HELPFUL FORMS
CASH OUT PERSONAL LEAVE LANGUAGE
Any time from the beginning of the school year until May 1st, teachers can cash out up to 3 days of their personal leave.
Use them or lose them
Teachers receive 4 days of personal leave per school year and can only carry over 4 to the next year since accrual can not exceed 8 days. If you have over 4 days of personal leave that you won't be using before the end of the year, make sure to cash them out prior to May 1st.
Instructions
- Article IV, Section 2C (p 15) of our contract states that "Teachers may convert personal leave into cash at the maximum rate of three (3) days per year, if a written request is received in the payroll department no later than May 1st of the contract year. Conversion shall be at the individual’s per diem rate."
Use them or lose them
Teachers receive 4 days of personal leave per school year and can only carry over 4 to the next year since accrual can not exceed 8 days. If you have over 4 days of personal leave that you won't be using before the end of the year, make sure to cash them out prior to May 1st.
Instructions
- Fill out the form below and print it.
- Sign the form.
- Scan the form and send the pdf to msbsdpay@matsuk12.us prior to the May 1st deadline. You can also hand deliver it to HR or send in a hard copy (mail, indistrict mail), but the form must be received prior to May 1st. Scanning and sending in the pdf is by far the easiest way to go, and you have proof you sent it in.
Cash Out Form click here
SICK LEAVE BANK |
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The sick leave bank is available for members who participate. From Article V of the Negotiated Agreement:
- "This provision shall not be subject to the grievance procedure nor is the provision arbitrable. A. A teacher or a member of the Matanuska-Susitna Principals' Association (MSPA) may contribute up to two (2) days of sick leave to the sick leave bank. The bank shall be administered jointly by the Association, MSPA, and the District through a sick leave bank committee of which four (4) members are to be appointed by the Association, two (2) members by MSPA, and one (1) member by the Superintendent. The sick leave days donated to the bank shall be cumulative from year to year. A teacher, nurse, or principal who has exhausted his/her accumulated sick leave may make reasonable withdrawals, subject to the following guidelines, provided there is sufficient leave time available in the bank. B. Sick leave time assigned to the bank shall remain the property of the bank, and no donor shall have any further claim to the donated days. "
FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE
Under the current Negotiated Agreement between the Mat-Su Education Association and the District, Family leave shall be applied for and granted in accordance with the Alaska Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Family Leave Act and the (Federal) Family and Medical Leave Act. (Article IV, Section 5)
Your rights to Family Medical Leave are set forth in both State and Federal statute.
Your rights to Family Medical Leave are set forth in both State and Federal statute.
Family Medical Leave Forms click
PHYSICAL EXAMS
Important: When you make an appointment for your physical exam, tell the doctor that you want a yearly exam. Yearly exams are covered 100% by our insurance. If you ask for just an employment physical, you will be charged for this and the District will not reimburse you. If you have questions, please call the MSEA office at 373-5204 or email msea@mseak.org.