Common use of Illness or Disability Clause in Contracts

Illness or Disability. A. Each teacher shall be credited with six (6) days' of sick leave allowance at the beginning of the first semester and five (5) days' of sick leave allowance at the beginning of the second semester to be used for absences caused by illness or physical disability of the teacher or his/her immediate family. The unused portion of such allowance shall accumulate from year to year to a total of one hundred and seventy (170) days. A sick leave bank may be established by bargaining unit members from their accumulation of unused sick days. The sick leave pool shall not exceed an accumulation of fifty (50) days. The pool shall be created by a voluntary contribution from a member's accumulated sick leave bank and shall not exceed a contribution of three (3) sick days per year by any one person. A committee composed of three (3) members of the Association and one (1) member of Administration shall administer the pool of unused sick leave days generated by this process. The use of pool sick leave days shall be limited to major catastrophes and shall not be used for maternity leave or childcare purposes unless associated with a health care problem. Sick leave pool days cannot be used for retirement purposes and the granting or denial of the use of sick leave pool days shall not be subject to the grievance procedure. If the sick leave bank is depleted, the Association membership shall be provided with an opportunity to replenish the bank by an agreed upon voluntary contribution of Association member's accumulated sick days. Upon depletion of his or her personal sick and personal days, any bargaining unit member may make a written application to the committee to utilize sick leave pool days. Reports on the status of this sick leave pool, including the number of days remaining, will be provided to the Association upon request.

Illness or Disability. A. Each teacher shall be credited with six (6) days' of sick leave allowance at the beginning of the first semester and five (5) days' of sick leave allowance at the beginning of the second semester to be used for absences caused by illness or physical disability of the teacher or his/her immediate family. The unused portion of such allowance shall accumulate from year to year to a total of one hundred and seventy (170) days. A sick leave bank may be established by bargaining unit members from their accumulation of unused sick days. The sick leave pool shall not exceed an accumulation of fifty (50) days. The pool shall be created by a one (1) occasion voluntary contribution of sick days from a member's accumulated sick leave bank and shall not exceed a contribution of three five (35) sick days per year by any one persondays. A committee composed of three (3) members of the Association and one (1) member of Administration shall administer the pool of unused sick leave days generated by this process. The use of pool sick leave days shall be limited to major catastrophes and shall not be used for maternity leave or childcare purposes unless associated with a health care problem. Sick leave pool days cannot be used for retirement purposes and the granting or denial of the use of sick leave pool days shall not be subject to the grievance procedure. If the sick leave bank is depleted, the Association membership shall be provided with an opportunity to replenish the bank by an agreed upon voluntary contribution of Association member's accumulated sick days. Upon depletion of his or her personal sick and personal days, any bargaining unit member may make a written application to the committee to utilize sick leave pool days. Reports on the status of this sick leave pool, including the number of days remaining, will be provided to the Association upon request.

Illness or Disability. A. Each teacher shall be credited with six (6) days' of sick leave allowance at the beginning of the first semester and five (5) days' of sick leave allowance at the beginning of the second semester to be used for absences caused by illness or physical disability of the teacher or his/her immediate family. The unused portion of such allowance shall accumulate from year to year to a total of one hundred and seventy (170) days. A sick leave bank may be established by bargaining unit members from their accumulation of unused sick days. The sick leave pool shall not exceed an accumulation of fifty (50) days. The pool shall be created by a voluntary contribution from a member's accumulated sick leave bank and shall not exceed a contribution of three five (35) sick days per year by any one person. A committee composed of three (3) members of the Association and one (1) member of Administration shall administer the pool of unused sick leave days generated by this process. The use of pool sick leave days shall be limited to major catastrophes and shall not be used for maternity leave or childcare purposes unless associated with a health care problem. Sick leave pool days cannot be used for retirement purposes and the granting or denial of the use of sick leave pool days shall not be subject to the grievance procedure. If the sick leave bank is depleted, the Association membership shall be provided with an opportunity to replenish the bank by an agreed upon voluntary contribution of Association member's accumulated sick days. Upon depletion of his or her personal sick and personal days, any bargaining unit member may make a written application to the committee to utilize sick leave pool days. Reports on the status of this sick leave pool, including the number of days remaining, will be provided to the Association upon request.