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Know Your Contract: DEADLINES

By BTU Field Representative Cynthia Sjoquist

Our contracts entitle members to a variety of resources, funds, leaves, career opportunities, and professional development. BUT many of these come with strict, tight, inflexible deadlines. Losing out of these entitlements because of a missed deadline can be very frustrating so here’s a quick guide to all the deadlines within our agreements.

Entitlement

Deadline

Achievement Units

90 Days After Course Completion

Certifications

Submissions will be accepted 90 days before lapse, 

Deadline is lapse date (6/30 or 12/31)

Sick bank

Annual Enrollment period, usually in Nov

New Hires within 30 days of hire

Healthcare

Annual Enrollment period, usually in Nov

New Hires within 30 days of hire

Leaves

FMLA

Unpaid Leaves


30 days before the leave or as soon as the leave is knowable

Leaves 

Sabaticles


December 15

Resignation

Tenured Teachers

Non-Tenured Teachers

Non- Certificated Employees


July 15

May 1

Can resign at anytime (Professionalism say two weeks)

Transfers

Voluntary transfer window is late April- mid May

Grievances

Step 1: Ten days from the incident or knowledge of the violation

Step 2: Ten days from the incident or five days from the Step1 decision

Step 3: Ten days from the incident or five days from the Step 2 decision

Step 4: Ten days from the incident or five days from the Step 3 decision  

Tuition Reimbursement

October 1 – Fall semester

February 1 – Spring semester 

July 1 – Summer semester