Common use of Sick Leave Pool Clause in Contracts

Sick Leave Pool. A. A Sick Leave Pool will be established in the Oregon City Schools for OAPSE members. The purpose of this pool shall be to provide a classified staff member a leave for catastrophic (serious) illness or injury. To be eligible, a classified staff member must have exhausted all accumulated sick leave, or other eligible leave with pay. B. Application to draw days from this pool shall be made on an appropriate form which will then be sent to the Sick Leave Bank Committee for consideration. C. Initially, a bargaining unit member may be granted up to 30 days from the sick leave pool. If, during this time, the bargaining unit member cannot return to work, then he/she may request an additional 30 days from the sick leave pool. To be eligible to draw the additional 30 days, however, the bargaining unit member must make an application for SERS disability during the initial 30-day period. If a bargaining unit member fails or refuses to make application for SERS disability within 30 days from the date of the first draw, they will lose the privilege of using the Sick Leave Bank beyond the initial 30 days. The bargaining unit member may continue to use the Sick Leave Bank until SERS disability decision is rendered or until 90 days has been used per person. If application for SERS disability is denied, the bargaining unit member may apply for an additional 20 days, after which he/she will not be able to draw from the pool for the remainder of the year. D. The maximum days to be carried in the pool shall be 185 days per school year or 90 per person, and each classified staff member may donate up to two days of sick leave (per year) from his/her individual sick leave accumulations. These donations are irrevocable. The Treasurer’s office shall be notified in writing by OAPSE of all such donations. The donation of days to the Sick Leave Pool shall not affect the classified staff members’ opportunity to receive a stipend for not using sick days. E. Once the total accumulation in the pool drops below 100 days, the OAPSE President shall solicit additional days from classified staff members in the district, provided they have not already donated their maximum number of two days each in the current school year. A bargaining unit member terminating employment with the Board may donate up to four

Sick Leave Pool. A. A Sick Leave Pool will be established in the Oregon City Schools for OAPSE members. The purpose of this sick leave pool shall be to provide a classified staff member a leave established for catastrophic (serious) illness or injury. To be eligible, a classified staff member must have exhausted all accumulated sick leave, or other eligible leave with payuse by participating full-time employees. B. Application to draw days from this Participation in the sick leave pool shall be made voluntary on an appropriate form which will then be sent to the Sick Leave Bank Committee for considerationpart of each full-time employee. C. InitiallyAll full-time employees shall be eligible for participation in the sick leave pool after one (1) year of employment by the Okaloosa County School Board provided said employee has accumulated a minimum of twelve (12) days accrued sick leave. 1661 1662 1663 1664 1665 1666 1667 1668 1669 1670 1671 1672 1673 1674 1675 1676 1677 1678 1679 1680 1681 1682 1683 1684 1685 1686 1687 1688 1689 1690 1691 1692 1693 1694 1695 1696 1697 1698 1699 1700 1701 1702 1703 1704 1705 1706 1707 1708 1709 D. Any sick leave pooled pursuant to this Article shall be removed from the accumulated sick leave balance of the employee donating such leave and shall not be available to the donating employee as sick leave. E. Any sick leave time drawn from the pool by the participating employee must be used for the employee’s personal catastrophic illness, accident or injury. F. Each participating employee shall contribute one (1) day of sick leave in the first month of eligibility. No other sick leave contribution will be required, except that each participating employee shall be required to contribute an additional day of accrued sick leave if the sick leave pool balance has been reduced below one (1) day for each two (2) participating employees. In the event a bargaining unit member does not have any days at the time of request for an additional day, they shall contribute the next day they earn to the sick leave pool. 1. Employees shall be eligible to join the sick leave pool during the first twenty (20) school days of each school year. 2. The employee who cancels membership in the sick leave pool shall not be eligible to withdraw the days of sick leave the employee has contributed to the pool. G. A participating employee shall not be eligible to use sick leave days from the pool until all of the employee’s sick leave has been depleted. An employee so situated shall be eligible to use up to a maximum of sixty (60) days, in 20 day increments, from the pool within a twelve- month period and only for approved absences of five continuous workdays or more. H. A participating employee who is eligible to use sick leave days from the pool shall not be required to re-contribute such days, except as a regular contributing member. I. An employee who transfers into another school district within the state shall not be eligible to have sick leave days from the pool transferred to that district’s sick leave pool. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ of the use of the sick leave pool may be granted up investigated and on a finding of wrongdoing, the employee may be required to 30 days repay any or all of the employee’s sick leave credits drawn from the sick leave poolpool at the employee’s regular daily rate of pay. If, during Rules adopted for the administration of this time, program shall provide for the bargaining unit member cannot return to work, then he/she may request an additional 30 days from investigation of the use of sick leave. K. A sick leave poolpool committee selected by the Association shall approve or disapprove all requests for withdrawal and shall formulate any additional administrative guidelines as it shall deem necessary. To be eligible to draw the additional 30 days, however, the bargaining unit member must make an application for SERS disability during the initial 30-day period. If a bargaining unit member fails Approval or refuses to make application for SERS disability within 30 days from the date of the first draw, they will lose the privilege of using the Sick Leave Bank beyond the initial 30 days. The bargaining unit member may continue to use the Sick Leave Bank until SERS disability decision disapproval is rendered or until 90 days has been used per person. If application for SERS disability is denied, the bargaining unit member may apply for an additional 20 days, after which he/she will not be able to draw from the pool for the remainder of the year. D. The maximum days to be carried based upon qualifications as set forth in the pool shall be 185 days per school year or 90 per person, and each classified staff member may donate up to two days of OESP sick leave (per year) from his/her individual sick leave accumulations. These donations are irrevocable. The Treasurer’s office shall be notified in writing by OAPSE of all such donations. The donation of days to the Sick Leave Pool shall not affect the classified staff members’ opportunity to receive a stipend for not using sick dayspool policy. E. Once the total accumulation in the pool drops below 100 days, the OAPSE President shall solicit additional days from classified staff members in the district, provided they have not already donated their maximum number of two days each in the current school year. A bargaining unit member terminating employment with the Board may donate up to four

Sick Leave Pool. A. ‌ 1. A Sick Leave Pool will shall be established in the Oregon City Schools for OAPSE membersteachers. The purpose of this pool shall be to provide a classified staff member teacher a leave for catastrophic (serious) illness or injury. To be eligible, a classified staff member teacher must have exhausted all accumulated sick leave, or other eligible leave leaves with pay. B. 2. Application to draw days from this pool shall be made on an appropriate form (see appendix), which will shall then be sent to the Sick Leave Bank Committee for consideration. C. 3. Initially, a bargaining unit member an employee may be granted up to 30 thirty (30) days from the sick leave poolSick Leave Pool. If, during this time, the bargaining unit member teacher cannot return to work, then he/she may request an additional 30 thirty (30) days from the sick leave poolSick Leave Pool. To be eligible to draw the additional 30 days, however, the bargaining unit member teacher must make an application for SERS STRS disability during the initial 30-30 day period. If a bargaining unit member employee teacher fails or refuses to make application for SERS STRS disability within 30 days from the date of the first draw, they will shall lose the privilege of using the Sick Leave Bank beyond the initial 30 days. The bargaining unit member teacher may continue to use the Sick Leave Bank until SERS STRS disability decision is rendered or until 90 ninety (90) days has been used per personteacher. If application for SERS STRS disability is denied, the bargaining unit member teacher may apply for an additional 20 twenty (20) days, after which he/she will shall not be able to draw from the pool for the remainder of the year. D. 4. The maximum days to be carried in the pool shall be 185 days per school year or 90 ninety (90) days per person, and each classified staff member teacher. Each teacher may donate up to two (2) days of sick leave (per year) from his/her individual sick leave accumulations. These donations are irrevocableaccumulations to be added to this pool. The Treasurer’s office Superintendent shall be notified in writing by OAPSE the OCFT of all such donations. The donation of days to the Sick Leave Pool shall not affect the classified staff members’ teacher’s opportunity to receive a stipend for not using sick days. E. 5. Once the total accumulation in the pool drops below 100 days, the OAPSE OCFT President shall solicit additional days from classified staff members in the districtteachers, provided they have not already donated their maximum number of two (2) days each in the current school year. 6. A bargaining unit member teacher terminating employment with the Board may donate up to fourtwo (2) days of sick leave to the sick leave pool. This day(s) may be in addition to day(s) donated previously during the school year. The OCFT President shall solicit donations. This donation may be made when the number of days in the pool is below 200. 7. Violations of any sick leave pool policy by obtaining leave under false pretenses or using leave for purposes not approved in this Agreement are grounds for disciplinary and termination action(s). This action may include a suspension for two (2) days without pay for each violation of the sick leave pool policy and specifically supersedes any provision to the contrary found on the Ohio Revised Code including, but not limited to, R.C. 3319. 8. The Sick Leave Pool Committee may require any teacher, who wishes to use the pool, to furnish reasonable evidence or a statement from their attending physician certifying that absence from work was required for one of the reasons set forth in this Article. Abuse of sick leave may be grounds for discipline or termination actions. This action may include a suspension for two (2) days without pay for each violation of the sick leave pool policy and specifically supersedes any provision to the contrary found on the Ohio Revised Code including, but not limited to, R.C. 3319.16. 9. Sick Leave Pool Committee shall be composed of the Superintendent or his/her designee and three (3) teachers appointed by the OCFT President. a) The Sick Leave Pool Committee shall review and approve or deny all applications to the Sick Leave Pool. They shall also determine the necessity for additional contributions to the pool and shall notify the OCFT President of the need for said contributions. b) The Sick Leave Pool Committee shall be responsible for reporting data concerning the Sick Leave Pool to the Board Treasurer. c) Decisions of the Sick Leave Pool Committee are final. d) The Sick Leave Pool Committee shall review the operation of the Sick Leave Pool annually, and shall make recommendations, if necessary, for modifications of the plan to the negotiating teams of the Board and OCFT. 10. General Procedures a) Days allotted from the Sick Leave Pool shall be paid at 100% of the teacher’s daily rate of pay.

Sick Leave Pool. A. ‌ 1. A Sick Leave Pool will shall be established in the Oregon City Schools for OAPSE membersteachers. The purpose of this pool shall be to provide a classified staff member teacher a leave for catastrophic (serious) illness or injury. To be eligible, a classified staff member teacher must have exhausted all accumulated sick leave, or other eligible leave leaves with pay. B. 2. Application to draw days from this pool shall be made on an appropriate form (see appendix), which will shall then be sent to the Sick Leave Bank Committee for consideration. C. 3. Initially, a bargaining unit member an employee may be granted up to 30 thirty (30) days from the sick leave poolSick Leave Pool. If, during this time, the bargaining unit member teacher cannot return to work, then he/she may request an additional 30 thirty (30) days from the sick leave poolSick Leave Pool. To be eligible to draw the additional 30 days, however, the bargaining unit member teacher must make an application for SERS STRS disability during the initial 30-30 day period. If a bargaining unit member employee teacher fails or refuses to make application for SERS STRS disability within 30 days from the date of the first draw, they will shall lose the privilege of using the Sick Leave Bank beyond the initial 30 days. The bargaining unit member teacher may continue to use the Sick Leave Bank until SERS STRS disability decision is rendered or until 90 ninety (90) days has been used per personteacher. If application for SERS STRS disability is denied, the bargaining unit member teacher may apply for an additional 20 days, after which he/she will not be able to draw from the pool for the remainder of the year.an D. 4. The maximum days to be carried in the pool shall be 185 days per school year or 90 ninety (90) days per person, and each classified staff member teacher. Each teacher may donate up to two (2) days of sick leave (per year) from his/her individual sick leave accumulations. These donations are irrevocableaccumulations to be added to this pool. The Treasurer’s office Superintendent shall be notified in writing by OAPSE the OCFT of all such donations. The donation of days to the Sick Leave Pool shall not affect the classified staff members’ teacher’s opportunity to receive a stipend for not using sick days. E. 5. Once the total accumulation in the pool drops below 100 days, the OAPSE OCFT President shall solicit additional days from classified staff members in the districtteachers, provided they have not already donated their maximum number of two (2) days each in the current school year. 6. A bargaining unit member teacher terminating employment with the Board may donate up to fourtwo (2) days of sick leave to the sick leave pool. This day(s) may be in addition to day(s) donated previously during the school year. The OCFT President shall solicit donations. This donation may be made when the number of days in the pool is below 200. 7. Violations of any sick leave pool policy by obtaining leave under false pretenses or using leave for purposes not approved in this Agreement are grounds for disciplinary and termination action(s). This action may include a suspension for two (2) days without pay for each violation of the sick leave pool policy and specifically supersedes any provision to the contrary found on the Ohio Revised Code including, but not limited to, R.C. 3319.16.

Sick Leave Pool. A. A Sick Leave Pool will be established in the Oregon City Schools for OAPSE members. The purpose of this sick leave pool shall be established for use by participating teachers. B. Participation in the sick leave pool shall be voluntary on the part of each teacher. C. All full time teachers shall be eligible for participation in the sick leave pool after one (l) year of employment by the Okaloosa County School Board provided said teacher has accumulated a minimum of twenty (20) days of accrued unused sick leave. Note: the one (1) year of employment does not have to provide a classified staff member a be the year immediately preceding entry in the pool. Any year of employment by the Okaloosa County School District will satisfy this provision for eligibility as long as the twenty (20) days of leave provision is met. D. Any sick leave pooled pursuant to this article shall be removed from the accumulated sick leave balance of the teacher donating such leave and shall not be available to the donating teacher as sick leave. E. Any sick leave time drawn from the pool by the participating teacher must be used for the teacher's personal catastrophic (serious) illness illness, accident or injury. To be eligible, a classified staff member must have exhausted all accumulated sick leave, or other eligible leave with payPregnancy without complications and selective surgery are not considered catastrophic. B. Application F. Each participating teacher shall contribute one (1) day of sick leave in the first month of eligibility. No other sick leave contributions will be required, except that each participating teacher shall be required to draw contribute an additional one (1) day of accrued sick leave if the sick leave pool balance has been reduced below one (1) day for each two (2) participating teachers. 1. Teachers shall be eligible to join the sick leave pool during the first twenty (20) school days of each school year. 2. The teacher who cancels membership in the sick leave pool shall not be eligible to withdraw the days of sick leave the teacher has contributed to the pool. G. A participating teacher shall not be eligible to use sick leave days from this the pool until all of the teachers sick leave has been depleted. A teacher so situated shall be eligible to use up to a maximum of ninety (90) days of sick leave from the pool within a twelve (12) month period and only for approved absences of five (5) continuous paid days or more. H. A participating teacher who is eligible to use sick leave days from the pool shall not be made on an appropriate form which will then be sent required to the Sick Leave Bank Committee for considerationre-contribute such days, except as a regular contributing member. C. Initially, a bargaining unit member I. A teacher who transfers into another school district within the state shall not be eligible to have sick leave days from the pool transferred to that school board's sick leave pool. J. Abuse of the use of the sick leave pool may be granted up investigated and on a finding of wrong doing, the teacher may be required to 30 days repay any or all of the teacher's sick leave credits drawn from the sick leave pool at the teacher's regular daily rate of pay. Rules adopted for the administration of this program shall provide for the investigation of the use of sick leave utilized by the participating teacher in the sick leave pool. If, during this time, the bargaining unit member cannot return to work, then he/she may request an additional 30 days from the 1487 1488 1489 1490 1491 1492 1493 1494 1495 1496 1497 1498 1499 1500 1501 1502 1503 1504 1505 1506 1507 1508 1509 1510 1511 1512 1513 1514 1515 1516 1517 1518 1519 1520 1521 1522 1523 1524 1525 1526 1527 1528 1529 1530 1531 1532 1533 1534 K. A sick leave pool. To be eligible to draw pool committee selected by the Association shall approve or disapprove all requests for withdrawal and shall formulate any additional 30 days, however, the bargaining unit member must make an application for SERS disability during the initial 30-day period. If a bargaining unit member fails or refuses to make application for SERS disability within 30 days from the date of the first draw, they will lose the privilege of using the Sick Leave Bank beyond the initial 30 days. The bargaining unit member may continue to use the Sick Leave Bank until SERS disability decision is rendered or until 90 days has been used per person. If application for SERS disability is denied, the bargaining unit member may apply for an additional 20 days, after which he/she will not be able to draw from the pool for the remainder of the year. D. The maximum days to be carried in the pool administrative guidelines as shall be 185 days per school year or 90 per person, and each classified staff member may donate up to two days of sick leave (per year) from his/her individual sick leave accumulations. These donations are irrevocable. The Treasurer’s office shall be notified in writing by OAPSE of all such donations. The donation of days to the Sick Leave Pool shall not affect the classified staff members’ opportunity to receive a stipend for not using sick daysdeemed necessary. E. Once the total accumulation in the pool drops below 100 days, the OAPSE President shall solicit additional days from classified staff members in the district, provided they have not already donated their maximum number of two days each in the current school year. A bargaining unit member terminating employment with the Board may donate up to four

Sick Leave Pool. A. A The purpose of the sick leave pool is to assist certified personnel who suffer prolonged illness or are unable to work. The sick leave pool is not intended for use by individuals who have depleted their sick days and experienced short term illness or disability. The sick leave pool shall be established as follows: 1. Each certified employee who wishes to participate in the sick leave pool may do so by contributing one day to the pool. Days contributed by the member become a permanent part of the pool. Enrollment in the Sick Leave Pool will be established in the Oregon City Schools for OAPSE members. The purpose of this pool shall be to provide on a classified staff member a leave for catastrophic (serious) illness or injuryvoluntary basis. To be eligible, a classified staff member must have exhausted all accumulated sick leave, or other eligible leave with pay. B. Application to draw days from this pool shall be made on an appropriate form which will then be sent to Teachers may cancel their membership in the Sick Leave Bank Committee for considerationPool at any time; provided, however, said teacher will forfeit the days he or she had donated to the Pool. C. Initially, 2. Each person who wishes to offer a bargaining unit member may be granted up contribution to 30 days from the pool will complete a form for that purpose and turn the form in to the Human Resources Office by September 1 of the current school year. Employees must have 80 hours (10 days) of sick leave (or their F.T.E. equivalent) before they are eligible to join the sick leave pool. If, during this time, Employees will be notified whenever the bargaining unit member cannot return pool drops below 160 hours (20 days). All current members that have sick leave days shall contribute one day to work, then he/she may request an additional 30 days from remain in the sick leave pool. Staff hired after September 1 will be eligible to join on their first day of employment, providing they meet all other necessary requirements. 3. Only those individuals participating in the pool will be eligible to apply for days from the pool. Application for use of sick leave days from the Pool shall be made only after all of the applicant’s personal sick leave days have been used. 4. Any person who wishes to access the sick leave pool must be under the care of a licensed health care provider, shall have depleted his/her accumulated sick leave, and must complete and submit a sick leave pool application form (see attached) to the sick leave pool screening committee. 5. Written notification of approval or other disposition of the application will be made by the screening board to the applicant. 6. The sick leave pool may be used in conjunction with any other disability benefit; however, the amount of total compensation shall not exceed a regular daily rate of pay. Furthermore, teachers shall not be allowed to use days from the Sick Leave Pool for disabilities for which ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ compensation benefits are received; nor for normal pregnancy leave unless the pregnancy causes the teacher to be disabled from performing her duties under the teaching contract. 7. No member shall be denied participation when the pool is redrawn due to a depletion of their sick leave days. 8. Total number of hours in the pool will be available in the Human Resources Office. 9. The sick leave pool screening committee will consist of six members (chosen from a group of members identified annually): Two Principals (1 Secondary and 1 Elementary), and a secretary (non-voting) appointed by the S uperintendent (or designee) and two professional employees appointed by B S K N E A ( 1 Secondary and 1 Elementary) will serve on the committee at each meeting. All teachers and administrators are eligible for appointment to the Committee. Any vacancy on the Committee shall be promptly filled by the appointment made by the Association or by the Superintendent if it is to replace an appointment made by the Superintendent. 10. Family or Household Critical Care Needs: The sick leave pool may be used for critical health care of an “immediate family member”. a. To be eligible to draw the additional 30 days, howeverbenefit from this policy, the bargaining unit family or household member must make an be critically ill and require the presence of the employee to care for them. Short-term child care because a person is out of sick leave is not within the scope of this policy. b. The family or household member must be under a licensed health care provider’s written recommendation. (Formal documentation to support family/household care needs shall be included with the completed sick leave pool application for SERS disability during form.) c. The committee has the initial 30-day perioddiscretion to seek additional information from the licensed health care provider. If a bargaining unit member fails or refuses to make application for SERS disability within 30 A medical release must be signed and submitted with the sick leave pool application. 11. Participating members of the sick leave pool may receive no more than 15 days from the date of pool in any one school year. 12. The District will contribute the first draw, they will lose the privilege of using the Sick Leave Bank beyond the initial 30 days. The bargaining unit member may continue 20 days in an effort to use the Sick Leave Bank until SERS disability decision is rendered or until 90 days has been used per person. If application for SERS disability is denied, the bargaining unit member may apply for an additional 20 days, after which he/she will not be able to draw from “kick-off” the pool for the remainder 2013-2014 school year. I am aware of the year. D. The maximum days provisions for the District No. 204 Sick Leave Pool as part of the negotiated agreement and of the guidelines developed for the implementation for the pool. I hereby offer to be carried in the pool shall be 185 days per school year or 90 per person, and each classified staff member may donate up to two days contribute one of my sick leave (per year) from his/her individual sick leave accumulations. These donations are irrevocable. The Treasurer’s office shall be notified in writing by OAPSE of all such donations. The donation of days to the Sick pool: Signature of Employee Date I do not wish to contribute to the pool. Signature of Employee Employee's Signature Immediate Supervisor’s Signature_ Date Please forward to the Human Resources Department following supervisor's signature acknowledging awareness of request. Date request was received by the SICK Leave Pool shall not affect the classified staff members’ opportunity to receive a stipend for not using sick days. E. Once the total accumulation in the pool drops below 100 days, the OAPSE President shall solicit additional Committee: Denied ( ) Approved ( ) Number of days from classified staff members in the district, provided they have not already donated their maximum number of two days each in the current school year. A bargaining unit member terminating employment with the Board may donate up to fourgranted: Authorization Date

Sick Leave Pool. A. The Committee and the Association agree to a Unit A Sick Leave Pool will be established in under the Oregon City Schools for OAPSE membersfollowing guidelines: 1. The purpose Each member of this pool the bargaining unit shall be to provide a classified staff member a leave for catastrophic (serious) illness or injury. To be eligible, a classified staff member must have exhausted all accumulated sick leave, or other eligible leave with pay. B. Application to draw days from this pool shall be made on an appropriate form which will then be sent to of the Sick Leave Bank Committee for consideration. C. Initially, a bargaining unit member may Pool. First year teachers who have utilized more than five of their accrued sick leave days will not be granted up eligible to 30 receive days from the sick leave poolSick Leave Pool during their first year of employment. 2. If, during this time, the bargaining unit member cannot return to work, then he/she may request an additional 30 The Sick Leave Pool shall be funded as follows: a. Unused days from the sick leave pool. To be eligible to draw the additional 30 days, however, the bargaining unit member must make an application for SERS disability during the initial 30-day period. If a bargaining unit member fails or refuses to make application for SERS disability within 30 days from the date of the first draw, they will lose the privilege of using in the Sick Leave Bank beyond Pool at the initial 30 days. The bargaining unit member may continue to use the Sick Leave Bank until SERS disability decision is rendered or until 90 days has been used per person. If application for SERS disability is denied, the bargaining unit member may apply for an additional 20 days, after which he/she will not be able to draw from the pool for the remainder end of the year. D. The maximum days to one school year shall be carried in the pool shall be 185 days per school year or 90 per person, and each classified staff member may donate up to two days of sick leave (per year) from his/her individual sick leave accumulations. These donations are irrevocable. The Treasurer’s office shall be notified in writing by OAPSE of all such donations. The donation of days forward to the Sick Leave Pool shall not affect at the classified staff members’ opportunity to receive a stipend for not using sick daysbeginning of the next school year, including those unused days in the Sick Leave Pool on June 30, 1988. E. Once b. After applying the total eighteen (18) sick leave days of annual accrual to each teacher's individual account at the beginning of school in September, days left over at the end of the year beyond the maximum accumulation allowed, under Section C above, shall be added to the sick leave days in the pool drops below 100 daysSick Leave Pool. c. At the end of each school year, unused sick leave days of teachers who retire and/or resign, up to a maximum number of days equal to the OAPSE President shall solicit additional days from classified staff number of members in the districtbargaining unit, provided they have not already donated their maximum shall be added to the days in the Sick Leave Pool. d. If the number of two days each in the current Sick Leave Pool is depleted below 30% of the number of members in the bargaining unit, the Sick Leave Pool Committee (Section 3a below) may assess each teacher one (1) day from her/his personal accumulation and the Sick Leave Pool Committee shall so notify the Superintendent promptly in writing. 3. The Sick Leave Pool shall be administered as follows: a. A teacher whose sick leave accumulation has been exhausted may apply to the Sick Leave Pool Committee, such Committee consisting of five (5) members of the Association appointed by its President. Such teacher may receive a maximum of ten (10) days per school yearyear when the need arises. A bargaining unit member terminating employment with This time may be extended if two-thirds the Association’s Executive Board may donate up so votes. b. Each request for sick leave days from the Sick Leave Pool that has been approved by the Sick Leave Pool Committee and each request for an extension that has been approved by the Association’s Executive Board shall be forwarded forthwith to fourthe Superintendent for his/her approval. The Superintendent shall act reasonably and promptly on the matter. The Superintendent shall consider the following criteria when evaluating whether to grant a request: (a) Adequate medical evidence of extended illness/accident (b) Prior utilization of all earned sick leave

Sick Leave Pool. 24.1 All full-time instructional employees shall be eligible for voluntary participation in the sick leave pool after one (1) year employment in Bay County, provided such employee has accrued a minimum of five (5) sick leave days. 24.2 Participating employees shall make equal contributions to the sick leave pool. A. One (1) day shall be contributed in the first (lst) month of eligibility. B. An additional day shall be contributed each time the balance of days in the sick leave pool falls below twenty-five percent (25%) of the number of members in the sick leave pool. C. In the event a member does not have a day of sick leave to contribute to the pool, one (1) day will be taken or contributed as soon as that day becomes available. 24.3 A participating employee who chooses to withdraw from participation in the sick leave pool shall not be eligible to withdraw any sick leave days already contributed, and withdrawal from the pool will not be effective until one (1) pay period after the employee submits written notice to the Personnel Department of his/her intent of withdrawal. 24.4 Any sick leave time drawn from the pool by a participating member must be used for the instructional employee’s personal catastrophic illness, accident, or injury, excluding workers’ comp, that keeps an employee temporarily off the job. A. Sick leave pool days are not intended to be used in place of disability retirement. B. Sick leave pool members are not eligible for benefits for a pre-existing condition. C. Sick leave pool days shall not be used for an employee who is on unpaid leave of absence. 24.5 Participating employees shall be eligible to draw three (3) ten (10) day increments from the sick leave pool for any one (1) illness, injury, accident or complication thereof during one (1) school year. A. A maximum of thirty (30) sick leave days per year may be utilized. Exceptions may be considered at the discretion of the Sick Leave Pool Committee. B. A school year shall be defined as the fiscal year employed by the school district. C. Employees may draw no more than sixty (60) sick leave days during his/her entire membership period. 24.6 Each application for ten (10) days shall be accompanied by a physician’s statement, including the doctor’s description in lay terms of the condition. A. Photostatic copies of the doctor’s statement will be established in accepted. B. A certificate from a second doctor attesting to the Oregon City Schools member’s illness or accident may be required. 24.7 A participating employee shall not be eligible to use sick leave from the pool until all of his/her sick leave has been depleted. A. Application for OAPSE sick leave days must be made within ten (10) working days after the sick leave is depleted. B. The employee will be eligible to draw from the pool only after the member has been absent for ten (10) continuous working days without pay. Sick leave days would become effective on the eleventh (11th) day of absence. C. Applications for extension must be submitted prior to the expiration of the sick leave pool days. 24.8 Participating employees withdrawing sick leave days shall not be required to replace those days except as a regular contributing member to the sick leave pool. 24.9 The Sick Leave Pool Committee will consist of seven (7) members who are appointed annually. Five (5) of the members shall be appointed by the ABCE President. The Superintendent shall appoint the remaining members. (One person from the Personnel Department will be a non-voting member of the committee). A. The purpose committee shall establish procedures for identifying and recording contributions to and withdrawals from the sick leave pool. The procedures shall be reviewed annually. B. Periodic notification of this the status of the pool shall be reported to provide a classified staff member a leave for catastrophic (serious) illness or injury. To be eligible, a classified staff member must have exhausted all accumulated sick leave, or other eligible leave with pay. B. Application to draw days from this pool shall be made on an appropriate form which will then be sent to the Sick Leave Bank Committee for considerationmembers. C. Initially, a bargaining unit Immediate notification shall be given if additional days are levied to replenish the pool. D. The committee shall review each request from the members to preclude abuse or misuse of the days in the sick leave pool and monitor the member may be granted up to 30 s responsibility in using his/her own personal sick leave. 24.10 The Sick Leave Pool Committee shall make the final decision in awarding sick leave days from the sick leave pool. If, during this time, the bargaining unit member cannot return to work, then he/she may request an additional 30 days from the sick leave pool. To be eligible to draw the additional 30 days, however, the bargaining unit member must make an application for SERS disability during the initial 30-day period. If a bargaining unit member fails or refuses to make application for SERS disability within 30 days from the date of the first draw, they will lose the privilege of using the Sick Leave Bank beyond the initial 30 days. The bargaining unit member may continue to use the Sick Leave Bank until SERS disability decision is rendered or until 90 days has been used per person. If application for SERS disability is denied, the bargaining unit member may apply for an additional 20 days, after which he/she will not be able to draw from the pool for the remainder of the year. D. The maximum days to be carried in the pool shall be 185 days per school year or 90 per person, and each classified staff member may donate up to two days of sick leave (per year) from his/her individual sick leave accumulations. These donations are irrevocable. The Treasurer’s office shall be notified in writing by OAPSE of all such donations. The donation of days to the Sick Leave Pool shall not affect the classified staff members’ opportunity to receive a stipend for not using sick days. E. Once the total accumulation in the pool drops below 100 days, the OAPSE President shall solicit additional days from classified staff members in the district, provided they have not already donated their maximum number of two days each in the current school year. A bargaining unit member terminating employment with the Board may donate up to four

Sick Leave Pool. A. A Sick Leave Pool will be established in 1. If a teacher is currently incapacitated due to an accident, catastrophic illness, or long-term illness of the Oregon City Schools for OAPSE members. The purpose of this pool shall be to provide a classified staff member a leave for catastrophic (serious) illness teacher, his/her spouse or injury. To be eligibleminor child, a classified staff member must have and has exhausted all of his/her accumulated and advanced sick leave, or other eligible and all accumulated personal leave, the teacher may apply to use the sick leave with paypool (Appendix J). Illness for this section is defined as a situation where it is anticipated the teacher will be absent at least twenty (20) working days. Upon approval of the request, the BEA President will notify the membership, seeking donated days. Teachers may donate up to ten (10) days (Appendix K) of their accumulated sick leave to the absent teacher. B. Application 2. No teacher may receive more than an aggregate of sixty (60) donated sick leave days in any one school year. 3. The BEA President will communicate to draw the Treasurer the name(s) of the donating teacher(s) and the number of days to be deducted from this pool the donating teacher(s) sick leave balance and will provide the completed Sick Leave Donation Forms (Appendix K). In the event more days are donated than can be used (i.e. the receiving teacher returns to work earlier than anticipated), the BEA President will communicate to the Treasurer the names of the donating teacher(s) who will be credited with sick leave and the number of days to be credited. 4. Donated sick leave shall be made on an appropriate form which added to the accumulated sick leave of the absent teacher and deducted from the donating teacher(s). 5. A teacher who meets the criteria set forth in paragraph (a) above, but who has been approved for other paid benefits such as STRS retirement (disability or regular), will then not be sent eligible to use the Sick Leave Bank Committee for considerationPool. C. Initially, 6. The Superintendent will require a bargaining unit member may be granted up doctors certificate verifying eligibility. If the Superintendent and BEA President are not in agreement as to 30 whether the teacher applying for days from the sick leave pool. Ifpool meets the eligibility requirements, during this time, either the bargaining unit member cannot return to work, then he/she Superintendent or BEA President may request an additional 30 days from decide that the sick leave pool. To specific situation will be eligible to draw the additional 30 days, however, the bargaining unit member must make an application for SERS disability during the initial 30-day period. If a bargaining unit member fails or refuses to make application for SERS disability within 30 days from the date of the first draw, they will lose the privilege of using the Sick Leave Bank beyond the initial 30 days. The bargaining unit member may continue to use the Sick Leave Bank until SERS disability decision is rendered or until 90 days has been used per person. If application for SERS disability is denied, the bargaining unit member may apply for an additional 20 days, after which he/she will not be able to draw from the pool for the remainder of the year. D. The maximum days to be carried in the pool shall be 185 days per school year or 90 per person, and each classified staff member may donate up to two days of sick leave (per year) from his/her individual sick leave accumulations. These donations are irrevocable. The Treasurer’s office shall be notified in writing decided by OAPSE of all such donations. The donation of days to the Sick Leave Pool shall not affect the classified staff members’ opportunity to receive a stipend for not using sick days. E. Once the total accumulation in the pool drops below 100 days, the OAPSE President shall solicit additional days from classified staff members in the district, provided they have not already donated their maximum number Committee. The Sick Leave Pool Committee is comprised of two days each in (2) administrators appointed by the current school yearSuperintendent and three (3) teachers appointed by the BEA President. A bargaining unit member terminating employment with the Board may donate up to fourThe decision of this Committee is made by majority vote and cannot be appealed or grieved.

Sick Leave Pool. A. A 1. Each teacher may elect to be a member of the Sick Leave Pool by authorizing the District to deduct up to two (2) days sick leave per year from his or her total of accumulated sick days, said days to be donated to the Pool. The purpose of the Sick Leave Pool is to provide a teacher, additional sick leave when the teacher has expended his or her accumulated sick leave due to a serious personal or family illness or accident. 2. The Superintendent of Schools and the President of the Association shall serve as Trustees of the Sick Leave Pool and shall receive, consider, and act upon applications to borrow from the Pool. The Trustees shall develop procedures to administer the Sick Leave Pool. Said procedures, including By-Laws, shall conform to this Agreement. Decisions of the Trustees shall not be subject to the grievance procedure. 3. Use of Pool days may be in any amount, but not more than twenty (20) days times the years of service in the District, and in no case, in an amount that would carry past the end of the school year in which the borrowing took place. Should a teacher require additional days at the commencement of the following year, he or she may apply. Application to borrow from the Sick Leave Pool will be established made to the Trustees. A teacher who is injured in the Oregon City Schools a non-job related accident which is compensated for OAPSE members. The purpose of this pool shall be to provide a classified staff member a leave for catastrophic (serious) illness or injury. To be eligibleby insurance, a classified staff member must have exhausted all accumulated sick who is on unpaid leave, or other eligible leave with pay. B. Application who is entitled to draw days from this pool shall be made on an appropriate form which will then be sent to the Sick Leave Bank Committee for consideration. C. Initially, a bargaining unit member disability retirement may be granted up to 30 days from not participate in the sick leave pool. If, during this time, the bargaining unit member canIf an approval of application is not return to work, then he/she may request an additional 30 days from achieved by the sick leave pool. To be eligible to draw pool trustees, or an applicant is dissatisfied with the additional 30 days, however, the bargaining unit member must make an application for SERS disability during the initial 30-day period. If a bargaining unit member fails or refuses to make application for SERS disability within 30 days from the date decision of the first draw, they will lose the privilege of using the Sick Leave Bank beyond Trustees, an appeal can be made by the initial 30 daysapplicant to a review board composed of two members appointed by the Superintendent, two members appointed by the President of the Teachers’ Association and one member acceptable to both the Superintendent and the STA president. The bargaining unit member may continue to use the Sick Leave Bank until SERS disability decision is rendered or until 90 days has been used per person. If application for SERS disability is denied, the bargaining unit member may apply for an additional 20 days, after which he/she will not be able to draw from the pool for the remainder of the yearreview Board shall be final, binding and non-grievable. D. The maximum days to be carried in 4. When the pool shall be 185 days per school year or 90 per person, and each classified staff member may donate up to two days of sick leave (per year) from his/her individual sick leave accumulations. These donations are irrevocable. The Treasurer’s office shall be notified in writing by OAPSE of all such donations. The donation total number of days to accumulated in the Sick Leave Pool exceeds one thousand two hundred (1,200), yearly deductions from teachers shall not affect the classified staff members’ opportunity to receive a stipend for not using sick days. E. Once be discontinued until the total accumulation number of days in the pool drops falls below 100 five hundred (500). New employees and/or new enrollees who wish to join must contribute required days as per seven (7) regardless of time limits on total accumulated days, 5. New teachers may elect to join the OAPSE President shall solicit additional days from classified staff members Pool during the thirty (30) day time period following their initial start date in the district, provided they have not already donated their maximum number of two days each in the current school year. A bargaining unit member terminating employment with the Board may donate up to fourDistrict.

Sick Leave Pool. A. i. A teacher may request aid from the Sick Leave Pool will be established in the Oregon City Schools for OAPSE members. The purpose of this pool shall be to provide a classified staff member a leave for catastrophic (serious) illness or injury. To be eligible, a classified staff member must have exhausted all accumulated sick leave, or other eligible leave with pay. B. Application to draw days from this pool shall be made on an appropriate form which will then be sent to the Sick Leave Bank Committee for consideration. C. Initially, a bargaining unit member may be granted up to 30 days from the sick leave pool. If, during this time, the bargaining unit member cannot return to work, then he/she may request an additional 30 days from the sick leave pool. To be eligible to draw the additional 30 days, however, the bargaining unit member must make an application for SERS disability during the initial 30-day period. If a bargaining unit member fails or refuses to make application for SERS disability within 30 days from the date of the first draw, they will lose the privilege of using the Sick Leave Bank beyond the initial 30 days. The bargaining unit member may continue to use the Sick Leave Bank until SERS disability decision is rendered or until 90 days has been used per person. If application for SERS disability is denied, the bargaining unit member may apply for an additional 20 days, after which he/she will not be able to draw from the pool for the remainder of the year. D. The maximum days to be carried in the pool shall be 185 days per school year or 90 per person, and each classified staff member may donate up to two days of sick leave (per year) from when his/her individual personal sick leave accumulationshas been reduced to three (3) days. These donations are irrevocableUpon return to employment after drawing from the pool, those three (3) days shall still be credited to the teacher. ii. The Treasurer’s office Sick Leave Pool shall carry over days remaining at the end of one (1) contractual year to the next contractual year and will continue for the term of this Contract. iii. In the event that the pool is in excess of three hundred (300) days at the start of each school year, all teachers who have donated the previous year shall be notified automatically covered without the need of contributing another day. iv. All teachers who are not covered may voluntarily donate one (1) day in writing by OAPSE of all such donationsorder to initiate the coverage and shall have the same privileges as current Sick Leave Pool members. The donation of days A newly hired teacher will belong to the Sick Leave Pool shall unless he/she indicated in writing that he/she does not affect wish to participate. v. In the classified staff members’ opportunity event that, during the school year, the Sick Leave Pool is reduced below two hundred (200) days, all teachers must donate one (1) day each to receive continue the coverage. vi. At the beginning of each school year all teachers with maximum sick leave accrual may donate all days over the maximum to the Sick Leave pool up to a stipend for not using sick maximum of one thousand (1,000) days. E. Once vii. The Sick Leave Pool shall be administered by a five (5) member board, with two (2) members chosen by the total accumulation in Superintendent, two (2) members by the pool drops below 100 Association. The four (4) members shall choose a physician as the fifth (5th) member. Each request for aid from the Sick Pool shall be decided by the board on the merits of the individual request. viii. Action of the board shall be by a majority vote and shall be final and binding on all parties, and not subject to the grievance and arbitration procedures of this contract. ix. However, the Sick Leave Pool may reverse its decision at a subsequent hearing based on additional information provided by the applicant with permission. x. Illness as a result of pregnancy shall be treated as any other illness, and teachers unable to work as a result of pregnancy shall have full access to their rights under this Article, provided their disability is attested to by a physician. xi. Sick leave days will be counted as one-half (1/2) days, provided the OAPSE President shall solicit additional days from classified staff members in teacher is present for one-half (1/2) of the district, provided they have not already donated their maximum number of two days each in the current school year. A bargaining unit member terminating employment with the Board may donate up to fourday.

Sick Leave Pool. A. A Sick Leave Pool will All employees shall be established entitled to ten non-accumulative, non-bank sick leave days each contract year to be exhausted before accessing bank days. This sick leave shall cover absences for the employee’s own illness, illness in the Oregon City Schools employee’s immediate family (defined below), or persons who make their home with the employee. This non-accumulative leave may also be used as bereavement leave for OAPSE membersmembers of the employee's immediate family. The purpose Once the 10 days of this pool non-accumulative sick leave have been used, then each eligible employee shall be permitted to provide a classified staff member a use needed sick leave for catastrophic (serious) illness or injury. To be eligiblefrom the sick leave bank established by the Board of Education, a classified staff member must have exhausted all accumulated sick leaveas follows: Beginning with the first year, or other eligible leave with pay. B. Application to draw days from this pool shall be made on an appropriate form which will then be sent to the Sick Leave Bank Committee for consideration. C. Initially, a bargaining unit member employee may be granted use up to 30 ten days from the sick leave poolbank for each year of his/her employment of USD 214, including the current year of employment; but in no event, shall the accumulative entitlement in the sick leave exceed "eighty" days for each said employee. If, during this time, Accrued sick leave is available at the bargaining unit member cannot return to work, then he/she may request an additional 30 beginning of the contract year. Sick leave is renewable each year for certified staff regardless of prior usage. The sick leave bank shall contain 500 days at the start of each school year. Once 500 days have been used from the sick leave poolbank, by all employees, in any school year, no further leave shall be granted from the sick leave bank. To be Days in the sick leave bank are not applicable to family illness and shall cover absences for the illness of the employee only. Further use of sick leave days shall terminate at the time a physician states the employee is able to return to work. In the event of the death of an eligible to draw the additional 30 days, howeveremployee, the bargaining unit member must make an application for SERS disability during the initial 30-day period. If a bargaining unit member fails or refuses to make application for SERS disability within 30 days from the date unused portion of the first drawemployee's sick leave shall be paid as a death benefit to the employee's estate, they will lose or to his next-of-kin, as follows: Whenever the privilege employee's estate is being probated, the death benefit shall be paid to his duly appointed executor or administrator. Whenever the employee's estate is not being probated, and sufficient evidence is presented to the satisfaction of the Board as to the persons comprising his/her next-of-kin and heirs-at-law, and sufficient evidence is presented to the satisfaction of the Board that all claims and debts against his/her estate have been paid and satisfied, the Board may pay said death benefit to his/her heir-at-law. All personnel using sick leave, upon the Sick Leave Bank beyond request of the initial 30 Grant County Teachers' Association, Board of Education, or administration, must produce verification of illness from a doctor before such sick leave shall be granted with pay. The sick leave pay shall be computed on the basis of a contract school term of 190 days. The bargaining unit member death benefit pay shall also be computed on the basis of a contract school term of 190 days. Said death benefit may continue be paid only as a death benefit or as a life insurance benefit, and shall not be considered as sick leave, or salary, or a bonus. Notwithstanding anything herein above contained to use the Sick Leave Bank until SERS disability decision is rendered or until 90 days has been used per person. If application for SERS disability is deniedcontrary, in the event of the death of a certified employee, the bargaining unit member may apply for an additional 20 days, after which he/she will not be able minimum death benefit payable to draw from the pool for the remainder of the year. D. The maximum days employee's estate or to be carried in the pool shall be 185 days per school year or 90 per person, and each classified staff member may donate up to two days of sick leave (per year) from his/her individual next-of-kin, as aforesaid, shall be the sum of $2,500, but no death benefit will be paid in the event of suicide of the employee. Addendum: certified staff may donate a maximum of two (2) days per year from their 10 non-accumulative sick leave accumulations. These donations are irrevocabledays to a colleague. The Treasurer’s office shall be notified in writing by OAPSE of employee receiving the donated days must have used all such donationstheir available leave(all non-accumulative sick leave days, all sick leave bank days, and all personal business days) before they can receive donated days. The donation Central Office will notify the building administrator when the situation occurs. This addendum will sunset at the end of days the 2012 - 2013 school year unless GCTA and USD 214 agree to continue it. Definition: Immediate family - Husband, wife, son, daughter, mother, father, grandparents, grandchildren, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, ▇▇▇▇▇, nephew, and in-laws of the Sick Leave Pool shall not affect the classified staff members’ opportunity to receive a stipend for not using sick daysprevious list where appropriate, step-child, and step- parent. The Superintendent will make final determination of other questionable requests. E. Once the total accumulation in the pool drops below 100 days, the OAPSE President shall solicit additional days from classified staff members in the district, provided they have not already donated their maximum number of two days each in the current school year. A bargaining unit member terminating employment with the Board may donate up to four

Sick Leave Pool. A. A Sick Leave Pool a. If a teacher is currently incapacitated for thirty (30) consecutive calendar days or more due to an accident, catastrophic illness, or long-term illness [defined as an illness where it is anticipated that the teacher will be established in absent at least ten (10) additional working days] of the Oregon City Schools for OAPSE members. The purpose of this pool shall be to provide a classified staff member a leave for catastrophic (serious) illness teacher, his/her spouse or injury. To be eligibleminor child, a classified staff member must have and has exhausted all of his/her accumulated sick leave, or other eligible leave with pay. B. Application the teacher may apply to draw days from this pool shall be made on an appropriate form which will then be sent to the Sick Leave Bank Committee for consideration. C. Initially, a bargaining unit member may be granted up to 30 days from use the sick leave poolpool (Attachment 3) and another teacher may donate up to five (5) days (Attachment 4) of his/her accumulated sick leave to the absent teacher. IfThe requirement of thirty (30) consecutive days absence may be waived in extraordinary circumstances at the discretion of the Superintendent. b. No teacher may receive more than an aggregate of thirty (30) donated sick leave days in any one school year. This thirty (30) day limit may be waived in extraordinary circumstances at the discretion of the Superintendent. c. Donation of sick days shall be initiated by a teacher on a form found as Attachment 4, during this time, no later than the bargaining unit member cannot return to work, then he/she may request an additional 30 days from pay period within which the sick leave poolof the absent teacher is exhausted. d. Donated sick leave shall be added to the accumulated sick leave of the absent teacher and deducted from the donating teacher (Attachment 5). e. Donated sick leave shall not be considered as sick leave used for purposes of merit incentive for attendance payments. f. Upon request for sick days donation, the Superintendent/designee shall discuss with the B.E. A. President the eligibility of the claim. To A teacher who meets the criteria set forth in paragraph (a) above, but who has been approved for other paid benefits such as workers compensation benefits or STRS retirement (disability or regular), will generally not be eligible to draw the additional 30 days, however, the bargaining unit member must make an application for SERS disability during the initial 30-day period. If a bargaining unit member fails or refuses to make application for SERS disability within 30 days from the date of the first draw, they will lose the privilege of using the Sick Leave Bank beyond the initial 30 days. The bargaining unit member may continue to use the Sick Leave Bank until SERS disability Pool. Exceptions may be made if the use of the Sick Leave Pool will enable the teacher to complete 120 work days for purposes of STRS benefits or in the event of a unique and extreme financial hardship. g. The Superintendent may require a doctor’s certificate verifying eligibility. The decision to grant use of the Sick Leave Pool is rendered or until 90 days has been used per personmade by the Superintendent. If application for SERS disability is denied, the bargaining unit member may apply for an additional 20 days, after which he/she will Superintendent and B.E.A. President are not be able in agreement as to draw from the pool for the remainder whether use of the year. D. The maximum days to be carried in the pool shall be 185 days per school year or 90 per person, and each classified staff member may donate up to two days of sick leave (per year) from his/her individual sick leave accumulations. These donations are irrevocable. The Treasurer’s office shall be notified in writing by OAPSE of all such donations. The donation of days to the Sick Leave Pool shall not affect be granted, either the classified staff members’ opportunity to receive a stipend for not using sick days.Superintendent or B.E. E. Once A. President may decide that the total accumulation in specific situation will be decided by the pool drops below 100 days, the OAPSE President shall solicit additional days from classified staff members in the district, provided they have not already donated their maximum number Sick Leave Pool Committee. The Sick Leave Pool Committee is comprised of two days each in (2) administrators appointed by the current school yearSuperintendent, two (2) teachers appointed by the B.E. A. President, and one (1) Board member appointed by the Board. A bargaining unit member terminating employment with the Board may donate up to fourThe decision of this Committee is made by majority vote and cannot be appealed.

Sick Leave Pool. A. A Sick Leave Pool will To assist ALL personnel who suffer illness or disability, a sick leave share agreement shall be established in the Oregon City Schools for OAPSE membersas follows: 1. The purpose of this pool shall Such bank is to be to provide a classified staff member a leave for catastrophic (serious) illness or injury. To be eligible, a classified staff member must have exhausted all accumulated sick leave, or other eligible leave with pay. B. Application to draw days from this pool shall be made on an appropriate form which will then be sent to the Sick Leave Bank Committee for consideration. C. Initially, a bargaining unit member may be granted up to 30 days from administered by the sick leave poolbank committee pursuant to the guidelines that have been established. If, during The sick leave bank will only be activated when the need arises. All USD 258 employees who are party to this time, the bargaining unit member cannot return agreement wishing to work, then he/she may request an additional 30 days from join the sick leave poolbank, upon voluntary written agreement shall donate 2 days of chargeable leave to the sick leave bank by September 1 of the current school year. 2. To be eligible to Said participating USD 258 members who have depleted their chargeable leave and accumulated sick leave may draw upon the additional 30 days, however, bank as provided:  Any USD 258 employee who joins the bargaining unit member must make an application bank for SERS disability during the initial 30-day period. If a bargaining unit member fails or refuses to current school year may make application for SERS disability within 30 days from up to twenty (20) days. Upon the date completion of the first drawtwenty (20) day period, they will lose additional entitlement may be extended by the privilege sick leave committee upon demonstration of using need by the Sick Leave Bank beyond applicant. 3. At the initial 30 days. The bargaining unit member may continue to use end of the Sick Leave Bank until SERS disability decision is rendered or until 90 days has been used per person. If application for SERS disability is deniedcontract year, the bargaining unit member may apply for an additional 20 daysunused days in the sick leave bank shall be distributed as follows:  If the number of unused days is less than the number of participants’, after which he/she will not be able to draw from the pool for the remainder of the year. D. The maximum those days to shall be carried in the pool sick leave bank for the next contract year.  If the number of unused days is more that the number of participants, each participant shall be 185 days per school year or 90 per person, and each classified staff member may donate up to two days credited with one (1) day of sick leave (per and the remainder carried in the sick leave bank for the next contract year) .  Days carried from the previous contract year would be used first, only after those days are exhausted would current year contributions be activated. 4. The sick leave bank shall be administered by a sick leave bank committee consisting of one elementary, one middle, and one high school teacher chosen by ▇▇▇▇, HNEA President, and the superintendent. 5. The superintendent may require a statement from the staff member’s physician certifying that he/she is incapable of performing his/her individual duties as a result of an accident or illness. The physician may be asked to certify in writing the number of days absence the given illness or disability requires. 6. Subject to the foregoing requirements, the sick leave accumulations. These donations are irrevocablebank committee will determine the eligibility for the use of the sick leave bank and the amount of leave to be granted. The Treasurer’s office following general criteria shall be notified considered by the committee in writing by OAPSE administering the bank and in determining the amount of all such donationsleave:  Medical evidence of serious illness or disability  Maternity leave  Prior utilization of sick leave  Length of service in the bank 7. The donation decision of days the sick leave bank committee with respect to the eligibility entitlement shall be final and binding and not subject to appeal, or to grievance and arbitration. See Appendix C: Sick Leave Pool shall not affect the classified staff members’ opportunity to receive a stipend for not using sick days. E. Once the total accumulation in the pool drops below 100 days, the OAPSE President shall solicit additional days from classified staff members in the district, provided they have not already donated their maximum number of two days each in the current school year. A bargaining unit member terminating employment with the Board may donate up to fourContract

Sick Leave Pool. 1711 1712 1713 1714 1715 1716 1717 1718 1719 1720 1721 1722 1723 1724 1725 1726 1727 1728 1729 1730 1731 1732 1733 1734 1735 1736 1737 1738 1739 1740 1741 1742 1743 1744 1745 1746 1747 1748 1749 1750 1751 1752 1753 1754 1755 1756 1757 1758 1759 A. A Sick Leave Pool will be established in the Oregon City Schools for OAPSE members. The purpose of this sick leave pool shall be to provide a classified staff member a leave established for catastrophic (serious) illness or injury. To be eligible, a classified staff member must have exhausted all accumulated sick leave, or other eligible leave with payuse by participating full-time employees. B. Application to draw days from this Participation in the sick leave pool shall be made voluntary on an appropriate form which will then be sent to the Sick Leave Bank Committee for considerationpart of each full-time employee. C. InitiallyAll full-time employees shall be eligible for participation in the sick leave pool after one (1) year of employment by the Okaloosa County School Board provided said employee has accumulated a minimum of twelve (12) days accrued sick leave. D. Any sick leave pooled pursuant to this Article shall be removed from the accumulated sick leave balance of the employee donating such leave and shall not be available to the donating employee as sick leave. E. Any sick leave time drawn from the pool by the participating employee must be used for the employee’s personal catastrophic illness, accident or injury. F. Each participating employee shall contribute one (1) day of sick leave in the first month of eligibility. No other sick leave contribution will be required, except that each participating employee shall be required to contribute an additional day of accrued sick leave if the sick leave pool balance has been reduced below one (1) day for each two (2) participating employees. In the event a bargaining unit member does not have any days at the time of request for an additional day, they shall contribute the next day they earn to the sick leave pool. 1. Employees shall be eligible to join the sick leave pool during the first twenty (20) school days of each school year. 2. The employee who cancels his membership in the sick leave pool shall not be eligible to withdraw the days of sick leave he the employee has contributed to the pool. G. A participating employee shall not be eligible to use sick leave days from the pool until all of his the employee’s sick leave has been depleted. An employee so situated shall be eligible to use up to a maximum of sixty (60) days, in 20 day increments, from the pool within a twelve- month period and only for approved absences of five continuous workdays or more. H. A participating employee who is eligible to use sick leave days from the pool shall not be required to re-contribute such days, except as a regular contributing member. I. An employee who transfers into another school district within the state shall not be eligible to have sick leave days from the pool transferred to that district’s sick leave pool. ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ of the use of the sick leave pool may be granted up investigated and on a finding of wrongdoing, the employee may be required to 30 days repay any or all of the employee’s sick leave credits drawn from the sick leave poolpool at the employee’s regular daily rate of pay. If, during Rules adopted for the administration of this time, program shall provide for the bargaining unit member cannot return to work, then he/she may request an additional 30 days from investigation of the use of sick leave. K. A sick leave poolpool committee selected by the Association shall approve or disapprove all requests for withdrawal and shall formulate any additional administrative guidelines as it shall deem necessary. Approval or disapproval is based upon qualifications as set forth in OCESPA OESP sick leave pool policy. 1760 1761 1762 1763 1764 1765 A. Salary Schedules 1766 1767 1768 1769 1770 1771 1772 1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779 1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 1788 1789 1790 1791 1792 1793 1794 1795 1796 1797 1798 1799 1800 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 1806 1807 1808 The salary of each employee covered by this Agreement is set forth in Appendix D which is attached hereto and made a part hereof. B. General Provisions 1. Salary Schedules will be in the Appendices of the Agreement. 2. Job Code and Pay Grade Assignment is in the Appendix E. 3. Paychecks shall be distributed with the same regularity as presently exists with the following exceptions. Employees who would normally receive less than twelve (12) regular monthly paychecks shall be issued a paycheck on the last working day in August if they have performed work prior to the end of the twelve month hourly August payroll period. Employees’ insurance contributions shall not be taken from this special August paycheck. 4. Employees shall be properly placed on schedule for Okaloosa County experience. 5. All full time job-alike experience from other public School Districts will be allowed for pay purposes. Five (5) years of full time non-school related job experience will be allowed for pay purposes. Outside job experience will be allowed only when it coincides with the performance responsibilities of the current job description. A calendar year can only be counted one time in computing School Board and outside job experience. To receive a year’s credit, you must have worked over half the year. Full time is defined as twenty (20) or more hours a week. Employee must verify outside experience. Documentation must be presented to the Personnel Services Department before the 1st of the month to be given credit for the experience that month. No credit will be given for past experience that a retirement is being drawn on or if a lump sum payment was received. 6. An employee who would be eligible to draw retire under an existing state retirement system and has been credited with six (6) years of experience earned in Okaloosa Public Schools shall have ten (10) percent of his the additional 30 daysemployees annual salary, howeverexcluding supplements, added to his the bargaining unit member must make an application for SERS disability during employees annual salary provided that he the initial 30-day period. If a bargaining unit member fails or refuses to make application for SERS disability within 30 days from employee completes the date of necessary procedures through the first draw, they will lose the privilege of using the Sick Leave Bank beyond the initial 30 daysPersonnel Services Department. The bargaining unit member may continue to use the Sick Leave Bank until SERS disability decision is rendered or until 90 days has been used per person. If application for SERS disability is denied, the bargaining unit member may apply for an additional 20 days, after which he/she retirement incentive will not be able paid to draw from any employee if he the pool for the remainder employee continues his employment beyond June 30 of the yearyear after he the employee reaches his first eligibility for normal retirement benefits. D. The maximum days to be carried in 7. Employees who have completed eighteen (18) or more years of experience recognized by the pool Okaloosa County School Board shall be 185 days per school year or 90 per person, and each classified staff member may donate up to two days of sick leave (per year) from his/her individual sick leave accumulations. These donations are irrevocableeligible for a longevity stipend. The Treasurer’s office amount for twelve month full-time employees shall be notified in writing by OAPSE of all such donations$240 per month. The donation of days amount for hourly employees shall be $1.47 per hour. Refer to the Sick Leave Pool Educational Staff Professionals Salary 1809 1810 1811 1812 1813 1814 1815 1816 1817 1818 1819 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 Schedule 8. The method for converting monthly salary to hourly salary shall not affect the classified staff members’ opportunity to receive a stipend for not using sick daysbe monthly salary divided by 155. E. Once the total accumulation in the pool drops below 100 days, the OAPSE President shall solicit additional days from classified staff members in the district, provided they have not already donated their maximum number of two days each in the current school year. A bargaining unit member terminating employment with the Board may donate up to four