Authorized Personal Leave. (APL) applies after exhausting all other applicable leave and shall be scheduled at least twenty four (24) hours in advance and approved by the Employee’s supervisor. APL shall not be considered negatively or held against the Employee as concerns evaluations, promotional consideration, or any other employment factors. The parties understand APL shall be considered authorized leave without pay and shall be coded “APL” on timesheets, leave reports and for all payroll purposes. APL shall be closely monitored and shall normally be used only for non-illness related absences.
Authorized Personal Leave. Each teacher shall be granted five (5) days away from school for personal reasons during the school year. Request for these days shall be made two (2) days in advance. These days will be granted if there is not a conflict and if a qualified substitute can be employed. The days will not be used during the last five (5) days of the school year without approval of the Superintendent. Unused personal days will roll over into the employee's personal sick leave account. Personal leave may not be used during inservice training or the day before or day after a regular school holiday. If days have been approved prior to the scheduling of an inservice, the earlier decision shall stand. (Rev. 08-2006) A teacher with 120 days accumulated sick leave may apply for personal leave the day before or after a regular school holiday. This request must be made 10 school days in advance and will be granted only if there is not a conflict and if a qualified substitute can be employed. (Added 08-2005)
