Sick leave for District personnel is a designated amount of compensated leave that is to be granted to a staff member who, through personal or family illness, injury, or quarantine, is unable to perform the duties assigned. 

Family, for purposes of sick leave, shall include:  Spouse, Children, Parents, Siblings, Grandparents, Grandchildren, and Like relations created by marriage (e.g. stepchild, father-in-law, etc.)

Family illness, for purposes of sick leave, shall not exceed a period of three (3) days, unless an approval is granted by the Superintendent.

Sick leave may include other excused absences, such as medical, dental, or optical examination or treatment impossible to schedule on non-duty days.

Each staff member shall be credited with a sick leave allowance at the rate of one (1) day per month up to twelve (12) days, determined by the number of months employed:
                        Twelve-months' employment              12 days
                        Ten-months' employment                  10 days

The unused portion of such allowance shall accumulate to a maximum of one hundred twenty (120) days, at which time no more sick leave can be earned.  As accumulated sick leave days are used and drop below one hundred twenty (120), an eligible employee may again accumulate sick leave up to the maximum limit.

When a staff member exhausts all days of accumulated sick leave, an unpaid leave of absence must be requested, pursuant to District policy.

Sick leave of any staff member who does not serve a full school year shall be prorated at the rate of one (1) day per month.

Sick leave may be used for childbirth during the time the physician verifies that the employee is physically unable to perform her normal duties.  If the employee does not wish to return to her duties following childbirth, an extended leave of absence must be requested, consistent with existing District policy.

Upon request, the staff member shall inform the Superintendent of the following:

• Purpose for which sick leave is being taken.
• Expected date of return from sick leave.
• Where the staff member may be contacted during the leave.

Sick leave is only for the purpose of recuperative activities, e.g., obtaining medical care or treatment, procuring medications or other prescribed materials, convalescing at home or at a medical facility, or other therapy or activity prescribed by the employee's physician or health practitioner (with verification required if requested by the Superintendent).  The District may require documentation from a health practitioner that sick leave was properly taken or the employee can return to work.  The District may, at District expense, require the employee to submit to medical or psychiatric examination by a physician or psychiatrist selected by the District to determine (1) whether or not the continued use of sick leave is appropriate or (2) whether return to duty is appropriate.