 Reward Reading
with Six Flags Tickets
Six Flags and Discovery Education are excited to announce the launch of Read to Succeed 2011-2012. We share your commitment to inspiring a lifelong love of learning in students and now, K-6 students who complete six hours of recreational reading can earn a free Six Flags ticket. Best of all, teachers win too!
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Cheat Sheet on Leaves
Ed Code governs use of sick leave. Sick Leave is to be used for illness. There are some reasons, listed below under “Personal Necessity” for which accumulated sick leave may also be used. The criteria are very specific.
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Sick Leave |
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full pay, taken from accumulated sick leave |
| WHY: |
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illness of the employee |
CONTRACT
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page 8 for further detail |
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Extended Sick Leave |
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full pay, less the cost of the substitute |
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if an employee is deemed by a doctor “medically unable to return/be at work”, and the employee is out of accrued sick leave, then they access the extended sick leave provision of the contract for any number of days up to 100 working days. The fraction of the teacher’s pay that the district pays the sub reduces the district’s contribution to the teacher’s base salary by that percentage amount, so the teacher will have a STRS impact when utilizing these days. |
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page 9 and10 for further details |
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Catastrophic Sick Leave |
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full pay |
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if a permanent employee is deemed by a doctor “medically unable to return/be at work”, and the employee is out of accrued sick leave, 100 extended days and any other paid leave credits, then they may petition the catastrophic sick bank for up to an additional 50 days.
Catastrophic sick leave may also be accessed when caring for an immediate family member experiencing a severe illness.
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CONTRACT SECTION:
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page 8 for further details |
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Compelling Reasons Leave |
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Max of 3 days per year, non cumulative: 1st and 2nd day at full pay, day 3 full pay less sub cost; non cumulative; 3rd day will impact STRS as the portion of the pay going to the substitute includes STRS |
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This leave is for matters of compelling personal importance; legitimate reasons would include “other matters deemed by the unit member to be of compelling personal importance”. While you may choose to notify your admin in advance where possible, you do not have to give a reason for taking this leave. Contract language specifically prohibits extending holidays with this type of leave.
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page 15 & 16 for further details |
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Personal Reasons |
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Apply to the site administrator in advance in writing except for emergencies for up to three hours of time, needs approval |
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No impact |
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Emergency medical appointment, family emergency, participation in an activity that requires absence for less than 3 hours and is approved by site administrator |
CONTRACT
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page 15 for further details |
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Maternity Leave |
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Medically unable to perform job duties according to a licensed physician. |
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At the time that a doctor tells you that you are unable to work (including prior to delivery, through and after delivery), you start using your accumulated sick days. You get full pay. At the time that you are out of sick leave, if you are still unable to work, you go on extended sick leave (see above). This can be accessed for up to 100 days IF a doctor says you are medically unable to work. Pay is at your daily rate, less the cost of the sub. Once your doctor releases you to return to work (medically able to resume duties) you have to make a choice: request a leave WITHOUT PAY, or return to work. |
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page 12 |
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Bereavement Leave |
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Full pay up to 3 days if travel of less than 300 miles one way is necessary, up to 5 days if out of state travel or more than 300 miles one way in state is required |
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Death of immediate family member (see page 15), if a longer time is needed, then you go on Personal Necessity for time after the 3 or 5 days. |
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Personal Necessity Leave* |
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full pay, taken from accumulated sick leave |
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death of family member, accident (employees person/property), court dates, illness/surgery of immediate family members, religious holidays, school activities of a child – no more than one day per month (this does include graduation ceremonies, except for college commencements), legal adoptions.
* Labor Code Section 230.8 specific to Family-School Partnership Act:
a) (1) No employer who employs 25 or more employees working at the same location shall discharge or in any way discriminate against an employee who is a parent, guardian, or grandparent having custody, of one or more children in kindergarten or grades 1 to 12, inclusive, or attending a licensed child day care facility, for taking off up to 40 hours each year, not exceeding eight hours in any calendar month of the year, to participate in activities of the school or licensed child day care facility of any of his or her children, if the employee, prior to taking the time off, gives reasonable notice to the employer of the planned absence of the employee. |
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page 11 & 12 for further detail
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