<div dir="ltr">Hi Natasha,<div><br></div><div>This is the language we just incorporated this past August:</div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;border:none;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">1.<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Up to two days of sick leave may be used
each year in accordance with Article 14. In the event that the Legislature
determines that 26 M.R.S. §637 does not apply to teachers, this provision of
the contract will expire at the end of the current school year and revert to
sixteen (16) sick days and three (3) personal days.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;border:none;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.75in;border:none;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black"><b>Here is the cross-reference to Article 14: </b></span><span style="font-size:12pt">Personal leave shall be granted to an employee for up
to three (3) days for urgent personal business which cannot be conducted at a
time other than during school hours.</span><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt">The
employee shall attest on the documentation that the leave falls into one of
four categories: religious, legal, business or family. Final approval of a
personal leave request shall remain unchanged unless agreed upon by the Director
and employee. Personal leave on the day before or after a holiday and/or school
vacations may be granted upon approval by the Director. Per Article 11 section
A-1, two additional days may be used from sick leave while 26 M.R.S. §637 is in
effect and will not be restricted.</span></p></div><div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><br></span></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><span style="font-size:16px">Sherry<br clear="all"></span></font><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>----</div><div>Sherry Moody, Business Mgr</div><div>Mid-Coast School of Technology</div><div>1 Main Street</div><div>Rockland, ME 04841</div><div>(207) 594-2161</div><div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="2"><font color="#666666"><a href="http://www.mcst8.org/" target="_blank">www.mcst8.org</a></font></font></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font color="#666666" face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="2"><img src="https://www.google.com/a/mcst.tec.me.us/images/logo.gif" width="200" height="82"></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Jan 26, 2024 at 11:20 AM Winslow, Natasha <<a href="mailto:nwinslow@rsu50.org">nwinslow@rsu50.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Does anyone have language in there CBA for teachers surrounding EPL that they are willing to share? We are looking at moving away from our side agreement and include the language in our CBA. We are looking to simplify the language and process as much as possible. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thanks, </div><div dir="auto">Natasha <br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p><b style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="Tekton Pro Ext" color="#990000"><span style="font-size:14.6667px">Natasha Winslow</span></font><br></b><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333px"><i>Business Manager</i></span></font></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.8px"><i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.rsu50.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">RSU 50</a><br></span></i><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(192,0,0)"><a href="mailto:nwinslow@rsu50.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">nwinslow@rsu50.org</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:black">Phone:</span></b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><font color="#000000"> 207.757.8223 Ext.012 | </font><b style="color:black">Fax:</b><font color="#000000"> 207.757.8257</font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif"><b><font color="#000000">District Website: </font><font color="#000000"><a href="http://rsu50.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">rsu50.org</a></font></b></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Confidentiality Notice:<br>This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contains confidential and privileged information.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="font-size:12.8px"><u><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif;color:rgb(29,5,203)"><u></u><span> </span><u></u></span></u></p><p style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:20pt;font-family:Webdings;color:green">P</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:rgb(79,173,38)"> </span></b><i><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:green">Before printing this e-mail think <b>GREEN!</b></span></i></p></div></div></div></div>
_______________________________________________<br>
SchoolFinance mailing list<br>
<a href="mailto:SchoolFinance@maillist.informe.org" target="_blank">SchoolFinance@maillist.informe.org</a><br>
<a href="http://maillist.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/schoolfinance" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://maillist.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/schoolfinance</a></blockquote></div>