Common use of Personal Leave Days Clause in Contracts

Personal Leave Days. a. Three (3) personal days shall be granted during the contractual year upon request to the building principal without loss of compensation for such absence. A reason must be given unless the employee considers it extremely personal to indicate otherwise. This request shall be made to the building principal and should be requested at least twenty-four (24) hours before the affected date except in an emergency (an event occurring within 24 hours of the start of the requested leave). Such personal leave days shall be allowed to accumulate to four (4) days. No more than three (3) such days can be used consecutively. Such unused leave shall be added to the accumulated sick leave days prior to the beginning of the next school year. The School Board and the Association mutually agree that personal leave days should not be used for the purpose of extending the length of scheduled vacations. b. A teacher who teaches less than a full day shall be granted three (3) personal leave days equivalent in length to his teaching day. A teacher who teaches less than a full school year will be granted personal leave days on a prorated basis rounded to the nearest half day (See Section 6.1). c. Teachers who require additional days of personal leave for reasons not included in this contract shall, upon written notification to the superintendent, be granted two (2) days for which they will sacrifice their daily salary for that period of time at the rate at which they have been contracted. Additional days without pay may be granted by the Board.

Personal Leave Days. a. Three (3) personal days shall be granted during the contractual year upon request to the building principal without loss of compensation for such absence. A reason must be given unless the employee considers it extremely personal to indicate otherwise. This request shall be made to the building principal and should be requested at least twenty-four (24) hours before the affected date except in an emergency (an event occurring within 24 hours of the start of the requested leave). Such personal leave days shall be allowed to accumulate to four (4) days. No more than three (3) such days can be used consecutively. Such unused leave shall be added to the accumulated sick leave days prior to the beginning of the next school year. The School Board and the Association mutually agree that personal leave days should not be used for the purpose of extending the length of scheduled vacations. b. A teacher who teaches less than a full day shall be granted three (3) personal leave days equivalent in length to his teaching day. A teacher who teaches less than a full school year will be granted personal leave days on a prorated basis rounded to the nearest half day (See Section 6.1). c. Teachers Permanent teachers who require additional days of personal leave for reasons not included in this contract shall, upon written notification to the superintendent, be granted two (2) days for which they will sacrifice their daily salary for that period of time at the rate at which they have been contracted. Additional days without pay may be granted by the Board.