Plan A - Sick Day Plan Sample Clauses

Plan A - Sick Day Plan a. All regularly employed certified bargaining unit members shall be allowed sick leave days during the school year without loss of pay. Each eligible full time bargaining unit member shall be credited with twelve (12) sick days at the beginning of each school year subject to adjustment at the end of each school year if the bargaining unit member does not work the entire year, three (3) of which may be used for personal business during each school year. b. Personal days may be used in situations of urgency for the purpose of conducting personal business which is impossible to transact on weekends, after school hours, or during vacation periods. Requests for such days must be made at least seven (7) calendar days in advance. No days will be approved the workday before or following holiday or vacation periods. Use of personal days on professional development days shall be subject to approval of the superintendent or designee. i. If an unusual situation/opportunity arises, a staff member may submit written request to the Superintendent at least thirty (30) days in advance of the date requested for a workday off prior to or just after a holiday or vacation period. This request will be reviewed by a committee (Superintendent, Building Principal, and MCEA President or designee). If the request is approved, the requested day before or prior to the holiday or vacation period will be treated as an unpaid day. c. Eligible permanent part-time bargaining unit members shall receive pro rata credit. A bargaining unit member who works only a portion of a school year shall be credited with one (1) sick day for each calendar month or portion thereof worked during such year; provided, however, if a bargaining unit member commences his employment on or after the 21st day of any month or terminates his employment on or before the l0th day of any month no sick leave credit shall be earned for such month. d. Each bargaining unit member shall be entitled to accumulate not more than one-hundred (100) paid sick days; provided, however, at the end of each year an employee shall receive forty ($40.00) dollars for each day the employee has accumulated in excess of one hundred (100) days. For example, an employee with one hundred (100) accumulated sick days at the beginning of the year who is then credited with twelve (12) additional days and uses only two (2) days during the year shall receive four hundred ($400.00) dollars for ten (10) days at the end of that year. (Employees with m...