Common use of ANNUAL LEAVE HOURS Clause in Contracts

ANNUAL LEAVE HOURS. The Association and the St. Vrain Valley School District recognize that quality instruction is best achieved by professional, licensed staff and we acknowledge the importance of each instructional day. We honor the commitment to fulfill the terms of attendance for each contract day. We also understand the unique requirements of staff related to the assessment periods. The Association and the District recognize the importance of being present during these critical times. 21.1 For teacher hired prior to the 2017-18 school year, seventy-seven (77) hours of annual leave will be granted during each year of employment. For new teachers hired beginning with the 2017-18 school year, forty-nine (49) hours of annual leave will be granted during each year of the first three (3) years of employment. Upon achieving the fourth consecutive year of employment with the District, teachers hired beginning with the 2017-18 school year will be granted seventy-seven (77) hours of annual leave during each continuing year of employment. All such hours shall be used at the professional discretion of the teacher. At the beginning of the fourth year of continuous employment with the District, these teachers will receive a one-time allocation of forty-two (42) hours of accrued leave. Hours will be prorated for part- time employees. 21.1.1 All annual leave hours are available for use at the beginning of the teacher contract year. However, annual leave hours are earned on a monthly basis at a rate of seven and seven tenths hours (7.7) per month for ten (10) months beginning in August and ending in May. Hours will be prorated for part-time employees. 21.1.2 In the spirit of collaboration and in recognition of the important role that teachers play in providing a qualityeducation, teachers will make every effort to avoid taking annual leave on a Monday, Friday, the last day before or the first day after a holiday, or period of school intermission (three (3) or more consecutive non-contract days as designated on the District calendar). 21.1.3 In the event an absence on the last day before or the first day after a holiday or period of school intermission the teacher shall submit the absence via the online leave/substitute service as soon as possible prior to the absence in order to minimize the disruption to the learning environment. One and one half (1.5) times the actual hours of leave will be deducted from the teacher’s annual leave or accrued sick leave for the absence unless written verification of an emergency or illness is provided to the District on the request form in Appendix L. The completed form must be submitted to the Human Resources Department no later than five (5) work days following the end of the absence. If the request is approved, only the actual hours of leave will be deducted. 21.2 At the end of an academic year, all unused annual leave hours will be added to the individual teacher’s accrued sick leave hours unless the teacher requests a payout option as indicated below. Then, only the balance of unused annual leave hours will be added to the individual teacher’s accrued sick leave hours. 21.2.1 Teachers may request to be paid $60.00 for each group of seven (7) hours above forty-two (42) hours up to a maximum of thirty-five (35) hours. Any remaining hours after the payout shall then be added to the individual teacher’s accrued sick leave hours. 21.2.2 Requests to receive the pay out of hours must be submitted to the Human Resources department on the approved electronic form by the last work day in May of each year. Payment for approved hours will be made in July of each year. If a request for annual leave payout is not made, all remaining annual leave hours will be added to the individual teacher’s accrued sick leave hours. (Requests for the payout option will be applied on a prorated basis for less than 1.0 FTE employees.) 21.2.3 Annual leave hours will be zeroed out at the end of the contract year following any eligible addition to accrued sick leave hours and pay out.

ANNUAL LEAVE HOURS. The Association and the St. Vrain Valley School District recognize that quality instruction is best achieved by professional, licensed staff and we acknowledge the importance of each instructional day. We honor the commitment to fulfill the terms of attendance for each contract day. We also understand the unique requirements of staff related to the assessment periodsperiods of TCAP, ACT, and ACCESS. The Association and the District recognize the importance of being present during these critical times. 21.1 For teacher hired prior to the 2017-18 school year, seventy-seven (77) hours of annual leave will be granted during each year of employment. For new teachers hired beginning with the 2017-18 school year, forty-nine (49) hours of annual leave will be granted during each year of the first three (3) years of employment. Upon achieving the fourth consecutive year of employment with the District, teachers hired beginning with the 2017-18 school year will be granted seventy-seven (77) hours of annual leave during each continuing year of employment. All such hours shall be used at the professional discretion of the teacher. At the beginning of the fourth year of continuous employment with the District, these teachers will receive a one-time allocation of forty-two (42) hours of accrued leave. Hours will be prorated for part- time employees. 21.1.1 All annual leave hours are available for use at the beginning of the teacher contract year. However, annual leave hours are earned on a monthly basis at a rate of seven and seven tenths hours (7.7) per month for ten (10) months beginning in August and ending in May. Hours will be prorated for part-time employees. 21.1.2 In the spirit of collaboration and in recognition of the important role that teachers play in providing a qualityeducation, teachers will make every effort to avoid taking annual leave on a Monday, Friday, the last day before or the first day after a holiday, or period of school intermission (three (3) or more consecutive non-contract days as designated on the District calendar). 21.1.3 21.1.2 In the event an absence on the last day before or the first day after a holiday or period of school intermission is due to a verifiable emergency/illness, the teacher shall submit communicate with their principal/supervising administrator on the absence approved form (see Appendix L) as soon as possible in order to minimize the disruption to the learning environment. In addition, the teacher shall notify the District Human Resources department via the online leave/substitute service as soon as possible prior to the absence, and provide written verification of the emergency/illness to principal/supervising administrator no later than five (5) work days following the end of the absence in order to minimize only have the disruption to actual hours of leave deducted from the learning environmentteacher’s annual leave. One Otherwise, one and one half (1.5) times the actual hours of leave will be deducted from the teacher’s annual leave or accrued sick leave for the absence unless written verification of an emergency or illness is provided to the District on the request form in Appendix L. The completed form must be submitted to the Human Resources Department no later than five (5) work days following the end of the absence. If the request is approved, only the actual hours of leave will be deductedleave. 21.2 At the end of an academic year, all unused annual leave hours will be added up to the individual teacher’s accrued sick leave hours unless the teacher requests a payout option as indicated below. Then, only the balance of unused annual leave hours will forty-two (42) may be added to the individual teacher’s accrued sick leave hours. 21.2.1 Teachers . If a teacher has a balance of unused annual leave hours greater than forty-two (42) hours, the teacher may request to be paid $60.00 for each group of seven (7) hours above forty-two (42) hours up to a maximum of thirty-five (35) hours. Any remaining hours after the payout shall then also be added to the individual teacher’s accrued sick leave hours. 21.2.2 . Requests to receive the pay out of hours must be submitted to the Human Resources department on the approved electronic form by the last work day in May of each year. Payment for approved hours will be made in July of each year. If a request for annual leave payout is not made, all remaining annual leave hours will be added to the individual teacher’s accrued sick leave hours. (Requests for the payout option The above will be applied on a prorated basis for less than 1.0 FTE employees.) 21.2.3 ) Annual leave hours will be zeroed out at the end of the contract year following the any eligible addition to accrued sick leave hours and pay out.

ANNUAL LEAVE HOURS. The Association and the St. Vrain Valley School District recognize that quality instruction is best achieved by professional, licensed staff and we acknowledge the importance of each instructional day. We honor the commitment to fulfill the terms of attendance for each contract day. We also understand the unique requirements of staff related to the assessment periods. The Association and the District recognize the importance of being present during these critical times. 21.1 For teacher teachers hired prior to the 2017-18 school year, seventy-seven (77) hours of annual leave will be granted during each year of employment. For new teachers hired beginning with the 2017-18 school year, forty-nine (49) hours of annual leave will be granted during each year of the first three (3) years of employment. Upon achieving the fourth consecutive year of employment with the District, teachers hired beginning with the 2017-18 school year will be granted seventy-seven (77) hours of annual leave during each continuing year of employment. All such hours shall be used at the professional discretion of the teacher. At the beginning of the fourth year of continuous employment with the District, these teachers will receive a one-time allocation of forty-two (42) hours of accrued leave. Hours will be prorated for part- time employees. 21.1.1 All annual leave hours are available for use at the beginning of the teacher contract year. However, annual leave hours are earned on a monthly basis at a rate of seven and seven tenths hours (7.7) per month for ten (10) months beginning in August and ending in May. Hours will be prorated for part-time employees. 21.1.2 In the spirit of collaboration and in recognition of the important role that teachers play in providing a qualityeducation, teachers will make every effort to avoid taking annual leave on a Monday, Friday, the last day before or the first day after a holiday, or period of school intermission (three (3) or more consecutive non-contract days as designated on the District calendar). 21.1.3 In the event of an absence on the last day before or the first day after a holiday or period of school intermission the teacher shall submit the absence via the online leave/substitute service as soon as possible prior to the absence in order to minimize the disruption to the learning environment. One and one half (1.5) times If the actual hours of leave will be deducted from the teacher’s annual leave or accrued absence is for reasons other than sick leave for the absence unless written verification of an emergency or illness is provided to the District on the request form purposes described in Appendix L. The completed form must be submitted to the Human Resources Department no later than five (5) work days following the end of the absence. If the request is approved, only the actual hours of leave will be deducted. 21.2 At the end of an academic year, all unused annual leave hours will be added to the individual teacher’s accrued sick leave hours unless the teacher requests a payout option as indicated below. Then, only the balance of unused annual leave hours will be added to the individual teacher’s accrued sick leave hours. 21.2.1 Teachers may request to be paid $60.00 for each group of seven (7) hours above forty-two (42) hours up to a maximum of thirty-five (35) hours. Any remaining hours after the payout shall then be added to the individual teacher’s accrued sick leave hours. 21.2.2 Requests to receive the pay out of hours must be submitted to the Human Resources department on the approved electronic form by the last work day in May of each year. Payment for approved hours will be made in July of each year. If a request for annual leave payout is not made, all remaining annual leave hours will be added to the individual teacher’s accrued sick leave hours. (Requests for the payout option will be applied on a prorated basis for less than 1.0 FTE employees.) 21.2.3 Annual leave hours will be zeroed out at the end of the contract year following any eligible addition to accrued sick leave hours and pay out.Article

ANNUAL LEAVE HOURS. The Association and the St. Vrain Valley School District recognize that quality instruction is best achieved by professional, licensed staff and we acknowledge the importance of each instructional day. We honor the commitment to fulfill the terms of attendance for each contract day. We also understand the unique requirements of staff related to the assessment periods. The Association and the District recognize the importance of being present during these critical times. 21.1 For teacher hired prior to the 2017-18 school year, seventy-seven (77) hours of annual leave will be granted during each year of employment. For new teachers hired beginning with the 2017-18 school year, forty-nine (49) hours of annual leave will be granted during each year of the first three (3) years of employment. Upon achieving the fourth consecutive year of employment with the District, teachers hired beginning with the 2017-18 school year will be granted seventy-seven (77) hours of annual leave during each continuing year of employment. All such hours shall be used at the professional discretion of the teacher. At the beginning of the fourth year of continuous employment with the District, these teachers will receive a one-time allocation of forty-two (42) hours of accrued leave. Hours will be prorated for part- time employees. 21.1.1 All annual leave hours are available for use at the beginning of the teacher contract year. However, annual leave hours are earned on a monthly basis at a rate of seven and seven tenths hours (7.7) per month for ten (10) months beginning in August and ending in May. Hours will be prorated for part-time employees. 21.1.2 In the spirit of collaboration and in recognition of the important role that teachers play in providing a qualityeducation, teachers will make every effort to avoid taking annual leave on a Monday, Friday, the last day before or the first day after a holiday, or period of school intermission (three (3) or more consecutive non-contract days as designated on the District calendar). 21.1.3 In the event an absence on the last day before or the first day after a holiday or period of school intermission the teacher shall submit the absence via the online leave/substitute service as soon as possible prior to the absence in order to minimize the disruption to the learning environment. One If the absence is for reasons other than sick leave purposes described in Article 21.4 below or emergency circumstances beyond the control of the teacher, one and one half (1.5) times the actual hours of leave will be deducted from the teacher’s annual leave or accrued sick leave for the absence unless written verification of an emergency or illness is provided to the District on the request form in Appendix L. The completed form must be submitted to the Human Resources Department no later than five (5) work days following the end of the absence. If the request absence is approvedfor reasons described in Article 21.4 below or emergency circumstances beyond the control of the teacher, the teacher shall notify Human Resources Department or the teacher’s immediate supervisor and only the actual hours of leave will be deducted. Such notification shall be made in writing, either electronically xxx Xxxxxxxx email or noted in the online leave/substitute service, and submitted prior to the 15th of the month following the date of the absence. 21.2 At the end of an academic year, all unused annual leave hours will be added to the individual teacher’s accrued sick leave hours unless the teacher requests a payout option as indicated below. Then, only the balance of unused annual leave hours will be added to the individual teacher’s accrued sick leave hours. 21.2.1 Teachers may request to be paid $60.00 for each group of seven (7) hours above forty-two (42) hours up to a maximum of thirty-five (35) hours. Any remaining hours after the payout shall then be added to the individual teacher’s accrued sick leave hours. 21.2.2 Requests to receive the pay out of hours must be submitted to the Human Resources department on the approved electronic form by the last work day in May of each year. Payment for approved hours will be made in July of each year. If a request for annual leave payout is not made, all remaining annual leave hours will be added to the individual teacher’s accrued sick leave hours. (Requests for the payout option will be applied on a prorated basis for less than 1.0 FTE employees.) 21.2.3 Annual leave hours will be zeroed out at the end of the contract year following any eligible addition to accrued sick leave hours and pay out.

ANNUAL LEAVE HOURS. The Association and the St. Vrain Valley School District recognize that quality instruction is best achieved by professional, licensed staff and we acknowledge the importance of each instructional day. We honor the commitment to fulfill the terms of attendance for each contract day. We also understand the unique requirements of staff related to the assessment periodsperiods of TCAP, ACT, and ACCESS. The Association and the District recognize the importance of being present during these critical times. 21.1 For teacher hired prior to the 2017-18 school year, seventySeventy-seven (77) hours of annual leave will be granted during each year of employment. For new teachers hired beginning with the 2017-18 school year, forty-nine (49) hours of annual leave will be granted during each year of the first three (3) years of employment. Upon achieving the fourth consecutive year of employment with the District, teachers hired beginning with the 2017-18 school year will be granted seventy-seven (77) hours of annual leave during each continuing year of employment. All such hours shall to be used at the professional discretion of the teacher. At the beginning of the fourth year of continuous employment with the District, these teachers will receive a one-time allocation of forty-two (42) hours of accrued leave. Hours will be prorated for part- time employees. 21.1.1 All annual leave hours are available for use at the beginning of the teacher contract year. However, annual leave hours are earned on a monthly basis at a rate of seven and seven tenths hours (7.7) per month for ten (10) months beginning in August and ending in May. Hours will be prorated for part-time employees. 21.1.2 21.1.1 In the spirit of collaboration and in recognition of the important role that teachers play in providing a qualityeducationquality education, teachers will make every effort to avoid taking annual leave on a Monday, Friday, the last day before or the first day after a holiday, or period of school intermission (three (3) or more consecutive non-contract days as designated on the District calendar). 21.1.3 21.1.2 In the event an absence on the last day before or the first day after a holiday or period of school intermission is due to a verifiable emergency/illness, the teacher shall submit communicate with their principal/supervising administrator on the absence approved form (see Appendix L) as soon as possible in order to minimize the disruption to the learning environment. In addition, the teacher shall notify the District Human Resources department via the online leave/substitute service as soon as possible prior to the absence, and provide written verification of the emergency/illness to principal/supervising administrator no later than five (5) work days following the end of the absence in order to minimize only have the disruption to actual hours of leave deducted from the learning environmentteacher’s annual leave. One Otherwise, one and one a half (1.5) times the actual hours of leave will be deducted from the teacher’s annual leave or accrued sick leave for the absence unless written verification of an emergency or illness is provided to the District on the request form in Appendix L. The completed form must be submitted to the Human Resources Department no later than five (5) work days following the end of the absence. If the request is approved, only the actual hours of leave will be deductedleave. 21.2 At the end of an academic year, all unused annual leave hours will be added up to the individual teacher’s accrued sick leave hours unless the teacher requests a payout option as indicated below. Then, only the balance of unused annual leave hours will forty-two (42) may be added to the individual teacher’s accrued sick leave hours. 21.2.1 Teachers . If a teacher has a balance of unused annual leave hours greater than forty-two (42) hours, the teacher may request to be paid $60.00 for each group of seven (7) hours above forty-two (42) hours up to a maximum of thirty-five (35) hours. Any remaining hours after the payout shall then also be added to the individual teacher’s accrued sick leave hours. 21.2.2 . Requests to receive the pay out of hours must be submitted to the Human Resources department on the approved electronic form by the last work day in May of each year. Payment for approved hours will be made in July of each year. If a request for annual leave payout is not made, all remaining annual leave hours will be added to the individual teacher’s accrued sick leave hours. (Requests for the payout option The above will be applied on a prorated basis for less than 1.0 FTE employees.) 21.2.3 ) Annual leave hours will be zeroed out at the end of the contract year following the any eligible addition to accrued sick leave hours and pay out.