PTO Prime Time. Prime time is defined as June 1 through Labor Day, Thanksgiving week, and Spring Break and Christmas Break, as defined by the Anchorage School District. Requests for PTO should be submitted and approved by the following dates: Prime Time Date Submission Deadline Approval Deadline June 1 through Labor Day February 28 April 15 Thanksgiving Week August 15 September 15 Spring Break 12 Weeks Prior to Start 8 Weeks Prior to Start Christmas Break August 15 September 15 Written requests for up to two (2) consecutive weeks of prime time PTO received by the submission deadline will be approved based on the following order: number of requests by date of time off, PTO granted during the same prime time period in previous years, nurses with accrued PTO to cover the time requested off, mutual consent to change dates between the nurse and Department Director/Manager and finally bargaining unit seniority. Nurses who request PTO shall have scheduling priority over nurses who request time off without pay. Requests for prime time PTO submitted after the deadline, but before the schedule is posted, will be considered by the manager and approved on a first come first serve basis. PTO submitted after the deadline and/or requests for additional PTO, including a third (3rd) consecutive week, may be granted on an equitable and rotating basis if there are no other competing requests and staffing permits.
PTO Prime Time. Prime time will be defined as:
PTO Prime Time. Prime time will be defined from June 1 through September 30 of each year. Requests for prime time PTO submitted by April 1 will be approved on a seniority basis. The prime time PTO schedule will be posted by each April 20. Requests for prime time PTO, submitted after April 1, will be granted on a first come first served basis, if submitted on the same day, then by seniority. Written notification will be given to the Employee within two (2) weeks nineteen (19) days of submitting a request. PTO will be scheduled in such a manner as to provide adequate core staffing per work area. No more than two (2) calendar weeks of PTO may be granted during prime time unless the employee has greater than five (5) years of seniority in which case additional weeks of PTO may be granted during prime time.
