- 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
- 127 teaching days in the seventh
- 130 teaching days in the eighth and subsequent years
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 four (4) 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.
Every effort shall be made to schedule medical appointments outside of school hours.