PMLA/Personal Business. A paraprofessional shall receive 5 Paid Medical Leave Act Days (Sick Days) that they are able to use per the PMLA guidelines. These 5 PMLA days will be paid at 100% of the employees normal wage, whether taken during the school year or paid out at the end of the school year. Additionally, a paraprofessional shall receive three (3) personal business days per school year. No more than five (5) combined PMLA/personal days can be used consecutively unless for medically documented reasons or by prior approval from the superintendent or his/her designee. All three (3) of the personal business days issued annually may be used during the two (2) major holiday breaks namely Winter Break (December) and Spring Break (April), and shall be paid at 100% of the employee’s normal wage. No personal business days may be attached before or after a district holiday break, unless prior approval is received from the Superintendent or their designee. Personal business days used during the school year will be paid at 50% of the employee’s normal wage. A paraprofessional may elect to receive holiday pay in lieu of taking one or more personal business days during the normal holiday breaks. Any of these days not taken or used shall be paid out at the end of the school year at 100% of the employee’s normal wage.
