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ARTICLE VI
Leaves of Absence
Sick Leave
A. Members of the bargaining unit shall be granted an annual sick leave of eleven (11) days
without loss of pay for absence caused by illness or accident of the teacher or the teacher's
children who reside with the teacher. Such leave not used in the year of service shall be
accumulated for use in subsequent years up to a total accumulation of 154 days plus the days
due in the current year.
mutually agree that for the purpose of determining “tuition” as contained in this article, “tuition” for
Massachusetts State University System schools will be deemed to include 1) what is specifically
identified as tuition and 2) what is variously identified as “college fee’, “operating fee’,
“academic/curriculum fee’, “local tuition fee ”, “college service fee’, “general college fee’, “general
purpose fee’, “educational services fee”, “general education fee”, “one fee concept”, “emergency fee”,
Approved applicants for course Tuition Reimbursement shall be reimbursed a maximum _ of four
thousand dollars ($4,000.00) per school year.
B-C.A teacher who is enrolled in a course at an accredited college or university, which course is allied to
the teacher's profession or which is required in connection with an advanced degree program allied to
the teacher's profession, shall also be subject to the same reimbursement as above, providing said
teacher has the prior written approval of the Superintendent for enrollment in said course.
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Tax-sheltered Annuity
The Board of Education agrees to continue to allow teachers to take advantage of the Federal Law
concerning tax-sheltered annuities.
Health Insurance
The Board shall provide upon the request of a member of the bargaining unit the benefits of an individual,
two-person or family coverage under one of the following plans offered by the City, if available, or a plan
providing comparable benefits, if the following plan(s) are not available:
(a) Point-of-Service Plan
(b) HMO Plan; or
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Severance Pay
A.
In the event a teacher leaves the employ of the District after the first day of the school year but before the
January payment date, the prorated longevity payment due for that school year will be paid with the final
salary payment.
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arrangements to cover summer leave obligations shall be standardized by the District for each group of
optionees.
The BOARD shall have the right to fix the day of the week paychecks shall be distributed to coincide with
the requirements of the city's payroll processing system. Paychecks shall be distributed to personnel in
individual envelopes. The District may institute delivery of direct deposit slips by electronic means, subject
to requirements of state law.
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This clause shall not be applied retroactively in that present service, as determined, shall be
deemed as final.
B. Service as a teacher of at least ninety (90) school days within a previous school year is required
for the period to count toward a step on the salary schedule.
C. Teachers shall be notified during the first full week of school of their Step on the Salary Schedule
and their salary for the current school year.
Step Advancement
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Released Time
Any teacher who has filed a grievance in accordance with the provisions of this contract will be granted
released time as needed without loss of pay or loss of personal days for attendance at required grievance
and/or arbitration hearings. The same privilege shall be granted to one UNION representative who attends
said hearing with the teacher.
ARTICLE IV
Salary and Rates of Pay
Basic Salary Schedule
