The Board shall establish a sick leave bank for all District teachers. Each teacher new to the District shall be assessed one day of non-refundable sick leave during the first payroll period of employment.

In the event that the bank balance falls below one hundred (100) days during the school year, each teacher shall be assessed an additional non-refundable day up to a maximum of two days per employee in any given school year.

A request to the Superintendent for withdrawal of sick leave days must be accompanied by a physician's written endorsement, or one by a village health aide, made after documented consultation with a physician.

The first twelve (12) consecutive days of illness or injury will not be covered by the bank. A person will not be able to withdraw days from the bank until his/her own sick leave is depleted.

A teacher may not draw more than twice the number of days of sick leave than the teacher has accumulated before his/her first contract day.

The District will make a report to the Association annually, including the number of sick leave bank days used for a specific period of time during the current year, the names of all employees they have been utilized by, and the bank balance.