LONGEVITY LEAVE. Full-time and fractional time teachers working a minimum of .25 FTE who are beginning their 19th continuous year of service with District 861 (an approved leave of absence does not constitute a break in service) shall be eligible for up to five (5) days of paid short-term leave once every five years. The leave must be used in one block and may not be spread over the year. Eligible teachers have the option of requesting a $500.00 payment in lieu of the five days of longevity leave. Payment shall be prorated for part-time teachers. This short-term leave may not be scheduled during the first or last five days of the school year. The number of teachers gone from any building may not exceed 10 percent of the teaching staff in the building. Teachers who want to access longevity leave shall schedule such leave with the human resource office on a first-come, first-serve basis at least one week in advance. A pre-leave conference involving the teacher and substitute shall be required. The five-year block will begin with the 1995-1996 school year, as per Appendix E.
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