TEMPORARY LEAVES OF ABSENCE WITH PAY. 13.01 Teachers are entitled to the following temporary leaves of absence with full pay each school year:
TEMPORARY LEAVES OF ABSENCE WITH PAY. 1. A maximum of four (4) days of full salary each year will be credited each teacher for personal reasons. Application for personal leave will be made at least two (2) days prior to time required for such leave (except in the case of an emergency). If these days are not used, they shall be added to the teacher's accumulated sick leave. These days may not be used the day before or after a holiday or vacation. Under rare and unusual circumstances, the Superintendent may make exceptions to the above limit; his decision is not grievable. The maximum number of teachers who may be on the same day under this paragraph is six (6) teachers. No more than three (3) of these days may be used consecutively.
2. Where more than a total of the allowable days are used, a salary deduction will be taken.
TEMPORARY LEAVES OF ABSENCE WITH PAY. A. Teachers’ Personal Days
1. Three (3) personal days per year shall be granted to each teacher without reason.
2. Unused personal days shall be cumulative up to a maximum of four (4) days. Unused personal days in excess of four (4) shall be converted to sick days on September 1st.
3. Except in cases of emergency, personal days shall be applied for at least two days in advance on the prescribed form available in the general office, except that personal days on the working day preceding or following a school holiday shall be applied for at least two weeks in advance. In emergency situations teachers shall inform the District of their anticipated absence in the same manner as required for absence due to illness.
B. Custodians’ Personal Days
1. Three (3) days personal business each year, effective after sixty (60) days of employment, accumulative up to four (4) days with the following stipulation:
a) Single personal days must be requested a week in advance except for emergencies.
C. Bereavement Leave
1. Up to five (5) days shall be granted in the case of the death of a member of the immediate family (parent, brother, sister, spouse, own children, grandparent, grandchild, mother/father-in-law) or of any relative who has lived in the home of the employee for some time immediately preceding death.
2. Up to two (2) days shall be granted in the case of the death of son/daughter-in-law and brother/sister-in-law. Any additional days will be subject to the approval of the Superintendent.
3. Up to one (1) day shall be granted in the case of a relative.
TEMPORARY LEAVES OF ABSENCE WITH PAY. The Principal will be granted time necessary for appearances in any legal proceeding connected with the Administrator’s employment or with the school system, upon the approval of the Superintendent of Schools.
TEMPORARY LEAVES OF ABSENCE WITH PAY. 1. An employee will be granted up to five (5) days, upon request, when death occurs in the immediate family. (Spouse, parent, child, stepchild, spouse’s parents, sibling, sibling-in-law, parent-in-law, child-in-law, grandparents, legally adopted children, grandchild, and any other member of the immediate household.)
2. One (1) day’s leave of absence per year with pay will be granted, upon request, to attend the funeral of a relative or close friend. Further requests will require approval of the Superintendent.
3. Three (3) days’ leave of absence with pay will be granted, upon request, to attend to matters of emergency which are so pressing that they demand immediate attention, and can be taken care of only during a working day. These days may not be used to lengthen a vacation unless approved by the Superintendent or designee. These days may not be accumulated.
4. Two (2) days with full pay will be granted to employees to care for a member of the immediate family who is ill.
TEMPORARY LEAVES OF ABSENCE WITH PAY. 1. An employee will be granted up to five (5) days, upon request, when death occurs in the immediate family. (Spouse, parent, child, stepchild, spouse’s parents, sibling, sibling-in-law, parent-in-law, child-in-law, grandparents, legally adopted children, grandchild, and any other member of the immediate household.)
2. One (1) day’s leave of absence per year with pay will be granted, upon request, to attend the funeral of a relative or close friend. Further requests will require approval of the Superintendent.
TEMPORARY LEAVES OF ABSENCE WITH PAY. A. Each teacher shall be entitled to the following temporary non-accumulative leaves of absence with full pay each school year:
TEMPORARY LEAVES OF ABSENCE WITH PAY. Aides shall be entitled to the following leaves of absence with pay for each school year. Leaves taken pursuant to this Article will be in addition to any sick leave to which the Aide is entitled. No Aide will be required to arrange for her own substitute.
TEMPORARY LEAVES OF ABSENCE WITH PAY. 1. A maximum of four (4) days of full salary each year will be credited each teacher for personal reasons. Application for personal leave will be made at least two (2) days prior to time required for such leave (except in the case of an emergency). If these days are not used, they shall be added to the teacher's accumulated sick leave. These days may not be used the day before or after a holiday or vacation. Under rare and unusual circumstances, the Superintendent may make exceptions to the above limit; his decision is not grievable. The maximum number of teachers who may be on the same day under this paragraph is six (6) teachers. No more than three (3) of these days may be used consecutively.
2. Where more than a total of the allowable days are used, a salary deduction will be taken.
3. The Board shall permit a person or persons designated by the Association to attend Association conferences. A maximum of ten (10) days total absence, without loss of pay, will be granted. Any unused days may accumulate to a maximum of fifteen (15) days. Only Association officers may attend to Association business during the school year. The Association shall make such request one (1) week prior to the date of such conferences. Application for such Association business leave will be made at least one (1) week prior to time required for such leave (except in the case of an emergency). The Association shall pay the expenses incurred at the current daily substitute rate.
4. Teachers may not use personal days in conjunction with "days without pay". This restriction may be waived at the Superintendent's discretion.
TEMPORARY LEAVES OF ABSENCE WITH PAY. Teachers shall be entitled to the following leaves of absence with pay for each school year. Leaves taken pursuant to this Article will be in addition to any sick leave to which the teacher is entitled. No teacher will be required to arrange for his own substitute.
