Unrestricted Personal Leave. Each bargaining unit member may be granted three (3) days of unrestricted personal leave. Bargaining unit members employed between one (1) and sixty (60) days will receive one (1) personal leave day. Those employed from sixty-one (61) to one hundred nineteen (119) days will receive two (2) personal leave days and those employed one hundred twenty (120) days or more will receive three (3) personal leave days. Such leave will be granted upon submitting a request on a form approved by the Board to the building principal at least five (5) work days prior to taking of the personal leave, except when the nature of circumstances preclude such notification. The circumstances precluding five (5) day notification will be evaluated by Administration subsequent to utilization of leave. The request form shall make provision for the bargaining unit member's name, date the bargaining unit member desires to take personal leave, whether the bargaining unit member desires to take personal leave in whole or half day increments, and the bargaining unit member's signature. The Association and the Board agree that the intent of the use of unrestricted personal leave is to enable members to conduct that personal business which cannot be conducted during the hours school is in session. The following limitations shall prevail: 1. No more than ten percent (10%) of any building's staff shall be granted unrestricted personal leave at the same time. 2. On any given day that absenteeism exceeds fifteen percent (15%) of a given buildings faculty, requests for personal leave maybe refused. Prior approved requests for personal leave shall not be rescinded without the approval of the teacher. 3. This leave may be used in one half (½) or full day increments. 4. Unrestricted personal leave shall not be cumulative. 5. Unrestricted personal leave shall not be granted the day before or the day after a scheduled holiday or vacation or during the last ten (10) school days of the student school year. In the event of an emergency that necessitates personal leave within these periods, a written request explaining the circumstances for the request may be submitted to the Superintendent for consideration and approval. The decision of the Superintendent shall be final. 6. Members of the bargaining unit employed one hundred twenty (120) days or more during any one (1) contract year (July 1 - June 30) who do not use unrestricted personal leave shall be reimbursed as follows: Use "0" days of unrestricted personal leave $150.00 Use one (1) day of unrestricted personal leave $100.00 Eligible bargaining unit members shall be reimbursed no later than the second pay date in July. At the end of the fiscal year, eligible bargaining unit members may choose to be reimbursed or rollover into sick leave any unused personal leave days.
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