a) Where a teacher is sick he/she shall be entitled to sick leave during his/her illness and to be paid his/her salary during his/her sick leave; but subject to (b) below, the leave shall not be less than twenty (20) days in any given year. A teacher must first work a day within the current school year to receive sick leave as per Article 5.01(b).
b) Effective September 2008, where the employment of a teacher is continued for more than one (1) year the unused portion of the sick leave in any year 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 the sixth year
122 days in the seventh year (Effective Date of Signing: 130 days in the seventh year)
c) In any school year where a teacher returns from leave and has no sick leave, the Division shall advance up to twenty (20) days sick leave. If said teacher thereafter terminate employment, any sick leave advanced and used but not subsequently accumulated as an entitlement in accordance with 5.01 (a) shall be reimbursed to the Division. This leave is not to be used as a bridge to Article 4.03 MTS Disability Plan nor Article 4.04 Short Term Disability Benefit Plan.
d) A part time teacher is entitled to a pro-rata share of twenty (20) days sick leave per year and the principal of accumulation, and the total to be accumulated, applies as to full-time teachers.
e) Sick leave shall not continue to accrue while on any leave of absence without pay.