a) When a teacher is sick he/she shall be entitled to a leave of absence (herein called “sick leave”) during his/her sickness and shall be entitled to be paid his/her full salary during such sick leave.
b) Sick leave shall be provided at the rate of twenty (20) days at the beginning of the school year. The unused portion of the sick leave in any year(s) shall be carried forward and accumulated from year to year to a maximum as indicated below:
First Day – Fall Term 2014 123 days
c) The provision of twenty (20) sick days in any year shall be prorated in the following circumstances:
i) Where a teacher commences employment at a time other than the commencement of the fall term.
ii) Where a teacher returns from a leave at a time other than the commencement of the fall term.
iii) In the event of termination of employment prior to having earned the amount of sick days utilized, the unearned portion of sick leave will be deducted from the final salary payment.
iv) Teachers employed on a part-time basis, shall accrue and be granted sick leave with pay pro-rated on full time equivalents.
v) Sick leave shall not continue to accrue while on any leave of absence without pay.
d) The distribution of teachers’ share (5/12) of the EI Wage Loss Replacement Partial Premium Reduction Plan is to be:
i) 1/12th of the premium reduction to be included in professional development budget.
ii) 4/12th of the premium reduction to be remitted to the Association at the conclusion of the current calendar year.
e) Effective the fall term 2011, teachers shall make every effort to schedule appointments outside of school hours. When medical appointments cannot be made outside of school hours, every effort shall be made to schedule the appointment to minimize the time away from school, in such case medical leave shall be granted. Minimizing the time away from school shall mean teachers shall only take the time needed for the appointment and time needed to travel to and from the appointment. Such leave shall be counted against the employee’s accumulated sick leave. The maximum amount of time available to a teacher under this clause is three (3) days per school year.