|
Sick Days, Vacation, Holidays, and Leaves
Each of the provisions in this policy applies to all educational support personnel to the extent that it does not conflict with an applicable collective bargaining agreement or individual employment contract or benefit plan; in the event of a conflict, such provision is severable, and the applicable bargaining agreement or individual agreement will control.
Sick Days
Full or part-time educational support personnel who work at least 600 hours per year receive 10 paid sick leave days per year for the first two years of employment, then 15 paid sick days per year thereafter. Part-time employees will receive sick pay equivalent to their regular workday. Unused sick leave shall accumulate without limit and unused sick leave will be reported to IMRF upon retirement.
Sick leave is defined in State law as personal illness, mental or behavioral complications, or as may be deemed necessary in other cases, quarantine at home, serious illness, or death in the immediate family or household, or birth, adoption, placement for adoption, or the acceptance of a child in need of foster care. The Superintendent and/or designee shall monitor the use of sick leave.
As a condition for paying sick leave after three days absence for personal illness or as the Board or Superintendent deem necessary in other cases, the Board or Superintendent may require that the staff member provide a certificate from: (1) a physician licensed in Illinois to practice medicine and surgery in all its branches, (2) a mental health professional licensed in Illinois providing ongoing care or treatment to the staff member (3) a chiropractic licensed physician licensed under the Medical Practice Act, (4) a licensed advanced practice nurse (5) a licensed physician assistant who has been delegated the authority to perform health examinations by his or her supervising physician, or (6) if the treatment is by prayer or spiritual means, a spiritual adviser or practitioner of the employee’s faith. If the Board or Superintendent requires a certificate during a leave of less than 3 days for personal illness, the District shall pay the expenses incurred by the employee.
Employees are entitled to use up to 30 days of paid sick leave because of the birth of a child that is not dependent on the need to recover from childbirth. Such days may be used at any time within the 12-month period following the birth of the child. Intervening periods of nonworking days or school not being in session, such as breaks and holidays, do not count towards the 30 working school days. As a condition of paying sick leave beyond the 30 working school days, the Board or the Superintendent may require medical certification.
For purposes of adoption, placement for adoption or acceptance of a child in need of foster care, paid sick leave may be used for reasons related to the formal adoption or the formal foster care process prior to taking custody of the child or accepting the child in need of foster care, and for taking custody of the child or accepting the child in need to foster care. Such leave is limited to 30 days unless a longer leave is provided in an applicable collective bargaining agreement and need not be used consecutively once the formal adoption or foster care process is underway. The Board or Superintendent may require that the employee provide evidence that the formal adoption process or foster care process is underway.
Vacation
Twelve-month hourly employees shall be eligible for paid vacation days according to the following schedule:
Length of Employment |
|
Maximum Vacation
Leave Earned Per Year |
From: |
To: |
|
|
Beginning of year 1 |
End of year 5 |
|
10 Days per year |
Beginning of year 6 |
End of year 15 |
|
15 Days per year |
Beginning of year 16 |
End of year |
|
20 Days per year |
Part-time employees who work at least half-time are entitled to vacation days on the same basis as full-time employees, but the pay will be based on the employee's average number of part-time hours per week during the last vacation accrual year. The Superintendent will determine the procedure for requesting vacation.
Vacation days earned in one fiscal year must be used by the end of the following fiscal year; they do not accumulate. Employees resigning or whose employment is terminated are entitled to the monetary equivalent of all earned vacation.
Holidays
Unless the District has a waiver or modification of the School Code pursuant to Section 2-3.25g or 24-2(b) allowing it to schedule school the District 12-month non-union employees will be paid for but will not be required to work on Holidays as defined by the Superintendent annually.
The District may require educational support personnel to work on a school holiday during an emergency or for the continued operation and maintenance of facilities or property.
Personal Leave
District 12-month non-union employees have two paid personal leave days per year. Unused personal days may accumulate to a maximum of four (4) days, with any personal days accumulated in excess of 4 converting into accumulated sick leave. The use of a personal day is subject to the following conditions:
-
Except in cases of emergency or unavoidable situations, a personal leave request should be submitted to the supervisor at least 2 days before the requested date.
-
No personal leave day may be used immediately before or immediately after a holiday unless the Superintendent grants prior approval.
-
Personal leave may not be used in increments of less than one half day.
-
Personal leave is subject to any necessary replacement's availability.
-
Personal leave may not be used when the employee's absence would create an undue hardship.
Leave to Serve as a Trustee of the Ill Municipal Retirement Fund
Upon request, the Board will grant 20 days of paid leave of absence per year to a trustee of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund in accordance with state law.
Bereavement Leave
Educational support personnel receive bereavement leave on the same terms and conditions granted professional staff.
Other Leaves
Educational support personnel receive the following leaves on the same terms and conditions granted professional personnel in Board policy 5:250, Leaves of Absence:
-
Leaves for Service in the Military.
-
Leaves for Service in the General Assembly.
-
School Visitation Leave.
-
Leaves for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Violence, Gender Violence or Other Crime of Violence.
-
Family Bereavement Leave
-
Child Extended Bereavement Leave.
-
Leave to serve as an election judge.
-
COVID-19 Paid Administrative Leave.
LEGAL REF.: 105 ILCS 5/10-20.7b, 5/24-2, and 5/24-6.
330 ILCS 61/, Service Member Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.
820 ILCS 147, School Visitation Rights Act.
820 ILCS 154/, Family Bereavement Leave Act.
820 ILCS 156/, Child Extended Bereavement Leave Act.
820 ILCS 180/, Victims’ Economic Security and Safety Act.
School Dist. 151 v. ISBE, 154 Ill.App.3d 375 (1st Dist. 1987);
Elder v. Sch. Dist. No.127 1/2, 60 Ill.App.2d 56 (1st Dist. 1965).
CROSS REF.: 5:180 (Temporary Illness or Temporary Incapacity), 5:185 (Family and Medical Leave), 5:250 (Leaves of Absence)
Reviewed: May 17, 2004, June 21, 2010, March 24, 2014, December 08, 2014,
September 14, 2015, November 21, 2016, February 24, 2020, December 13, 2021,
June 20, 2023, May 20, 2024
Adopted: August 23, 2004
Revisions Adopted: February 11, 2008, February 01, 2010, August 2, 2010, April 14, 2014,
January 12, 2015, September 28, 2015, December 5, 2016, March 9, 2020,
January 18, 2022, July 31, 2023, June 10, 2024
|
