4204 Okeechobee Road Fort Pierce, FL 34947
772.429.3600 www.stlucieschools.org
Board Members
Kathryn Hensley, Chairman
Troy Ingersoll, Chairman
Debbie Hawley
Carol A. Hilson
Dr. Donna Mills
Superintendent
E. Wayne Gent
MEMORANDUM
TO:
All Administrators
FROM:
Human Resources
DATE:
January 6, 2016
RE:
Sick Leave Bank Enrollment Period
Please inform all employees (CTA, CTA/CU & CWA) of the enrollment periods for the combined respective Sick
Leave Bank. The open enrollment window runs for the first twenty (20) days of each semester. The 2nd 2015-2016
enrollment period is January 6, 2016 through February 2, 2016.
Any full-time employee of St. Lucie Public Schools is eligible for membership in the Sick Leave Bank after one (1) full
year of employment provided they have accrued a minimum of four (4) days of unused sick leave. In addition,
through agreement with the CTA, CTA/CU & CWA, administrators and other non-bargaining unit employees (such as
school executive secretaries) are eligible to join the Sick Leave Bank under the same conditions.
The form for enrollment in the Sick Leave Bank is available online from the Human Resources’ page
at http://www.stlucie.k12.fl.us/departments/human-resources/ and at each work site. If additional forms are needed,
please obtain these from the Publications Department.
Enclosed are notices to affected employees regarding the conditions for use of their Sick Leave Bank. Please post
these in a location easily accessible to your staff.
The Human Resources Department will verify each applicant’s eligibility for enrollment in the Sick Leave Bank as
soon as the enrollment period ends. At that time, the initial two (2) day contribution will be deducted by the Payroll
Department.
Thank you for your cooperation and support.
C:
Vicki Carr-Rodriguez, CTA & CTA/CU
Rick Poulette, CWA
School/Department Secretaries
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The School Board of St. Lucie County is an Equal Opportunity Agency
4204 Okeechobee Road Fort Pierce, FL 34947
772.429.3600 www.stlucieschools.org
Board Members
Kathryn Hensley, Chairman
Troy Ingersoll, Chairman
Debbie Hawley
Carol A. Hilson
Dr. Donna Mills
Superintendent
E. Wayne Gent
PLEASE POST FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMBINED
CTA, CTA/CU & CWA SICK LEAVE BANK
TO:
Continuing Members of the CTA, CTA/CU & CWA Sick Leave Bank
FROM:
Human Resources
DATE:
January 6, 2016
RE:
Additional Contribution
As contained in the Letters of Understanding signed by the CTA, CTA/CU, & CWA, continuing members of
the sick leave bank shall contribute one (1) day of his/her accrued sick leave, if the sick leave bank drops
below one (1) day per member or if during the school year the total number of days falls below 150 days.
The Payroll Department will notify the bargaining units ten (10) working days prior to deducting the one (1)
accessed day from sick leave bank members.
New members for this school year will contribute their initial two (2) days and will not be assessed another
day at this time.
If you are currently a member you do not have to complete an enrollment form again. You continue to be a
member unless you submit a Withdraw from Membership form to the Human Resources Department.
The sick leave bank enrollment periods for the 2015-2016 school year will be from August 17, 2015
through September 14, 2015 and again January 6, 2016 through February 2, 2016. Persons meeting the
criteria and wishing to join at that time should obtain an enrollment form from the secretary at their site, the
Human Resources Department or the forms page of the Human Resources’ page at
http://www.stlucie.k12.fl.us/departments/human-resources/.
Accredited System-wide by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
The School Board of St. Lucie County is an Equal Opportunity Agency
4204 Okeechobee Road Fort Pierce, FL 34947
772.429.3600 www.stlucieschools.org
Board Members
Kathryn Hensley, Chairman
Troy Ingersoll, Chairman
Debbie Hawley
Carol A. Hilson
Dr. Donna Mills
Superintendent
E. Wayne Gent
PLEASE POST
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
RE:
All Members of the Combined Classroom Teachers Association (CTA), Classroom Teachers
Association/Classified Unit (CTA/CU) & Communication Workers of America (CWA)
Human Resources
January 6, 2016
Procedures for Use of the Sick Leave Bank
The following conditions as stated in the signed Letters of Understanding between the School Board of St. Lucie
County and the Classroom Teachers Association, Classroom Teachers Association/Classified Unit, & Communication
Workers of America shall control the operation of the Sick Leave Bank and the right of members of the unit to utilize
the Bank:
1. After a participant is a member of the pool for a minimum of sixty (60) calendar days and upon depletion of their
sick and vacation leave, they shall be eligible to draw from the Bank with the following stipulations:
a. Use of the Sick Leave Bank is restricted to those members who have not used the Bank for at least three
(3) years.
b. Use of the Sick Leave Bank will be restricted to no more than thirty (30) days per school year.
c. Complete an “Application for Use of Sick Bank” form and turn into the Human Resources Department.
Forms may be obtained by your school/work site Secretary or on the Human Resources’ page at
http://www.stlucie.k12.fl.us/departments/personnel/documents.aspx.
d. Complete and submit for approval a “Request for Absence” through skyward.
2. An employee must have exhausted all individual accumulated sick and/or vacation leave and have been absent
from employment without pay for four (4) consecutive working days as a consequence of the illness, accident or
disability before being eligible for use of the Bank.
3. A doctor’s statement certifying the illness and necessity for the protracted leave is required. Reapplication to the
Sick Leave Bank must be accompanied by a doctor’s certification that the current illness/injury is not the same or
related to an illness/injury used for the Sick Leave Bank benefits in the past.
4. The employee shall not have to pay back in any manner the number of days used from the Bank.
5. The use of the Bank shall be applicable to the illness, accident or injury of only the eligible employee. A member
shall not use days from the Bank for maternity purposes and/or during the period they are receiving Workers
Compensation.
6. You may not donate days to a specific person in the sick leave bank. The days go into a pool for any member of
the bank that meets the usage criteria
A participating employee who chooses to no longer participate in the Sick Leave Bank must notify the Human
Resources Department using the “Withdraw Membership from Sick Leave Bank” form (PER0161); they shall not be
eligible to withdraw any sick leave already contributed to the Bank.
Alleged abuse of the use of the Sick Leave Bank shall be investigated by the review committee, and on finding of
wrong doing, the employee shall repay all of the sick leave credits drawn from the Sick Leave Bank and be subject to
such other disciplinary action as determined by the Board to be appropriate.
Accredited System-wide by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
The School Board of St. Lucie County is an Equal Opportunity Agency