Advance Notification. From the maximum of seven (7) days of Personal Necessity Leave each year, an employee may take a maximum of three (3) days of Advance Notification Leave with advance notification to the principal or supervisor.* For such leave, employees shall not be required to provide a reason. It shall be the employee's responsibility to orally communicate this notification to the principal or supervisor. The principal or supervisor may only deny this leave for one or more of the following reasons: (1) Such leave was not requested at least two (2) full work days in advance; (2) Another employee has already requested such leave on the same date; (3) District services are likely to be significantly affected by the employee's absence; (4) Other employees' are likely to face unreasonable workload increases because of the employee's absence. Advance Notification Leave shall not be available during strikes, sick-outs or any other types of concerted activities. *Advance Notification is defined as no later than the close of the business day two work days prior to the date of the leave (i.e., no later than the close of the business day on Friday when requesting leave for the following Wednesday). The principal or supervisor may waive this time requirement for good reason, but failure to grant such a waiver shall not be subject to the grievance procedure.
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