CHARGEABLE (SICK/PERSONAL) LEAVE. All teachers in the Lansing district will receive leave of 12 days at the beginning of each contract year. Teachers with 10-19 years of service in the district will be granted one (1) additional day at the beginning of each year. Teachers with 20-24 years of service in the district will be granted two (2) additional days of leave at the beginning of each year. Teachers with 25 years or more of service will be granted three (3) additional days of leave at the beginning of each year. Part-time teachers’ leave will be in proportion to his or her daily rate of earnings. Days not used may accumulate up to 95 days; however, no more than 80 days may be carried forward from the preceding year. Chargeable leave will cover absences for illness or personal matters which require absence during regular school hours. Such absences will be deducted from the accumulated leave allowance and any of the unused days (not in excess of 80 days) shall be carried forward to the following year. The teacher’s request for anticipated leave will be made to the building administrator at least three (3) contract days in advance. It is the intent of this provision to grant the day of leave at the time requested; however, should it be an inopportune time, an alternate day may be required. Leave will not normally be granted at the beginning or end of the school year or in conjunction with holiday leave. The goal of the Board of Education (“Board”) and the staff is to provide students with every opportunity to achieve success in learning. A critical element of that goal is ensuring teachers are present to develop and xxxxxx the tools necessary for students to achieve that success. The purpose of the leave set forth below is to address matters in which necessity warrants they be attended to during the workday/school year (i.e. personal appointments, sick leave, etc.). Request of anticipated leave in excess of two consecutive days for activities that may be scheduled outside the workday/school year is detrimental to the educational goals of USD 469 and the students it serves. Request of three (3) or more consecutive days of anticipated leave requires written approval by the Principal and Superintendent, who shall determine whether the leave will be granted with or without pay dependent upon the circumstances presented by the staff member. The Superintendent, in his/her discretion, may require documentation of the necessity of the leave. Leave days in excess of the yearly allowance may only b...
