- C.
Personal Leave
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- 1.
Each
full-time Teacher is allowed three (3) personal leave days annually,
without loss of pay, in addition to allowable sick leave. A Teacher
who has exhausted his/her three (3) personal leave days in observance
of religious holidays may use up to two (2) sick days for personal
leave. For Teachers who begin or end their service during the
school year, personal leave days shall be prorated according
to an established schedule.
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- 2.
Personal
leave is non-cumulative as personal leave. Unused personal leave
days at the end of the school year shall be added to the Teacher's
accumulated sick leave.
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- 3.
Teachers
requiring personal leave shall complete and sign a form supplied
by the administration. Except in cases of emergency, the leave
request must be submitted to the designated administrator at
least two (2) full days prior to the date of the leave. If the
administrator has substantive reason to believe the usage of
the leave day(s) was in violation of the intended purposes, they
shall have the right to require proof of the reason for personal
leave. If a Teacher is required to provide proof for the personal
leave, the administrator will provide written reason for such
request to the Teacher and CTC.
4.
Personal
leave shall not be taken on a day immediately before or after
a school break (winter, spring, and summer break) or during the
first week of the school term. Personal leave can be used, before
and after a school break, with the specific written approval
of the Superintendent or designee. The first week of the school
term is defined as the week that ends on the first Friday that
students are in attendance. Depending on the calendar in any
given year, that week may or may not include Teacher institute
days. The only time a personal day will be granted during this
week is in one of the following instances:
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| a.
Funerals |
| b.
Child's Wedding -
if the wedding falls on a week day during the first week of school
or on the weekend following the day requested, or; |
| c.
Teacher's Wedding
- if the date was set prior to signing the initial employment
contract. |
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- 5.
In
the instance of taking a child to reside at college for the first
time in that child's college career, a personal day will be granted
provided that day falls on an Institute Day. If it falls on a
day of student attendance during the first week of the school
term, it will be considered absence without pay.
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- 6.
Personal
leave days or planned absences for all employees are intended
to provide for legitimate business, professional, religious and
family obligations which staff members cannot meet outside of
the regular school day.
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- 7.
Personal Travel Delay Leave
When a Teacher is absent on a day immediately after a school
break because of delayed or cancelled transportation, over which
he/she has no control, the District shall grant personal leave.
Approval of the use of personal leave is subject to written verification
of the delay or cancellation from a reasonable source acceptable
to the District.
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