1. 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 leave; but subject to subsection 2, the leave shall not exceed twenty (20) teaching days in any school year.
2. 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 teaching days in the second year
- 60 teaching days in the third year
- 80 teaching days in the fourth year
- 100 teaching days in the fifth year
- 120 teaching days in the sixth year
- 124 teaching days in the seventh and subsequent years effective date of signing
- 127 teaching days in the seventh and subsequent years effective Fall Term 2016
- 130 teaching days in the eighth and subsequent years effective Fall Term 2017
3. Leave beyond three (3) consecutive days shall require a medical certificate.
4. There shall be no accumulation of sick leave credited for periods of "Leave of Absence" and/or "Sabbatical Leave".
5. The Board shall provide full sick leave entitlement to a pregnant teacher who, as a result of her condition either before or after delivery, is unable to be at work and perform her regular duties for a valid health-related reason(s). The pregnant teacher shall follow current proof of claim procedures for sick leave entitlement as may be required by the Board.
Each teacher shall be allowed bereavement leave without loss of salary up to, but not exceeding four (4) days at any one time in the case of death of any member of the immediate family of the teacher. Up to two (2) of the four (4) days may be reserved to be used at a later date where the internment is delayed. Leave beyond this amount for compassionate grounds may be granted at the discretion of the Board.
Immediate family is defined as employee’s father, mother, sister, brother, son, daughter, wife, husband, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandchild and grandparents.
Effective date of signing: Each teacher shall be allowed bereavement leave without loss of salary up to, but not exceeding, three (3) days at any one time in the case of death of the teacher’s great grandparent, grandparent-in-law, son-in-law and daughter-in-law. Up to two (2) of the three (3) days may be reserved to be used at a later date where the internment is delayed.
Each teacher shall be allowed compassionate leave up to four (4) days in the event of serious illness of a member of the immediate family. The amount of salary deducted for each day of absence shall be the equivalent of the substitute teacher’s salary for that particular class.
Immediate family is defined as employee’s father, mother, sister, brother, son, daughter, wife, husband, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in- law, sister-in-law, grandchild and grandparents.
Effective date of signing: Each teacher shall be allowed compassionate leave up to three (3) days in the event of serious illness of the teacher’s great grandparent, grandparent-in-law, son-in-law and daughter-in-law. The amount of salary deducted for each day of absence shall be the equivalent of the substitute teacher’s salary for that particular class.
Leave other than that allowed in Section 4.02 and 4.03 may be granted at the discretion of the Board, at no loss of salary, or per diem rate of the teacher’s salary, or the substitute teacher’s salary will be deducted for each day’s leave of absence so granted. The question of the amount deducted must be defined at the time the leave is granted.
Each teacher shall be entitled to use up to three (3) days of sick leave per school year to attend to the illness, injury or medical appointments of his or her immediate family including the spouse, children, or parents of the teacher or spouse.
Effective Fall Term 2016 up to four (4) days.
Every effort shall be made to schedule medical appointments outside of school hours.