Leave Policy. 1. On the first day of orientation each teacher shall be credited with eleven (11) days of leave with full pay. All absences will be submitted through the Absence Management System. 2. The requirements for use of leave are as follows: a. Absences during a professional learning day, or during the first or last five student contact days of each semester, must be for illness or reason approved by the Superintendent or designee. Absences at other times are at the discretion of the employee. b. Every effort shall be made to inform the building principal on or before 6:30 a.m. c. In all events, prior planning must be done with the building principal. Except for illness, notice should be submitted to the principal at least 48 hours in advance of the anticipated absence. Notification through the Absence Management system will meet this requirement. d. No more than three (3) consecutive days may be used without prior approval from the Superintendent or designee. Leave days may not be used to extend Thanksgiving Break or Spring Break. 3. Any unused leave days that are not put in the leave bank will be paid annually by the Board to the individual at the daily rate of substitute pay. 4. This cost will be paid by the Board of Education 5. Teachers responding to court required services, i.e. jury duty, subpoenas, or school related legal issues will not be charged for leave days. Under special or exceptional circumstances the superintendent may expand the definition of court required services to include additional legal issues. Compensation received from jury duty will be deducted from pay received from USD #385. 6. All employees will furnish the superintendent’s office a physician’s release after five (5) continuous days of absence due to injury/illness.
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