2. The BOARD, at its discretion, may grant an extended leave for the reasons stated under
6:10 A and B for a period of up to two years. No leaves of absence will be granted for the
purpose of accepting employment outside the Nashua School District or for self
employment.
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Organized Reserve Forces
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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.
