Sick leave is
earned at the rate of one day for each month worked;
accumulation is unlimited.At the termination of
the employment of any employee, all unused sick
leave accumulated by the employee shall be terminated.
However, Knox County Schools shall upon re-employment grant
a former employee the accumulated sick leave earned
while he/she was a Knox County Schools' employee
and lost by previous termination. If a Knox County
Schools' employee terminates his employment with
Knox County Schools providing notice 90 contract
days prior to his intended retirement date, he will
be paid $100 per day for each unused sick leave
day up to a maximum of his annual salary. In the
event that notice of intention to retire is provided
by fewer than 90 contract days, he will be paid $60
per day for each unused sick leave day (not to exceed
his annual contract amount).
Personal leave is earned at the rate of two days per
year; personal leave does not accumulate. The balance
of personal leave on June 30 of each year is transferred to
sick leave.
Step raises are provided at the beginning of the school
year. To be eligible for a step raise, the employee
must have worked at least 100 days of the prior
year's contract. If an employee has worked less than
a full contract in more than one previous year,
those portions of years will be added together to
determine if the employee is eligible to receive
a step raise. Employees do not become eligible to
receive step raises during the contract year.
Managers with 210 day contracts will be paid for 8
hours per day; managers with 200 day contracts will
be paid for 8 hours per day; assistant managers
will be paid for 194 days for 8 hours per day.
For each T.E.A.M. course an additional $.08 per hour
will be paid up to a maximum of $.80.
Production unit serving 4 or more satellite schools
shall receive a supplement of $1.45 per hour.
Production unit serving 3 or less satellite schools
shall receive a supplement of $1.20 per hour.
Independent Production Unit shall receive
a supplement of $0.75 per hour.
Approved by the Knox County Board of Education September
5, 2007 |