Day Leave. Day leave is granted on the following bases: Full time Work Year – 10 days For each additional 10 contract days the employee will receive one half (1/2) day of additional day leave. Day leave for regularly contracted Covered Employees who work less than full time shall accumulate at a lesser rate, prorated upon the amount of time the Covered Employee is scheduled to work. All day leave shall be available from the beginning of the school year. Unused day leave is carried forward from one fiscal year to the next and shall be added to the employee’s accumulated sick leave balance. Day leave is intended for sick leave of the employee, to attend to the illness of immediate family, emergency, and personal business for the employee. It is acknowledged that each day of a Covered Employee’s contract is invaluable, and the greatest impact on student and adult learning comes from educators being engaged with their students and in professional learning. With this in mind, Covered Employees are encouraged to be mindful and use professional judgement when choosing to use their day leave days. In the event an employee is requesting three (3) or more consecutive days of leave, he or she must submit an Employee Leave Request as soon as possible to his or her site administrator(s). The form will contain an affirmation that the leave will not be used for vacation or job interviews and will identify a reason for the leave. Human Resources will review such requests with the understanding that sometimes there are extenuating circumstances. Documentation from a licensed health care provider specifying the nature and extent of illness may be required of any Covered Employee using eleven (11) or more days of leave during any contract year. Additionally, where an employee has been out for eleven (11) or more work days, the District may provisionally designate day leave as Family Medical Leave to ensure that the employee receives the full benefit of FMLA. The Board shall have the right to require any Covered Employee at any time to undergo an examination by licensed healthcare provider, selected by the Board or designee; the cost of such examination to be paid by the District. Day leave will not be granted to teachers if a substitute is not available, excepting for illness or an emergency. (An emergency must be explained to the satisfaction of the Superintendent or designee.) The day immediately preceding and/or following holiday/vacation periods identified on the adopted district calendar and the first and last student contact days are not usable for day leave excepting in the case of illness or if there are extenuating circumstances. If an employee uses day leave on one the aforementioned days, the employee must submit an Employee Leave Request stating the reason for the absence no later than the last workday of the month in which the day was requested. Failure to submit an Employee Leave Request could result in a deduction of pay, upon review by Human Resources. In the event an Employee Leave Request is denied, the Covered Employee may file an appeal. The appeal must be submitted in writing to the Human Resources Department no later than 30 calendar days after the date of the leave and shall include a statement as to why the leave should be approved. The Employee Leave Request Appeals Panel shall consist of representation from MVEA, Human Resources and administration. The following criteria will be reviewed and taken into consideration by the Employee Leave Request Appeal Panel:
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