(a) Where a teacher is ill, he or she shall be entitled to sick leave during his or her illness and to be paid his or her salary during sick leave, but subject to paragraph (b), the leave shall not exceed twenty (20) teaching days in any school year. The entitlement shall be prorated for a teacher who does not work the entire school year either on a limited term-general or teacher-general contract.
(b) Where the employment of a teacher is continued for more than one (1) 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 of:
40 days in the second year
60 days in the third year
80 days in the fourth year
100 days in the fifth year
120 days in subsequent years
125 days in subsequent years (effective fall term 2016)
130 days in subsequent years (effective fall term 2017)
(c) Paragraph (b) shall be deemed to have been in effect for all teachers employed in the Division after January 1, 1977.
(d) Should the Division become eligible for a reduction in premiums under the Employment Insurance Act, the teachers’ five-twelfths (5/12) share of the premium reduction shall be remitted twice yearly, at the conclusion of the spring and fall terms, to the Treasurer of the Association.