The negotiated Agreement between the Jefferson Township Board of Education and the Jefferson Township Education Association, Article 27, describes sick leave in detail. Here are the main points.

• All 10-month employees shall be entitled to (10) sick days each school year.
• All 12-month employees shall be entitled to (12) sick days each school year.
• You earn sick days at 1-day per month. Therefore, not all days are immediately available.
• Sick leave can be used when you are unavoidably absent because of personal illness.

The supervising administrator may review your use of sick leave, In case of frequent application for sick leave, the board may, regardless of sick leave requested, require submission of a statement of a physician or submission to physical examination by the school physician.