ARTICLE 4:00 LEAVES

4:05 Accumulated Sick Leave

A teacher in each school year is entitled to be paid his/her salary during sick leave for a maximum period as follows:

 

1. Full-time teachers in the first year of employment with the Turtle Mountain School Division are entitled to 20 days sick leave at the beginning of the year.

If a first year teacher terminates his/her contract during the year the Board shall be entitled to recover from the teacher monies paid out as sick leave in excess of the equivalent of two (2) days per month or part thereof of the actual teaching service of the teacher.  The Division shall recover the advance from either any monies owing to the teacher at termination or from the teacher directly.

Where the employment of a full-time teacher is continued for more than one (1) year the unused portion of the sick leave from year one (1) shall accumulate to a maximum of 130 days for the life of the contract.

Teachers employed on a part-time basis shall be granted sick leave with pay pro-rated based on full-time equivalents.

A teacher may regain any sick leave which he/she has used at a rate of 20 days each school year thereafter to a maximum of 130 days.

 

2. Sick leave days claimed by a teacher shall be deducted from that teacher's accumulation as determined at the beginning of the fall term.

 

3. Sick leave shall not accrue while on any leave of absence without pay.

 

4. A teacher may be required to furnish a medical certificate from a duly qualified medical practitioner certifying that the teacher was sick during the period of absence when requested by the Division.