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School Nutrition Employee Handbook

We are excited about your interest in our district! District 87 is home to one high school, one junior high, six elementary schools, and one early childhood school. We also have the Bloomington Career Academy which provides career exploration opportunities to high school students at Bloomington High School and surrounding school districts. Please review the attached handbook and job description in the bottom right-hand corner. Questions regarding current permanent openings can be directed to the Director of School Nutrition, Caroline Bubulka. This position will be classified as part of the Part-Time Temporary Hourly Employees (PTTHE) group. The compensation for this position is $16/hour and there are not benefits for this position. Successful performance at the School Nutrition Substitute position may result in an offer for employment in a permanent School Nutrition position.

This Handbook is designed to provide basic information about your employment with Bloomington Public Schools, and it is not intended, nor shall it be construed as creating an employment contract. Employment with the School District is at-will, meaning that employment may be terminated by the School District or Employee at any time, without restriction. Nothing in School Board policy or this Handbook is intended or should be construed as altering the at-will employment relationship. This Handbook is being provided for informational purposes only and the School District is not bound by its terms. The Handbook will answer many of the questions School Nutrition Employees may have about policies, procedures, and benefits provided by the School District. If you have other questions regarding your employment, please contact your immediate supervisor or the Office of Human Resources.

School Nutrition Employees are classified as follows:

A. School-Year Employees Employees hired under Term of Employment to work all or part of the normal scheduled workday; however, the length of time worked is less than the normal work year of twelve (12) months. Such Employees shall receive fringe benefits herein defined, but are not entitled to paid vacations.

B. Substitute Employees Employees hired by the hour to work a specified number of hours per day for a short period of time or for an indefinite period. Such Employees are not eligible for any fringe benefits as herein defined.

C. Temporary Assignment An employee assigned to a long term, temporary assignment may be paid at the hourly rate of the assigned position.

The normal workday is seven (7) consecutive hours with the exception of an unpaid lunch period. The School District shall establish the working hours of each Employee as required by their respective workloads, and as required for the efficient management of the School District's personnel; however, the normal workday shall be from 6:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.(with half hour unpaid lunch). The Director of School Nutrition or Cafeteria Manager shall establish the workday for Employees who work less than seven (7) hours.

Overtime is not regularly required; however, if school district needs require it, Employees may be requested to work overtime. All overtime shall have the prior approval of the Employee's immediate supervisor. Whenever a paid holiday or excused paid absence occurs within the normal workweek, such holiday or paid absence shall be considered as hours worked for the purpose of computing overtime.

The term of employment for School Year Employees shall be as follows: TERM of TYPE of EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYEE SCHEDULED WORKDAYS 9 Months School-Year Days schools are normally in session work approximately 170 days.

Upon recommendation for hire, candidates will be required to:

1. Obtain a drug screen through OSF Occupational Health 2. Obtain pre-placement testing through OSF Occupational Health Upon passing pre-employment testing, new employees shall be on probation for the first three months (65 work days) of employment. The Employee's work progress, dependability, aptitude, and physical fitness will be evaluated during the probationary period to determine whether the School District desires the Employee to be retained as a regular Employee. A physical examination, finger printing, and background check are required for all new Employees.

School-Year Employees shall be granted sick leave at full pay for their regularly scheduled hours of work per normal workday in accordance with the following:

Employees shall accumulate sick leave at the rate of twelve (12) days for a nine (9) month term of Employment. Such sick leave days shall be available on the Employee's first scheduled workday. Any unused sick leave shall be accumulated to a maximum 360 working days. Employees may use sick leave for personal illness, injury, quarantine at home, temporary disability, serious illness, death or funeral of an Employee's immediate family. Immediate family for the purpose of this Section shall include: father; mother; sister; brother; wife; husband; child or grandchild related by blood, marriage, or adoption; grandfather; grandmother; father-in-law; mother-in-law; sister-in-law; brother-in-law; and legal guardian. Employees will be required to use sick leave for leaves taken under the Family and Medical Leave Act. Sick leave may also be used for medical and dental appointments for an Employee or a member of their household. Employees should try to schedule doctor's appointments outside the workday. An eligible Employee unable to work due to pregnancy may treat such disability as a "temporary disability" under this paragraph. Sick leave may be used to attend funerals. Sick leave shall be taken in time amounts pursuant to established administrative procedures. The School District may require a physician's statement as a basis for verifying an Employee's illness or injury after an absence of three (3) working days or as it may deem necessary in other cases. Employees with a communicable disease or fever must be fever-free for 24 hours before returning to work or determined to be non-communicable by a physician. An Employee eligible to receive paid sick leave who is injured in the course of their employment with the School District and is entitled to receive benefits under the Illinois Workmen's Compensation Act may use all accumulated sick leave upon surrendering to the School District all compensation provided by Workmen's Compensation. An Employee not eligible to receive paid sick leave shall retain all compensation provided by Workmen's Compensation.

School-Year Employees may use a maximum of two (2) scheduled workdays per school term at full salary for conducting personal business. Those persons employed after the beginning of their normal term of Employment will have available personal leave computed at the time of employment. Such leave shall not be accumulated; however, remaining unused personal business leave will be added to the Employee's accumulated paid sick leave as of July. Upon completion of the 10th year of employment in District 87, employees may accumulate a maximum of three personal days. Employees may use personal business leave for the purposes of attending to personal, legal, household or family matters that require absence during normal working hours. Such leave shall be taken in time amounts of pursuant to established administrative procedures. Employees may be required to use paid personal time for leaves taken under the Family and Medical Leave Act. The day immediately preceding or immediately following a legal holiday or school recess approved by the Employer, except the first day of school, last day of school, Thanksgiving break, Winter break and Spring break, shall be approved for personal leave. Personal leave shall only be approved on excluded dates in an emergency situation, for observance of a religious holiday, or on the special approval of the Superintendent or designated representative.

The School District will extend up to twelve (12) weeks of FMLA leave during a twelve (12) month period to eligible Employees so they can care for a newborn child; because of placement of a child for adoption; to care for the Employee's spouse, child, or parent with a serious health condition; or to attend to the Employee's own serious health condition. During the leave, the Employee's wages and other benefits are not paid or accrued except for health insurance, which will be continued on the same basis as if the Employee continued in active status. If applicable, the Employee's portion of health insurance premium payments must be paid by direct payment by the Employee to the School District.

If jury service is less than the Employee's normal workday, the Employee shall return to their assigned job. If jury service is on the Employee's scheduled time off, they shall retain pay for such jury service. If jury time and the scheduled workday overlap or if payment for jury service is more than the Employee's regular pay per scheduled workday, necessary adjustments will be made by the School District.

Employees who are inducted into the military service shall be granted a military leave without salary not to exceed three years.

Employees who have completed a minimum of two (2) years of continuous employment with the School District may be granted a leave of absence for prolonged illness or for other purposes designed to improve the School District. Such leave without salary may be granted for not more than the remainder of the then current term of Employment. However, in exceptional circumstances, it may be extended one (1) additional normal term of Employment. A written request for such leave shall be submitted to the Employee's supervisor and the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources for processing and submission to the Board of Education. An Employee returning from a general leave of absence will be offered the first available position for which they are qualified and at a salary normally paid for such position.

If an Employee exhausts eligible leave options, any

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