Lincoln Public Schools

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Option A Leave Provisions

14 days of annual leave

• 10 days of medical (sick) leave
• 2 days of emergency leave - must be submitted to your principal first. Approval/denial will be made by Dr. Biggs
• 2 days of special leave

Limits include:

• Substitute availability
• No more than 5% of staff out of building
• May not be used the first 10 or last 15 student contact days

Accumulated leave may only be used for medical leave.

Certificated employees who attend all three days of professional development will earn an additional day of leave. Employees who have chose Option A leave will earn an additional special leave day for the current school year. If the additional day is not utilized, the day will be converted to an accumulated leave day.

Certificated employees may accumulate only up to 188 days.

Separation compensation of $1.00 per hour for unused accumulated leave will be given after 20 years of service.

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Absence Procedure Summary for Leave - Option A

Type of Leave	You call SubFinder	Complete Request for Leave Form	Absence Entered by School Office	Call Administrator	Complete Reimbursement Request	Verify and Sign NOA When you Return to Work
Sick	X			X		X
Prescheduled Sick Leave		X	X			X
Emergency		X	X			X
Same Day Emergency*	X					X
Special Leave		X	X			X
Professional Leave		X	X			X
Professional Leave with Expenses		X	X		X	X
Next Day Professional**				X		X
Bereavement		X	X			X
Same Day Bereavement	X			X		X
Personal Leave (No Pay)		X	X			X
Civic (Board of Education approves)		X	X			X
All Other Leave Types		X	X

* Must give reason to SubFinder
**Administrator calls SubFinder with account number

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If You Are Sick or Have An Emergency for Today or Tomorrow

1. Call SubFinder or go to WebConnect to arrange for coverage of your classroom:
   • LPS SubFinder phone number is (402) 436-1870
   • LPS SubFinder/WebConnect Link - click here
2. Follow all instructions for reporting your absence and acquiring substitute coverage as specified by SubFinder/WebConnect. Click here for written instructions for SubFinder. Click here for written instructions for WebConnect.
3. Requests for specific substitutes may be made only by identifying the substitute's ID number on SubFinder/WebConnect. Each school maintains a list of substitutes and their ID numbers.
4. Special instructions may be briefly recorded for your substitute on SubFinder or typed on WebConnect.
5. The SubFinder/WebConnect system is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
6. Under no circumstances should you arrange your own substitute coverage without contacting SubFinder/WebConnect or your school secretary.
7. Notify your administrator or supervisor of your absence using the process set out by him/her.
8. If you have an emergency which occurs after the school day has started, notify your administrator or supervisor so the need can be conveyed to SubFinder by the school secretary.
9. Substitutes will be secured on a daily basis unless SubFinder/WebConnect is notified differently. If you need an additional day or days, please call your administrator or supervisor before the end of the school day (perhaps 3 PM) so that he/she can retain the current substitute and notify SubFinder.
10. When you return to school, complete the Teacher Notification of Absence From Work from available in your school office.
11. Please contact the Human Resources Division if you have a concern or problem.

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If You Wish to Take Special Leave

1. Make arrangements with your administrator or supervisor to be absent on the day of your choice.
2. Complete the Request for Leave form to communicate your desire to use special leave to your administrator.
3. Your school secretary will enter your special leave absence and request a substitute (if needed) on SubFinder. Do not contact SubFinder or WebConnnect to arrange for substitute coverage for special leave.
4. No other paperwork is needed for special leave. All necessary information has been transmitted electronically to SubFinder.
5. When you return to school, verify and sign the Teacher Notification of Absence From Work (NOA) form.
6. If your plans change, it is important that you notify your school secretary so that he/she can contact SubFinder to remove your absence from the system and cancel your substitute.

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If You Wish to Use Personal Leave (No Pay), Civic Leave, Prescheduled Sick Leave, Emergency Leave, or Need Leave for Jury Duty

1. Complete a Request for Leave and submit to your administrator or supervisor.
2. If the leave is approved, your administrator or supervisor will have the information entered into SubFinder. Human Resources will approve/deny Emergency Leave. The Board of Education will approve/deny Civic Leave.
3. You do not need to call SubFinder. The school secretary will notify SubFinder and arrange for a substitute if one is needed.
4. When you return to school, verify and sign the Teacher Notification of Absence From Work form.

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If You Wish to Take Bereavement Leave

1. If the leave is for the same or next day, follow the procedures outlined for sick leave.
2. If you wish to use Bereavement Leave for a day beyond today or tomorrow, use the procedures outlined above.

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If You Wish to Take Professional Leave

1. Costs for your substitute must be covered by your building staff development funds or through funds from other district administrators. Before you request a leave, arrangements to cover the cost of the substitute must be made.
2. Once you have made arrangements for someone to pay for your substitute, complete a Request for Leave form and submit it to your administrator or supervisor. Note on the form the type of activity in which you wish to participate and the Activity ID provided by the administrator covering your substitute costs.
3. All professional absences must be approved by your administrator or supervisor. Professional leaves may be rescinded by the building administrator or supervisor if circumstances require your presence at the building.
4. Reserved absences for professional leaves must be entered a minimum of 5 working days before the activity. Unused reserved substitutes will be removed from each activity ID 5 working days before the scheduled activity (e.g. Monday AM for the following Monday, Tuesday AM for the following Tuesday, etc.).
5. School secretaries may check on substitute availability for professional leave at any time after the absence has been entered on SubFinder.
6. You do not need to call SubFinder. The school secretaries will arrange for substitute coverage of your classroom if needed through SubFinder.
7. If your plans change, notify the school and the administrator or supervisor paying for your substitute immediately. The school secretary will remove your absence in SubFinder and cancel your substitute.
8. When you return to school, verify and sign the Teacher Notification of Absence from Work form.