Non-illness leave. This leave is deducted from the annual leave allotment. Employees may use up to seven (7) of their annual leave allotment in a given year. Up to four (4) of the days may be taken consecutively. This leave may be used for personal or professional reasons. Up to 20 District certificated staff members requiring a substitute may be granted non-illness leave per day. Prior approval will be granted on a first come, first served basis following receipt of a request to the District’s Human Resources Department. In exceptional situations, the Human Resources Department may exceed the limit of 20. Non-illness leave shall be taken in full- or half-day increments, excluding mandatory days and emergency leave which can be taken hourly, half-day, or full-day. Non-illness leave may not be taken on the workday immediately preceding or following December, February, and April breaks, or the first or last day of school. If all non-illness leave days have been exhausted for attending professional development opportunities which may otherwise not be supported by the District, the building principal and staff member may mutually agree on additional non-illness day(s) to be deducted from the staff member’s illness leave. Up to three (3) days of non-illness leave may be used for emergencies. These are to be deducted from the total of seven (7) non-illness days allowed in any given school year. If all seven (7) days have been used, this emergency leave will be unpaid. Exceptions to the non-illness leave restrictions listed above may be appealed. Appeals will be considered by the Director of Human Resources and the Association President. Their decision is not subject to the grievance process.
Non-illness leave i. This leave is deducted from the annual leave allotment. Employees may use up to seven (7) of their annual leave allotment in a given year. Up to five (5) of the days may be taken consecutively. This leave may be used for personal, volunteering or professional reasons.
