Specific Contract Items

These general guidelines are provided to assist teachers in planning professional wardrobes.

Teachers are expected to arrive and sign in at school by 7:00 a.m. each day and to remain at school until 3:00 p.m. Occasional meetings and staff assignments will require teachers to remain at school beyond 3:00 p.m.

Occasional teacher absence is unavoidable, but proper planning will minimize its effect on the students. Teachers must report their absence from school to Assistant Principal as early as possible so a substitute may be employed.

Lesson plans and necessary resource materials, together with any instructions, are to be accessible to the Principal or substitute well before school day begins.

An absence of any length (one period or one day) must be reported to the Principal. Teachers must not leave the campus without the prior approval of the Principal.

Sick leave is defined to mean an employee inability to perform her duties because she is physically ill or unwell.

The policy on sick leave is defined by the Kuwait Labor Law in the Private Sector to provide for the following:

* First 6 working days of absence = Full salary

* Working days 7 - 12 of absence = 25% salary deducted from each day’s pay

* Working days 13 - 18 of absence = 50% salary deducted from each day’s pay

* Working days 19 - 24 of absence = 75% salary deducted from each day’s pay

* Beyond the 24th day of absence = No salary

The school requires that if a teacher is sick and absent from school more than two days, the teacher must present a doctor's certificate from a government clinic to cover each consecutive day of absence thereafter. If a certificate is not presented for day three and beyond, salary will be deducted. If it is found that any sick days are taken are not legitimate, then deductions are applied. Without a certificate a whole day's salary will be deducted.

Personal leave is defined to mean leave to accomplish personal, not professional tasks such as doctor's appointments and school conferences and your children's performances. These cannot be accomplished outside of regular school hours .

Personal leave is granted to maximum of 3 days with full pay. You may not take all three days consecutively. These days may not be taken immediately after or before a school holiday in order to extend the holiday. In the event that you wish to do so, you will be docked two days’ salary for all days taken before or after the holiday. For example, if the winter holiday begins on December 22nd and you wish to use the 20^th and 21^st as personal days then you would be deducted four days salary.

All personal leave must receive prior approval by the Principal or her designee and Technical Director. Without prior approval, leave cannot be classified as personal. This policy is for all staff members of AAG.

Personal leave may not be accumulated from year to year. You will be reimbursed for all unused days at the end of the year.

Teachers will receive a complete copy of their contract in English and Arabic languages.

Teachers shall be given and shall return "assurances of contracts continuation" forms by or before January 31st of the year in which their contract expires.

SHOULD A TEACHER MAKE A CONTRACT CONTINUATION COMMITMENT AND LATER BREAK IT LESS THAN 60 DAYS BEFORE THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR SHE SHALL LOSE THE END OF SERVICE AWARD PAYABLE TO HER FOR THE YEAR IN WHICH THE COMMITMENT WAS BROKEN. ALL OTHER NORMAL BENEFITS SHALL BE TREATED AS PER THE CONTRACT.

There will be a probationary period of ninety (90) calendar days , commencing from the first actual working day on site . During the probationary period either the employee or the school may terminate the contract without notice .

Employees shall be entitled to an end -of - service award at the rate of one - half month salary for each of the complete school years of full - time service.

HOWEVER, THE EMPLOYEE SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO THE END - OF - SERVICE AWARD IF THAT EMPLOYEE ELECTS TO LEAVE THE JOB IN THE COURSE OF THE CONTRACT.

Should an employee desire to cancel a contract before its expiry for any reason, that employee shall give the school one month's prior, written notice to that effect .

Anyone who breaks her contract by not returning to complete the Second year of the contract will not receive her indemnity payment and air ticket home.