District Central Bank. A District Central Bank shall be in effect on the first day of the school year. The Bank shall be funded at the beginning of the year with the unused days from the previous year's DCB, additional unused days over the forty-five (45) accumulated days per teacher, and two (2) days from each tenure teacher's including a probationary teacher who was granted WCS tenure rights in a non-certified teacher position but has transferred to a certified teacher position (such as a nurse, social worker, school psychologist, occupational therapist, etc.) personal accumulation allotment. The two (2) day contribution at the beginning of the year made by the teacher shall be taken from his/her previous year's balance, if applicable, with the District matching each day at a one-to-three (1:3) ratio (one matched administration day for every three cumulatively contributed teacher days). The matching of days shall only take place should the DCB start the year with less than two thousand (2,000) days, with this count taking place prior to the deposit of the teacher days in excess of forty-five (45) per teacher and the possible two (2) day contribution by each tenured teacher. Probationary teachers do not have to make the two (2) day contribution to the bank. In any fiscal year when the DCB has more than twelve thousand (12,000) days, teachers shall not be required to contribute to the Bank. Forty-five (45) days shall be the maximum beginning balance. The deadline for requesting DCB adjustments for the prior school year shall occur by July 1. Teachers who work less than the full school year shall have a proration of two (2) days from their yearly allocation placed in the DCB at the disposal of the District's teachers. The DCB is intended to provide each tenure teacher with comprehensive protection from financial burdens imposed by long-term illness, accident or chronic, recurring illnesses and all disabilities caused by or contributed to by pregnancy, miscarriage, childbirth and recovery. A teacher who suffers a work related injury that occurs on the job, regardless of tenure status, shall have access to the DCB. Use of the days from the DCB shall be supervised by a joint Association/ Administration committee. Medical verification may at times be required for withdrawal of DCB days. In the event of an accident which would be considered a Workers’ Compensation claim, absences of five (5) days or less shall be charged to the District. Tenure teachers may use days from the DCB prior to the depletion of their current year's allotment and accumulation described in Section B, if they fall victim to a long-term illness of five (5) or more consecutive work days, an accident or a chronic illness of a recurring nature and medical verification is provided. The first four (4) days of a chronic illness or a long term illness shall be charged to the tenured teacher's own accumulated leave under Section B, above unless the teacher has already been admitted to the DCB that same year for the same illness. Third, fourth and fifth year probationary teachers shall not be required to contribute these four (4) days. Third, fourth and fifth year probationary teachers after an absence of fifteen (15) consecutive days shall have access to a maximum of sixty (60) days of paid leave from DCB. For a documented chronic illness, the days need not be consecutive. The District Central Bank is not intended to compensate teachers for absences related to elective surgery which can be scheduled during recess periods, such as holiday periods or the summer months. In any absence lasting forty-five (45) days or longer, the Administration may require the teacher to see a doctor other than his/her own to verify the need for the absence.
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