Common use of Use Personal Leave Clause in Contracts

Use Personal Leave. a) The purpose for the use of personal leave days is the choice of the staff member. b) Unused personal leave days can be applied to the staff member’s accumulated sick leave to the maximum of 149 days, or to the staff member’s personal leave bank which at no time can exceed eight (8) days, including the three (3) days provided to the staff member at the beginning of the year. c) For those who have accumulated days in the personal leave bank, or who choose to exchange sick days for personal days, no more than five personal days can be taken in any given year. A request to take more than three (3) consecutive personal days must be provided to the appropriate school principal a minimum of 45 working days in advance. d) Requests for personal leave before or after vacations, including MEA days and the first and last days of the year, will be reviewed by a panel comprised of the school principals. Such requests must be provided to the appropriate school principal a minimum of 10 working days in advance. e) In general, notification for personal leave shall be made as far in advance as possible to the building principal. Denial of leave shall be made when an adequate substitute is not available or when there is an unusual number of teacher/specialist absences.

Use Personal Leave. a) The purpose for the use of personal leave days is the choice of the staff member. b) Unused personal leave days can be applied to the staff member’s accumulated sick leave to the maximum of 149 days, or to the staff member’s personal leave bank which at no time can exceed eight (8) days, including the three (3) days provided to the staff member at the beginning of the year. c) For those who have accumulated days in the personal leave bank, or who choose to exchange sick days for personal days, no more than five personal days can be taken in any given year. A request to take more than three (3) consecutive personal days must be provided to the appropriate school principal a minimum of 45 working days in advance. d) Requests for personal leave before or after vacations, including MEA MFPE days and the first and last days of the year, will be reviewed by a panel comprised of the school principals. Such requests must be provided to the appropriate school principal a minimum of 10 working days in advance. e) In general, notification for personal leave shall be made as far in advance as possible to the building principal. Denial of leave shall be made when an adequate substitute is not available or when there is an unusual number of teacher/specialist absences.