Agenda

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The term seniority for the purposes of layoff and transfer shall mean accrued time in service as
defined in article 2:8 in a designated area as set forth in Appendix H which occupies the greatest
proportion of the teacher's regular work schedule.

The term seniority for the purposes of longevity and recall shall mean accrued time in service as
defined in Article 2:8 in the District.

All accruals of time in service shall be based on the following:

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Certification

A.

School nurses and speech language pathologists must meet their occupational professional
licensing and/or certification requirements.

All other teachers shall meet federal, state and NH Board of Education requirements and
regulations for their positions, and be assigned to teach within the scope of a valid certificate
issued by the State Department of Education.

Staff_ Development

A.

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9. The number of leaves granted under this Article shall not exceed I% of the number of
teachers eligible for sabbatical leave. In the event a request for sabbatical leave is
denied, the Superintendent shall, within fifteen (15) days of the denial of the request, give
a written explanation of the reasons for the denial to the teachers involved.

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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