Each teacher shall be entitled to three (3) days personal leave in any school year; the first and second day at no deduction of salary and the subsequent day at deduction of substitute rate. Leave beyond three (3) days for any and all reasons, except which as might otherwise be provided in the Collective Agreement, shall be at the sole discretion of the Division and shall be at a daily salary deduction based on the number of days in a school year as dictated by the Minister of Education from one school year to the next.
Personal leave shall be subject to the teacher providing reasonable notice of such leave to the Division.
Personal leave shall not be cumulative from one school year to the next.
In the event of a substitute not being required, the substitute deduction will accumulate in the teacher's home school-based fund.
The school-based fund is to be administered by a staff committee for educational purposes.