Common use of Discretionary Personal Leave Clause in Contracts

Discretionary Personal Leave. Employees with a start date during first semester will receive two (2) discretionary personal leave days with pay during a contract year. Employees with a start date during second semester will receive one (1) discretionary personal leave days with pay during a contract year. Unused personal leave may be accumulated to a total of six (6) days or may be cashed out at the daily substitute rate. Application for personal leave cash out must be submitted to the District business office no later than June 1. Any employee who would otherwise lose personal days or hours due to exceeding the limit of six (6) days will automatically have those days or hours cashed out. 29.2.1 Personal leave is not available the first five (5) student days and the last five (5) student days of the instructional year. 29.2.2 A request for personal leave must be made no less than forty-eight (48) hours before the day of leave. No more than 10% of a building’s staff will be granted personal leave on any one day (with the exception of Two Rivers). No more than three (3) days of leave may be used consecutively. An employee intending to use three (3) days of discretionary personal leave days consecutively must request such leave at least one month in advance of the leave. Exceptions to these rules may be appealed to the Superintendent. 29.2.3 Personal leave may be available immediately before or after a holiday, vacation period and an optional non-student day under the following conditions: 29.2.3.1 Up to 1.25% of employees covered by this agreement shall be granted discretionary leave the day before or after a holiday, vacation period, or an optional non-student day. On the last working day of May, the District will apply 1.25% to the total number of employees covered by this agreement to determine the maximum amount of employees who can use discretionary leave the day on the restricted days listed above. Said calculation shall be to the nearest whole number and be used for the upcoming school year. 29.2.3.2 These discretionary leaves will be granted on a first come/first served basis when requested through the District’s approved procedures. Employees will be notified within five (5) workdays of their request if their leave is approved or not. 29.2.3.3 Personal leave requested for days immediately before or after a holiday, vacation period, or optional non-student day may be submitted beginning August 1 of the school year and requests for these leaves must be made no less than 15 workdays prior to the day or days requested. 29.2.3.4 The employee must make an attempt to secure a substitute teacher for any days requested. 29.2.3.5 Employees not granted leave under these provisions may appeal to the Superintendent. 29.2.4 If an employee is denied discretionary personal leave for any reason, they may appeal to the Superintendent. This includes: 29.2.4.1 The use of more than three (3) consecutive days; 29.2.4.2 When the number of allowable leaves exceeds 10% per building; or 29.2.4.3 Not being part of the first come/first served leaves granted before or after a holiday, vacation period, or optional non-student day. The Superintendent may grant these appeals if possible in cases of unforeseen or once-in-a-lifetime events.

Discretionary Personal Leave. Employees with a start date during first semester will receive two (2) discretionary personal leave days with pay during a contract year. Employees with a start date during second semester will receive one (1) discretionary personal leave days with pay during a contract year. Unused personal leave may be accumulated to a total of six five (65) days or may be “cashed out out” at the daily substitute raterate of pay or one hundred and thirty dollars ($130) whichever is the greater amount. Application for personal leave “cash out out” must be submitted to the District business office no later than June 1. Any employee who would otherwise lose “lose” personal days or hours due to exceeding the limit of six (6) 5 days will automatically have those days or hours cashed out. 29.2.1 A. Personal leave is not available the first five (5) student work days and the last five (5) student work days of the instructional year. 29.2.2 B. A request for personal leave must be made no less than forty-eight (48) hours before the day of leave. No more than 10% of a building’s staff will be granted personal leave on any one day (with the exception of Two Rivers). No more than three (3) days of leave may be used consecutively. An employee intending to use three (3) days of discretionary personal leave days consecutively must request such leave at least one month in advance of the leave. Exceptions to these rules may be appealed to the Superintendent. 29.2.3 C. Personal leave may be available immediately before or after a holiday, holiday or vacation period and an optional non-student day under the following conditions: 29.2.3.1 i. Up to 1.25% of five (5) employees covered by this agreement shall may be granted discretionary leave the day before or after a holiday, holiday or vacation period, or an optional non-student day. On the last working day of May, the District will apply 1.25% to the total number of employees covered by this agreement to determine the maximum amount of employees who can use discretionary leave the day on the restricted days listed above. Said calculation shall be to the nearest whole number and be used for the upcoming school year. 29.2.3.2 ii. These discretionary leaves will be granted on a first come/first served basis when requested through the District’s approved proceduresprocedures that can be found under Staff Resources on the District Web page. Employees will be notified within five (5) workdays work days of their request if their leave is approved or not. 29.2.3.3 iii. Personal leave requested for days immediately before or after a holiday, holiday or vacation period, or optional non-student day may period must be submitted beginning after August 1 of the school year and requests for these leaves must be made no less than 15 workdays work days prior to the day or days requested. 29.2.3.4 iv. The employee must make an attempt to secure a substitute teacher for any days requested. 29.2.3.5 v. Employees who are not part of the first five (5) granted leave under these provisions may appeal to the Superintendent. 29.2.4 If an employee is denied discretionary personal leave for any reason, they days may appeal to the Superintendent. This includes: 29.2.4.1 The use of more than three (3) consecutive days; 29.2.4.2 When the number of allowable leaves exceeds 10% per building; or 29.2.4.3 Not being part of the first come/first served leaves granted before or after a holiday, vacation period, or optional non-student day. The Superintendent may grant these appeals if possible in cases of unforeseen or once-in-a-lifetime eventsvi.