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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.
D. The Union will be permitted to participate with the District in determining how to conduct the lottery
system by which the order of the disbursement of such funds is determined. However, the District will
retain the ability to make the final determination as to how the lottery system is conducted.
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Retirement System will have a portion of their health insurance premiums paid for a single plan according to
the following: The Board shall pay 20% of the premium plus 3.0% of the premium for each year in excess
of 20 years of service to a maximum of 30 years (maximum contribution, 50%). Such contributions will
cease when the retiree is eligible for Medicare coverage.
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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:
Point-of-Service Plan
HMO Plan; or
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Severance Pay
A.
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individual envelopes. The District may institute delivery of direct deposit slips by electronic means, subject
to requirements of state law.
If a teacher leaves or dies during the school year, the teacher or the teacher's estate shall be entitled to a
prorated share of the teacher's contract salary based on the period of service in days in relation to the
number of days schools are in session during the school year, minus the compensation already paid.
Method And Time Of Payment For Advisors
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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
For purposes of salary payment, members of the defined Unit who have ninety days service under 4:2B
will advance a Step on the salary schedule as provided by the terms of this Agreement on the date as
determined in Section 4.1 for each year of this Agreement upon the recommendation of the
Superintendent of Schools.
Increments for Advanced Credit
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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
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reciting the matter submitted to the Superintendent and the basis for dissatisfaction with the decision
rendered by the Superintendent. The BOARD shall act upon the Appeal within a period not to exceed
fifteen (15) school days. The BOARD shall communicate its decision in writing to the UNION.
ARTICLE III
Grievance Procedure
Grievance and Arbitration Procedures
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The purpose of this Article is to establish a procedure for the settlement of grievances which involve:
A. An alleged violation of a term or provision of the existing contract.
B. A grievance otherwise arising out of the employer-employee relationship involving wages, hours or
other terms or conditions of employment.
