be adjusted to either: a. their current unused sick days; or b. the number in Section 3 above; whichever is higher