16-1-1 Teachers are covered by the District's Worker's Compensation program.
16-1-1-1 Teachers, who have been injured on-the-job within the course and scope of their employment and are temporarily unable to perform their essential job functions, will be paid their full salary for up to four (4) months from their date of injury. Within the four (4) month period, teachers will either be taken off of work by their authorized treating physician or released to modified duty. The District has a commitment to all their teachers to provide modified duty. If the injured teacher is still unable to perform their essential job functions after the four (4) month period, they will be placed on Temporary Total Disability. This is paid by workers' compensation up to the statutory maximum. Teachers have the option to supplement their Temporary Total Disability with sick time that they have accrued. They will remain on Temporary Total Disability until released by the primary treating physician.
16-2-1 In the event a teacher, while acting within the scope of their employment, has their clothing or other personal property damaged or destroyed, as a result of an attack, assault, menace, vandalism, or pupil supervision problem the District may reimburse the teacher the cost of repair or the reasonable replacement cost of the property.
16-2-2 Given prudent and responsible handling, the District may reimburse/replace wallets/purses, outer-wear and briefcases and contents if appropriate which are stolen while on school grounds up to Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00).
16-2-3 Given prudent and reasonable handling, the District may reimburse/replace stolen and damaged personal property used for instructional purposes at school with prior documentation and approval up to Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00).
16-2-4 The District may pay the insurance deductible and/or Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) for the automobile damage because of the vandalism provided the automobile was on school grounds and the employee was acting within the scope of their employment.
16-2-5 In order for the District to reimburse the teacher for losses as outlined in this Article, the teacher must file a claim by submitting both a written District property loss report and a police report. The District can investigate any or all such claims of loss to ascertain applicability to this Article. The maximum dollar amount of claims that will be processed for reimbursement for losses occurring during the term of this agreement shall be Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00). Completed claims will be reimbursed on a first come, first served basis.
