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LEAVE PAY. A. The Board shall continue to provide personal business days for regular permanent employees who are currently receiving such days in accordance with existing procedures. 1. All regular permanent employees shall receive up to eight (8) paid personal business days per year. These leave days may be used for illness related absences or personal business which requires the employee’s presence during the working day and is of such a nature that it cannot be attended to at a time when the employee is not at his/her regular working hours. In any given school year, the last two (2) unused days of the eight (8) received for that school year shall be reserved for personal business during the remainder of that school year. A written application for personal business containing the reason(s) must be submitted to the Superintendent/designee for approval at least three (3) working days in advance (except in the event of an emergency when a shorter notice may be acceptable). 2. Unused leave days may accumulate up to a maximum of thirty-five (35 ) days. Accumulated days may only be used for illness related absences. Upon return to work, all requests for sick leave must be submitted, and approved by the Superintendent/designee. The Board may require a doctor’s note, documenting the illness or may, at any time, at its expense, require an employee to submit to an examination by a physician. B. An employee shall be granted a maximum of three (3) days of his/her paid personal/sick or unpaid days to attend the funeral of a member of his/her immediate family. Immediate family shall be defined as the employee’s spouse, child, employee’s mother, father, sister, brother, grandchild, grandparent, sister- requests for leave time for funeral must be submitted in advance to the Superintendent/designee. C. Upon retirement, employees shall be paid twenty ($20.00) dollars per day for unused leave days up to a maximum of 28 days. D. If an ESP staff member wishes to use three (3) or more days consecutively, they need to get prior approval from their supervisor. E. No days may be used before or after a school holiday/break without prior approval from their supervisor. F. Beginning July 1, 2011 – Maintenance staff may “cash in” up to 4 unused sick or personal business days (per year) at their regular rate of pay. G. Unpaid days may be granted at the discretion of the superintendent. All requests for unpaid days must be submitted in writing to the superintendent/designee at least three (3) days in advance when possible. A doctor’s note may be required if the absence is due to illness. An employee may be disciplined for unexcused absences. H. An employee may use up to three (3) personal business days during Christmas break and three (3) additional personal business days during Spring Break.

LEAVE PAY. A. The Board shall continue to provide personal business days for regular permanent employees who are currently receiving receive such days in accordance with existing procedures. 1. All regular permanent employees shall receive up to eight nine (8) 9) paid personal business days per year. These leave days may be used for illness illness-related absences or personal business which requires the employee’s presence during the working day workday and is of such a nature that it cannot be attended to at a time when the employee is not at his/her regular working work hours. In any given school year, the last two (2) unused days of the eight (8) received for that school year shall be reserved for personal business during the remainder of that school year. A written application for personal business containing the reason(s) must be submitted to the Superintendent/designee for approval at least three (3) working days workdays in advance (except in the event of for an emergency when a shorter notice may be acceptable). 2. Unused leave days may accumulate up to a maximum of thirtytwenty-five (35 ) days. Accumulated days may only be used for illness related absencesabsences of employees or to care for employee family members. Upon return to work, all All requests for sick accumulated leave days must be submittedsubmitted for approval, and approved by the Superintendent/designeeas soon as possible. The Board may require a doctor’s note, note documenting the illness or may, at any time, at its expense, require an employee to submit to an examination by a physician. 3. Accumulated leave days more than the maximum twenty-five (25) days will be paid to the employee at thirty-five percent (35%) the average daily rate based on the employee’s weekly schedule. B. An employee shall will be granted a maximum of three (3) days of his/her paid personal/sick or unpaid bereavement days to attend the funeral of a member of his/her immediate family. Immediate family shall be defined as the employee’s spouse, child, employee’s mother, father, sister, brother, grandchild, grandparent, sister- All requests for leave time for funeral funerals must be submitted in advance to the Superintendent/designee. These days are not chargeable to the personal business days. C. Immediate family is defined as the employee’s spouse, child, parent, sibling, grandchild, grandparent, sibling-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, parent-in-law. D. Upon retirement, employees shall will be paid twenty thirty-five percent ($20.0035%) dollars per day of the average daily rate based on the employee’s weekly schedule for unused leave days up to a maximum of 28 twenty-five (25) days. D. If an ESP staff member wishes to use three (3) or more days consecutively, they need to get prior approval from their supervisor. E. No days may be used before or after a school holiday/break without prior approval from their supervisor, except for a documented illness or funeral of an immediate family member Employees cannot use their personal business days on scheduled workdays the first or last week of the school year or before or after a holiday/break except for a documented illness or funeral of an immediate family member as identified in letter C above. F. Beginning July 1, 2011 – Maintenance staff may “cash in” up to 4 unused sick or personal business days (per year) at their regular rate of pay. G. Unpaid days may be granted at the discretion of the superintendentSuperintendent/designee. All requests for unpaid days must be submitted in writing to the superintendentSuperintendent/designee at least three (3) days in advance when possible. A doctor’s note may be required if the absence is due to illness. An employee may be disciplined for unexcused absences. H. An employee may use G. On nonscheduled workdays, during times such as winter break, spring break, or after the school year is completed, employees can submit up to three six (36) personal business days during Christmas break and three (3) additional personal business days during Spring Breakfor reimbursement.

LEAVE PAY. A. The Board shall continue At the beginning of the second year of service only, all employees except those on unpaid leave of absence or layoff will be granted four (4) sick days to provide personal business be credited during the first payroll period in which they work during the fiscal school year, and then accumulate one (1 ) day per month for each month of employment commencing fifteen work days for regular permanent employees who after the first day of return to work. Sick days are currently receiving such days in accordance with existing procedures. 1. All regular permanent employees shall receive up to eight (8) paid personal business days per year. These leave days may be used for illness related absences or personal business which requires throughout the employee’s presence during the working day and is of such a nature that it cannot be attended to at a time when school year whenever the employee is not at his/her regular working hoursunable to work due to personal or family sickness, accident, disability, or childbirth. The unused portion of yearly sick leave allowance shall accumulate to 100 days. During the first year of employment only, employees will be granted one sick leave day per month worked. In any given school yearorder to receive the one day per month credit, the last two an employee must work at least fifteen (215) unused days of the eight (8) received for that school year shall be reserved for personal business during the remainder of that school year. A written application for personal business containing the reason(s) must be submitted to the Superintendent/designee for approval at least three (3) working days in advance (except in the event of an emergency when a shorter notice may be acceptable). 2. Unused leave days may accumulate up to a maximum of thirty-five (35 ) days. Accumulated days may only be used for illness related absences. Upon return to work, all requests for sick leave must be submitted, and approved by the Superintendent/designee. The Board may require a doctor’s note, documenting the illness or may, at any time, at its expense, require an employee to submit to an examination by a physicianmonth. B. An employee Absence from duty shall be granted a maximum of three for illness in the immediate family (3) days of his/her paid personal/sick or unpaid days to attend the funeral of a member of his/her immediate family. Immediate family shall be defined as the employee’s father, mother, parents-in-law, current spouse, child, employee’s stepchild, step-mother, step-father, grandmother, grandfather, brother, sister, brother, grandchild, grandparent, sister- requests for or legal dependents.) These days will be deducted from sick leave time for funeral must be submitted in advance to the Superintendent/designeeaccumulation. C. Upon retirement, employees Up to five (5) days bereavement leave per occurrence will be allowed each employee for a death in the immediate family (immediate family shall be paid twenty defined as father, mother, brother, sister, father-in-law, mother- in-law, current spouse, child, stepchild, legal dependents and step-parents). Two such days per occurrence may be used for the death of a brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparent(s), or grandchildren. Two ($20.002) dollars days per day year may be used for unused the death of a friend or relative who is not among the relationships recognized within those listed in this section. All such days shall be deducted from sick leave days up to a maximum of 28 daysaccumulation. D. If The Board may require medical verification of illness where an ESP staff member wishes employee's attendance record shows frequent absences. In such cases, the employee shall be notified in writing of the need for such verification prior to use three (3) or more days consecutively, they need to get prior approval from their supervisor.the absences for which the verification is require E. No On July I of each year, each employee shall be credited with two (2) days for regular school year employees and five (5) days for fifty (50) week (5 days per week) employees, which may be used before or after a school holiday/break without prior approval from their supervisor. F. Beginning July 1for personal business. This day will be non-accumulative, 2011 – Maintenance staff may “cash in” up Unused days shall be converted to 4 unused sick or personal business leave days (per year) at their regular rate of pay. G. Unpaid days on June 30. Such leave may be granted at the discretion of the superintendent. All requests for unpaid days must be upon application submitted in writing to the superintendent/designee Superintendent by the employee twenty-four (24) hours before the absence in case of personal business or after the absence in case of emergency. Personal business leave shall be used only in situations of urgency, for purposes of conducting personal business, which is difficult to transact on the weekend, before or after working hours or during vacation periods. Personal leave time will be granted on a first come first serve basis and shall be limited to four (4) requests for the district and not more than two (2) within any one classification. An emergency is an unforeseen incident over which the individual has no control and requires immediate attention. The individual should and has made every effort in his power to resolve the situation without taking time off from work. Each case will be decided on its own merits. Such leave shall not be used for seeking other employment. Such leaves shall not be granted for hunting, fishing, shopping, or other recreational activities. Personal days shall not be used the day before or the day after a holiday except for an emergency, holiday related or vacation. F. Any employee whose personal illness extends beyond the accumulated sick leave shall be granted a leave of absence, without pay, for a period not to exceed one (l) year, provided that notification for said leave is made by the employee at least three five (35) days before it is to become effective, except in advance when possiblecases of emergency. Reinstatement may depend upon a complete physical conducted by a Board appointed physician. G. A doctor’s note may record of accumulated leave days will be required if maintained at the absence is due to illness. An employee may be disciplined Superintendent's office and made available for unexcused absencesinspection during the employee's non-working hours no later than September 15 of each school year. H. An No employee may use up to three (3) personal business shall forfeit accumulated leave days during Christmas break approved leave of absence periods. However, the employee shall not be eligible to accrue or to use sick and three (3) additional personal business days during Spring Breakemergency leave while on leave of absence.

LEAVE PAY. A. The Board shall continue to provide personal business days for regular permanent employees who are currently receiving such days in accordance with existing procedures. 1. All regular permanent employees shall receive up to eight (8) paid personal business days per year. These leave days may be used for illness related absences or personal business which requires the employee’s presence during the working day and is of such a nature that it cannot be attended to at a time when the employee is not at his/her regular working hours. In any given school year, the last two (2) unused days of the eight (8) received for that school year shall be reserved for personal business during the remainder of that school year. A written application for personal business containing the reason(s) must be submitted to the Superintendent/designee for approval at least three (3) working days in advance (except in the event of an emergency when a shorter notice may be acceptable). 2. Unused leave days may accumulate up to a maximum of thirty-five (35 35) days. Accumulated days may only be used for illness related absencesabsences of employees or to care for employee family members. Upon return to work, all All requests for sick leave must be submittedsubmitted for approval, and approved by the Superintendent/designeeas soon as possi ble. The Board may require a doctor’s note, documenting the illness or may, at any time, at its expense, require an employee to submit to an examination by a physician. B. An employee shall be granted a maximum of three (3) days of his/her paid personal/sick or unpaid bereavement days to attend the funeral of a member of his/her immediate family. All requests for leave time for funerals must be submitted in advance to the Superintendent/designee. C. Immediate family shall be defined as the employee’s spouse, child, employee’s mother, father, sister, brother, grandchild, grandparent, sister- requests for leave time for funeral must be submitted in advance to the Superintendent/designeesister-in-law, brother-in- law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, mother-in-law, or father-in-law. C. D. Upon retirement, employees shall be paid twenty ($20.00) dollars per day for unused leave days up to a maximum of 28 thirty-five (35) days. D. If an ESP staff member wishes to use three (3) or more days consecutively, they need to get prior approval from their supervisor. E. No days may be used before or after a school holiday/break without prior approval from their supervisor, except in the event of a documented illness or funeral of an immediate family member as identified in letter C above. F. Beginning July 1, 2011 – Maintenance staff may “cash in” up to 4 unused sick or personal business days (per year) at their regular rate of pay. G. Unpaid days may be granted at the discretion of the superintendent. All requests for unpaid days must be submitted in writing to the superintendent/designee at least three (3) days in advance when possible. A doctor’s note may be required if the absence is due to illness. An employee may be disciplined for unexcused absences. H. G. An employee may use up to three (3) personal business days during Christmas break and three (3) additional personal business days during Spring Break.

LEAVE PAY. A. The Board shall continue to provide personal business days for regular permanent employees who are currently receiving such days in accordance with existing procedures. 1. All regular permanent twelve month employees shall receive up to eight (8) paid personal business will be granted twelve sick leave days per year. These All school year employees will be granted ten sick leave days may per year. Employees will be given a written statement of accumulated sick leave days on October 1 of each year. Unused sick leave days will be accumulated on an unlimited basis. Sick leave is to be used for illness related absences or personal business which requires the employee’s presence during the working day and is of such a nature that it cannot be attended to at a time when the employee is not at his/her regular working hours. In any given school yearunable to work because of personal sickness, the last two (2) unused days of the eight (8) received for that school year shall be reserved for personal business during the remainder of that school year. A written application for personal business containing the reason(s) must be submitted to the Superintendent/designee for approval at least three (3) working days in advance (except in the event of an emergency when a shorter notice may be acceptable)accident or disability. 2. Unused leave days may accumulate up Absence from duty not to a maximum of thirty-exceed five (35 5) days. Accumulated days may only be used for illness related absences. Upon return to work, all requests for sick leave must be submitted, and approved by the Superintendent/designee. The Board may require a doctor’s note, documenting the illness or may, at any time, at its expense, require an employee to submit to an examination by a physician. B. An employee per year shall be granted a maximum of three (3) days of his/her paid personal/sick after application has been made or unpaid days to attend notice given for illness in the funeral of a member of his/her immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spouse, children, step-children, parents, grandparents, grandchildren, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ children, step-parents, in-law parents, and siblings. These days will be deducted from the sick leave accumulation. The Superintendent shall have discretionary powers in interpretation of this section. 3. Up to five (5) days per year shall be defined as allowed for bereavement, these days will be deducted from the employeeindividual’s spouse, child, employee’s mother, father, sister, brother, grandchild, grandparent, sister- requests for leave time for funeral must be submitted in advance to the Superintendent/designee. C. Upon retirement, employees shall be paid twenty ($20.00) dollars per day for unused leave days up to a maximum of 28 days. D. If an ESP staff member wishes to use three (3) or more days consecutively, they need to get prior approval from their supervisor. E. No days may be used before or after a school holiday/break without prior approval from their supervisor. F. Beginning July 1, 2011 – Maintenance staff may “cash in” up to 4 unused accumulated sick or personal business days (per year) at their regular rate of pay. G. Unpaid leave. Additional days may be granted at the discretion of the superintendent. 4. All requests for unpaid days must be submitted Personal leave is included in writing the granting of sick leave above. Up to the superintendent/designee at least three (3) days per year may be used for personal business providing that: A. The business cannot be transacted at a time other than during working hours. B. Personal business days shall not be used to carry out activities that are in part or in whole concerned with a second job or activity, from which the individual derives, hopes to derive or intends to derive an income from work apart from the position contracted for with the Lakeview Community Schools. C. Personal business days cannot be used to extend holidays, vacation periods, or breaks unless a specific purpose is stated which complies with the above language as approved by the Superintendent. D. A leave request form must be submitted to the principal/supervisor at least two (2) working days in advance of the anticipated absence except in cases of unforeseen emergencies. The employee may, but is not required to state the reason for leave. Such leave shall not be used for Association business. The Board has the right to have support staff reschedule non-emergency leaves when possible. A doctor’s note may qualified substitutes cannot be required if the absence is due scheduled to illness. An employee may be disciplined for unexcused absenceswork. H. An employee may use up E. The number of personnel that can take a personal day at any given time will be determined according to three (3) classification. In the case of paraprofessional, the number of staff eligible to take a personal business days during Christmas break day will be determined by buildings. In the case of kitchen, the number of staff eligible to take a personal day will be determined by elementary and three (3) additional personal business days during Spring Breaksecondary levels.

LEAVE PAY. A. The Board shall continue to provide personal business days for regular permanent employees who are currently receiving such days in accordance with existing procedures. 1. All regular permanent twelve month employees shall receive up to eight (8) paid personal business will be granted twelve sick leave days per year. These All school year employees will be granted ten sick leave days may per year. Employees will be given a written statement of accumulated sick leave days on October 1 of each year. Unused sick leave days will be accumulated on an unlimited basis. Sick leave is to be used for illness related absences or personal business which requires the employee’s presence during the working day and is of such a nature that it cannot be attended to at a time when the employee is not at his/her regular working hours. In any given school yearunable to work because of personal sickness, the last two (2) unused days of the eight (8) received for that school year shall be reserved for personal business during the remainder of that school year. A written application for personal business containing the reason(s) must be submitted to the Superintendent/designee for approval at least three (3) working days in advance (except in the event of an emergency when a shorter notice may be acceptable)accident or disability. 2. Unused leave days may accumulate up Absence from duty not to a maximum of thirty-exceed five (35 5) days. Accumulated days may only be used for illness related absences. Upon return to work, all requests for sick leave must be submitted, and approved by the Superintendent/designee. The Board may require a doctor’s note, documenting the illness or may, at any time, at its expense, require an employee to submit to an examination by a physician. B. An employee per year shall be granted a maximum of three (3) days of his/her paid personal/sick after application has been made or unpaid days to attend notice given for illness in the funeral of a member of his/her immediate family. Immediate family is defined as spouse, children, step-children, parents, grandparents, grandchildren, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ children, step-parents, in-law parents, and siblings. These days will be deducted from the sick leave accumulation. The Superintendent shall have discretionary powers in interpretation of this section. 3. Up to five (5) days per year shall be defined as allowed for bereavement, these days will be deducted from the employeeindividual’s spouse, child, employee’s mother, father, sister, brother, grandchild, grandparent, sister- requests for leave time for funeral must be submitted in advance to the Superintendent/designee. C. Upon retirement, employees shall be paid twenty ($20.00) dollars per day for unused leave days up to a maximum of 28 days. D. If an ESP staff member wishes to use three (3) or more days consecutively, they need to get prior approval from their supervisor. E. No days may be used before or after a school holiday/break without prior approval from their supervisor. F. Beginning July 1, 2011 – Maintenance staff may “cash in” up to 4 unused accumulated sick or personal business days (per year) at their regular rate of pay. G. Unpaid leave. Additional days may be granted at the discretion of the superintendent. 4. All requests Personal leave is included in the granting of sick leave above. Up to three (3) days per year may be used for unpaid personal business providing that: A. The business cannot be transacted at a time other than during working hours. B. Personal business days shall not be used to carry out activities that are in part or in whole concerned with a second job or activity, from which the individual derives, hopes to derive or intends to derive an income from work apart from the position contracted for with the Lakeview Community Schools. C. Personal business days cannot be used to extend holidays, vacation periods, or breaks unless a specific purpose is stated which complies with the above language as approved by the Superintendent. D. A leave request form must be submitted in writing to the superintendentprincipal/designee supervisor at least two (2) working days in advance of the anticipated absence except in cases of unforeseen emergencies. The employee may, but is not required to state the reason for leave. Such leave shall not be used for Association business. The Board has the right to have support staff reschedule non-emergency leaves when qualified substitutes cannot be scheduled to work. E. The number of personnel that can take a personal day at any given time will be determined according to classification. In the case of paraprofessional, the number of staff eligible to take a personal day will be determined by buildings. 5. A record of accumulated leave days will be maintained at the school offices and made available for inspection during business hours. 6. Absence due to an injury incurred in the course of the employee's employment and covered by Worker's Compensation shall not be charged against the employee's sick leave but sick leave shall not accumulate during the time the employee is placed on a Worker's Compensation leave. 7. No regular employee shall forfeit accumulated leave days during approved leave of absence periods. However, the employee shall not be eligible to accrue or use sick and emergency leave while on a leave of absence. 8. All employees will be paid regular salary minus jury duty pay for jury duty days and no personal or sick leave days will be deducted. 9. Up to six (6) days may be taken by designated individual for Association business approved by the Association and duly delegated to these individuals. Costs for substitutes, if any, will be covered by the Association. This does not count against the individual's personal leave. Notice of intent to use an Association business day shall be given to the Superintendent at least three (3) days in advance when possible. A doctor’s note may be required if the absence is due to illness. An employee may be disciplined for unexcused absencesadvance. H. An 10. Sick days will not be deducted when a person is subpoenaed to testify in court (unless a personal matter) but witness fees, if any, will be returned to the school district. 11. Female employees shall be eligible to use accumulated sick leave for childbirth. To receive sick leave benefits, the employee must perform all duties until physically disabled and return to service as soon as she is physically able to perform all duties. The Board may use up require medical verification prior to three (3) personal business days during Christmas break commencing and three (3) additional personal business days during Spring Breakreturning from such leave.