Terms to Know
What can be presented if there is a violation, misinterpretation, or misapplication of the NTESPA Agreement
What is a grievance?
The amount of time a new employee is on probationary status
What is one calendar year?
The maximum number of vacation days that can be carried over beyond the 12-month vacation year (6/30)
What is 10 vacation days? (Must be used or forfeited by 6/30)
The number of paid and unpaid rest periods full-time employees may have
What is two 15-minute rest periods and one unpaid 30-minute lunch period?
The number of sick days that can be converted to personal days each year
What is four sick days?
Dismissal of a probationary employee may occur without this
What is just cause?
The date all non-probationary employees should be evaluated by
What is May 15th?
The rate at which employees shall be paid for overtime hours
What is the rate of time and one-half (for hours worked over 40)?
The amount of time an employee must provide a written notice of retirement to the District in order to be eligible for the post-retirement bonus
What is a three-month advance written notice?
The number of sick days granted for 12-month or 10-month employees
What is 15 paid sick leave days (12 month) or 12 paid sick leave days (10 month)?
A possible outcome of a meeting that an employee is entitled to have a representative of the Association present for
What is disciplinary action?
The date when employees who receive a satisfactory performance evaluation will receive the annual percentage increase
What is July 1st?
The number of hours a 12-month employee works during summer weeks
What is 37.5 hours?
Tuition reimbursement offered by District for employees who participate in coursework or training that leads to improved occupational skills and increased job effectiveness
What is up to $1,500?
Amount of hours an accident report for Workers' Compensation must be filed within
What is 48 hours?
A process invoked by a supervisor to address performance deficiencies of a non-probationary, support staff employee
What is formal remediation?
What is the last working day before the Thanksgiving holiday, winter break, spring break, the last day of first semester, and the last day of second semester?
Number of days a school-year employee works
What is 190 days?
Tuition reimbursement offered by District for employees who are completing university coursework towards Illinois educational licensure for faculty positions
What is up to $5,000?
Number of workdays a grievance may be presented by after the event giving rise to grievance occurred
What is 20 work days?
A way to ensure an orderly and equitable reduction in the number of working hours and/or positions while minimizing disruption to the educational process
What is a reduction in force provision?
The holidays employees will be paid at their regular hourly rate for the hours which they would have worked provided the holiday falls on a weekday (name 4)
What is MLK Day, President’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Yom Kippur, Indigenous Peoples Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving, and Rosh Hashanah?
Number of days a twelve-month employee works
What is 260 days?
The amount that must be paid to employees who qualify for post-retirement bonus
What is $600 for each year of service in the district?
The four circumstances an employee may take approved unpaid family and medical leave
What is the birth of a child; placement of child for adoption/foster care; care for a child/spouse/parent with serious health condition; or unable to perform position because of serious health condition?