Common use of Personal and/or Emergency Leave Clause in Contracts

Personal and/or Emergency Leave. Each teacher shall be granted three (3) days personal leave at full pay per school year. Personal leave, except in the case of an emergency, shall not be granted the day prior to or after vacation periods or holidays. Personal leave, except in the case of an emergency, shall not be granted on the day of parent-teacher conferences, open houses, curriculum nights, parent informational activities, inservice days, institute days, SIP days, nor during the first ten days of the school year or last ten days of the school year except for religious holidays; provided, however, that a personal day may be used by a teacher on the day of parent-teacher conferences, open houses, curriculum nights or parent informational activities so long as the teacher attends the required conference/open house, curriculum night or parent informational activity later that day. No more than two (2) advance notice personal leave days will be allowed in any one week. Unused personal and/or emergency leave days for any employee as of June 30 each year shall be added to said employee's accrued sick leave. Any time that two consecutive school days or more of personal leave is requested, the specific reason must be stated. Examples of purposes which are not meant to be used for personal or emergency leave include, but are not limited to, any matters which qualify as vacation, recreation, accompanying another person on a trip, or the extension of appropriately granted personal or emergency leave.

Personal and/or Emergency Leave. Each teacher shall be granted three (3) days personal leave at full pay per school year. Personal leave, except in the case of an emergency, shall not be granted the day prior to or after vacation periods or holidays. Personal leave, except in the case of an emergency, shall not be granted on the day of parent-teacher conferences, open houses, curriculum nights, parent informational activities, inservice in-service days, institute days, SIP days, nor during the first ten five days of the school year or last ten five days of the school year except for religious holidays; provided, however, that a personal day may be used by a teacher on the day of parent-teacher conferences, open houses, curriculum nights or parent informational activities so long as the teacher attends the required conference/open house, curriculum night or parent informational activity later that day. No more than two (2) advance notice personal leave days will be allowed in any one week. Unused personal and/or emergency leave days for any employee as of June 30 each year shall be added to said employee's accrued sick leave. Any time that two consecutive school days or more of personal leave is requested, the specific reason must be stated. Examples of purposes which are not meant to be used for personal or emergency leave include, but are not limited to, any matters which qualify as vacation, recreation, accompanying another person on a trip, or the extension of appropriately granted personal or emergency leave.