Sick Leave Bank

Sick Leave Bank - Enrollment

Newly hired teachers may elect to join the Sick Leave Bank by informing the FEA in writing within thirty (30) calendar days of initial employment.

Enrollment period for current bargaining unit members not enrolled in Sick Leave Bank occurs during the first thirty (30) days of the school year.

Membership in the Sick Leave Bank shall continue from year to year after initial enrollment unless a teacher notifies the District and the FEA in writing no later than May 31, regarding their intent to withdraw from the Sick Leave Bank for the following school year.

Leave WITHDRAWAL

In any school year, a teacher will be permitted to request withdrawal of up to twenty-four (24) days or twice the number of days of sick leave the teacher has accrued before the start of that school year, whichever is greater. No teacher may withdraw more than sixty (60) days in any school year.

Sick Leave Bank Request

If you are planning to make a Sick Leave Bank request, please contact FEA before submitting paperwork.

Requests for withdrawal from the Bank may be approved by the Sick Leave Bank Committee when the following conditions have been satisfied:

a. All of the teacher's personal sick leave has been exhausted.

b. A teacher has been on five (5) consecutive days of leave and this leave includes up to three (3) days of the teacher’s personal leave or the leave may be a combination of personal leave and leave without pay or, if personal leave has been exhausted, leave without pay only. The Committee may waive the five (5) consecutive day leave requirement during the last two (2) weeks of the school year.

c. When a doctor's certificate is presented verifying the teacher's need for leave. d. Verification of FMLA and/or AFLA request.

Sick Leave Bank APPROVAL

A teacher whose application has been approved by the Committee will be reimbursed for up to five (5) days of leave without pay and these days will be charged against the amount authorized from the Sick Leave Bank.

The Committee shall not grant any requests for Sick Leave Bank hours in excess of the number of hours in the Bank.

Should a teacher who has received a grant from the Sick Leave Bank return to work prior to using all of the hours authorized by the Bank, the remaining hours will be restored to the Sick Leave Bank from the employee’s sick leave account.