Common use of Paid Time Off (PTO) Clause in Contracts

Paid Time Off (PTO). Teachers will be given twelve (12) leave days to use for personal business, personal illness, family illness, or for funerals. These are not vacation days. Days will not require written request or prior permission except to extend a break or supersede any of the following limitations. Unused PTO days roll over to sick days the following year. Previously accumulated sick days will remain as sick days and cannot be used as PTO days. No more than two (2) PTO days may be used on consecutive school days not related to illness without the approval of the Superintendent prior to the start of the leave. Only 1 day per year may be used to extend a break. PTO days may be used to extend bereavement leave. Teachers will schedule absences in substitute system 48 hours in advance whenever possible. No more than one day is to be used in May for non-illness or non-bereavement reasons. Limitations may be waived by Superintendent if deemed appropriate. If an extended illness occurs in which a teacher uses multiple sick days, the PTO days would be used until the teacher reaches ten (10); at that point two (2) days would be reserved for personal affairs and accumulated sick days would be used if still needed for the illness. Principals will conference with individuals who have missed nine (9) days. If poor attendance choices are indicated, the employee will receive a written notice that continued poor attendance is likely to result in a one point deduction for core professionalism.