Ready to donate to the sick bank?

Access the donation form in the members only area.

The Stamford Education Association (SEA) has established a “Sick Leave Bank” to aid unit members “who may suffer prolonged absence from (a) a disabling condition, (b) an accident which causes disability; and (c) disability arising from complications from pregnancy.”  When personal sick leave accumulation has been exhausted, all unit members have the right to apply to the sick leave bank for assistance.

Non tenured teachers are encouraged to donate to the Sick Leave Bank as per the teacher contract Article 8. Section 3.  “For each year you donate 1 or 2 days to the sick bank, until you attain tenure, you are eligible to use 15 days from the sick bank for each year of service.  You must use all your accumulated sick days before you are eligible to utilize days from the sick bank.  A sick bank request form, obtained from the SEA, must be signed and submitted to Human Resources with a doctor’s note stating the disability.”   The SEA strongly recommends that all unit members donate one or two days to the  Sick Leave Bank to ensure their eligibility for usage of days from the bank.