Lincoln Public Schools

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Option B Leave Provisions

11 days of annual leave

• All 11 days at teacher discretion.
• Pre-arranged 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 (sick) leave.

Option B leave which is not utilized in a given year shall be rolled over as accumulated medical (sick) leave in the following year. There is unlimited accumulation of leave.

Certificated employees who attend all three days of professional development will earn an additional day of leave. If the employee has any annual leave left at the end of the school year, a maximum of one day of leave will be transferred into the upcoming school year's annual leave.

Separation compensation of $42.00 per day or $6.00 per hour for unused accumulated leave will be given after 10 years of service. At the end of the contract year, certificated employees may sell up to one half of their accumulated leave at the current value per hour. They may either sell back up to half of their accumulated leave days, or allow them to accumulate at their discretion. The 10 year service requirement is not applicable to this provision.

Click here to view a Sample Employee Application to Sell Option B Accumulated Leave.

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Absence Procedure Summary for Leave - Option B

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
Annual Leave (Today or Tomorrow	X			X		X
Pre-arrange Annual 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

**Administrator calls SubFinder with account number

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If You Are Taking Annual Leave 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.
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 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 annual 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.