Classified employees may have up to five days personal leave annually. If employees take these days, they will be required to pay 30% of their daily salary for each personal leave day up to a maximum of $30. Personal leave may be accumulated up to a maximum of 10 days. Personal leave accumulates by carrying the number of unused personal leave days over into the next school year.

Definition: Calendar day includes contract days, weekends and holidays combined. Provisional contracted employees, those with less than three years continuous, current, experience in the District, are granted health and disability leave as follows

Alpine School District will provide Workman’s Compensation Insurance for employees as provided by law. The District complies with the State rules on Workman’s Compensation in case an employee is injured.

Those employees who continue their employment beyond age 65 are encouraged to join the Medicare/Medicaid program at age 65. Medicare/Medicaid has an enrollment period which includes the period of time between the three months before and three months after an employee’s 65th birthday.

Those classified employees who have retired* from the Alpine School District with at least 10 years service in Alpine School District and who have reached age 65 will be provided a supplemental health insurance policy. The policy will supplement the Medicare/Medicaid insurance.

Full time employees are provided a medical, surgical, extended health, term life, and dependent life insurance program as a fringe benefit. The cost of the insurance program is based on negotiated agreement.

The School District and Association representatives, as in past years, will review annually the group insurance policy coverage. Any changes in coverage and/or adjustments to meet current medical and hospital charges or needs, shall be agreed to by both the Association and the School District before any changes will be effected. Once the extent of the coverage has been agreed to, the decision of whom the insurance carrier shall be will be decided by the Board of Education.

The main purpose of all employees, both certificated and classified, is to contribute to the learning process of the students. Therefore, all personnel shall work wholeheartedly toward a wholesome environment for the students by making a conscientious effort to keep the school plant operating at its best as an educational institution.