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C. Upon depleting accumulated Sick Leave and after obtaining a doctor's statement certifying a
life threatening or debilitating physical illness or injury preventing the member from
performing the duties of his/her job, a member may request days from the Sick Leave Bank.
The request shall be granted if the member meets the following conditions: (1) District records
show that the member has exhausted his/her accumulated Sick Leave; 2) the member is not
eligible for lost time compensation under Workers' Compensation or under STRS disability; 3)
the member is a contributing member to the Sick Leave Bank; and 4) there are sufficient days
in the Sick Leave Bank to cover the request. Sick Leave Bank days may not be used to care for
another member of the employee’s family.
D. Members may not use days from the Sick Leave Bank to begin the school year.
E. Members may not use more than forty (40) days at any one time from the Sick Leave Bank.
F. The District shall keep accurate records of days accumulated by the Sick Leave Bank and of
Sick Leave used by the Sick Leave Bank. Annually, the District shall notify the Association in
writing of the accumulated days and days charged to the Sick Leave Bank that year.
503 PERSONAL LEAVE (P.N. 2006)
A. Each employee shall be granted up to three (3) days of Personal Leave per school year. Such
leave shall not be cumulative.
B. Personal Leave shall be granted for the following reasons:
1. Personal business;
2. Emergencies of any immediate nature;
3. Religious holiday;
4. Compulsory court attendance (See Section 508, below);
5. Marriage in immediate family;
6. Death of close friend or relative not covered under present Sick Leave;
7. College graduation; and
8. Professional improvement
C. The teacher shall notify the building principal of his/her intent to request Personal Leave on the
leave form (Appendix D).
D. Except for emergencies, notification should be at least three (3) working days in advance. In
emergency situations, the form shall be completed by the teacher upon return to work.
However, the teacher is obliged to notify the Principal of the emergency and the need to be off
from his/her teaching assignment, so as to provide the Principal with the opportunity to arrange
for a substitute for the teacher. The Superintendent shall notify the teacher requesting Personal
Leave at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the requested date as to the status of the leave.
E. Personal Leave shall not be used for shopping trips, secondary employment, seeking other
employment, for taking or extending a vacation or holiday, or for any recreational activities,
without the express written approval of the Superintendent.
F. If Personal Leave is requested for reason B1 or B8, above, prior to September 30 or after April
30, the express written approval of the Superintendent, regardless of reason, must be obtained.
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