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PROFESSIONAL, PERSONAL AND ASSOCIATION LEAVE. A. At the beginning of every school year each teacher shall be informed that he/she may use professional business days for educational purposes at the discretion of the teacher and the principal. The teacher approved to use a professional business day shall notify his/her principal at least one (1) week in advance of his/her absence. Professional business days shall be used for the purposes of: (1) visitation to view other instructional techniques or programs, (2) conferences, workshops, or seminars conducted by colleges, universities, and the MEA and NEA and/or affiliate departments thereof. The teacher may be requested to file a written report, within one (1) week of his/her attendance at such visitation, conference, workshop, or seminar. B. At the beginning of each school year each teacher shall be credited with four (4) days to be used for the teacher's personal business at the teacher's discretion. A teacher may only use half (1/2) day or full day increments when scheduling personal days off. At least forty-eight (48) hours advance notice must be given to the building principal except in an emergency. No more than two (2) teachers per building shall be given personal leave on the same day. Personal leave days will not be approved for the day before or following a vacation period. Any unused personal business days, may accumulate as the teacher's sick leave at the end of each school year. During the months of April and May only one (1) person per building will be allowed use of personal leave on Monday and Friday except in an emergency. A half day of school on the calendar is a half personal day. C. A teacher called for jury duty or to give testimony before any judicial or administrative tribunal shall be compensated for the difference between the teaching pay and the pay received for the performance of such obligation. A teacher serving on a recognized public governing body for up to one (1) day per month shall be compensated for the difference between the teaching pay and the pay received for the performance of such obligation. Such service shall not be counted against personal business or sick leave if not in excess of the time indicated above. The faculty shall be allowed up to eighteen

PROFESSIONAL, PERSONAL AND ASSOCIATION LEAVE. A. At the beginning of every school year each teacher shall be informed that he/she may use professional business days for educational purposes at the discretion of the teacher and the principal. The teacher approved to use a professional business day shall notify his/her principal at least one (1) week in advance of his/her absence. Professional business days shall be used for the purposes of: (1) visitation to view other instructional techniques or programs, (2) conferences, workshops, or seminars conducted by colleges, universities, and the MEA and NEA and/or affiliate departments thereof. The teacher may be requested to file a written report, within one (1) week of his/her attendance at such visitation, conference, workshop, or seminar. B. At the beginning of each school year each teacher shall be credited with four (4) days to be used for the teacher's personal business at the teacher's discretion. A teacher may only use half (1/2) day or full day increments when scheduling personal days off. At least forty-eight (48) hours advance notice must be given to the building principal except in an emergency. No more than two (2) teachers per building shall be given personal leave on the same day. Personal leave days will not be approved for the day before or following a vacation period. Any unused personal business days, may accumulate as the teacher's sick leave at the end of each school year. No fractions of days will be credited. During the months of April and May only one one (1) person per building will be allowed use of personal leave on Monday and Friday except in an emergency. A half day of school on the calendar is a half personal day. C. A teacher called for jury duty or to give testimony before any judicial or administrative tribunal shall be compensated for the difference between the teaching pay and the pay received for the performance of such obligation. A teacher serving on a recognized public governing body for up to one (1) day per month shall be compensated for the difference between the teaching pay and the pay received for the performance of such obligation. Such service shall not be counted against personal business or sick leave if not in excess of the time indicated above. The faculty shall be allowed up to eighteen

PROFESSIONAL, PERSONAL AND ASSOCIATION LEAVE. A. At the beginning of every school year each teacher shall Two Professional development days may be informed that he/she may use professional business days used for any educational purposes at the discretion of the teacher and the principalpurpose, subject to administrative approval. The teacher approved planning to use a professional business development day shall notify his/her principal at least one (1) week in advance of his/her absence. Professional business development days shall be used for the purposes purpose of: (: 1) visitation . Visitation to view other instructional techniques or programs 2. Conferences, (2) conferences, workshops, workshops or seminars conducted by colleges, universities, universities and the MEA and MEA, NEA and/or affiliate departments thereof. thereof The teacher may be requested to file a written report, report within one (1) week of his/her attendance at such visitation, conference, workshop, workshop or seminar. Professional development days shall not be deducted from sick leave. B. At the beginning of each every school year year, each teacher shall be credited with four (4) days to be used for the teacher's ’s personal business which cannot be done during the regular school day prorated based upon the employee’s work year. A personal business day may be used for any purpose at the discretion of the teacher's discretion. Such days generally may not be taken immediately prior or after a holiday, break or conference days. A teacher may only planning to use half (1/2) a personal leave day or full day increments when scheduling personal days off. At least forty-eight shall notify his/her principal two (482) hours days in advance notice must be given to the building principal except in an cases of emergency. No more than two three (23) teachers per building shall be given may take personal leave on the same day. Personal leave These personal days will are not be approved for the day before or following a vacation period. Any unused personal business days, may accumulate as the teacher's sick leave at the end of each school year. During the months of April and May only one (1) person per building will be allowed use of personal leave on Monday and Friday except in an emergency. A half day of school on the calendar is a half personal daycumulative. C. A Any teacher called for jury duty or during school hours shall receive an amount equal to give testimony before full compensation. If the teacher receives pay for his/her jury duty, the Board shall pay the amount necessary to equal his/her full salary compensation. Such hours shall not be deducted from sick leave. D. A teacher who is subpoenaed to testify during school hours in any judicial or administrative tribunal matter or who shall be compensated for asked to testify in any arbitration of fact finding, provided the difference between teacher is not litigating against the teaching pay and the pay received for the performance of such obligation. A teacher serving on a recognized public governing body for up to one (1) day per month district, shall be compensated paid his full salary for the difference between the teaching pay and the pay received for the performance such time spent giving testimony except as such testimony be with regard to negotiation of such obligation. Such service shall not be counted against personal business or sick leave if not in excess of the time indicated above. The faculty shall be allowed up to eighteena master agreement.