“Extra-curricular activities” means student-related athletic, social, recreational and cultural activities, occurring outside the normal school day, but does not include activities related to academic or instructional matters or curriculum subjects outside the normal school day, whether such occur alone or with students, parents or administrative staff, such as (without limitation) staff meetings, parent/teacher meetings, committee work, in-service sessions, marking and setting examinations, or marking school assignments.
A. The parties acknowledge the importance of extra-curricular activities as an integral part of each student’s educational experience. An eligible extra-curricular activity is an activity which has received prior approval from the school principal.
B. Participation in extra-curricular activities by teachers is voluntary.
In any school year (as per the Minister of Education and Training’s definition), a teacher will be entitled to a paid leave of absence of one day provided that he or she:
A. In any school year (as per the Minister of Education and Training’s definition), a teacher shall be entitled to one day of leave for each fifty (50) hours of eligible extra-curricular activities performed during the school year to a maximum of two (2) days. A part time teacher shall be entitled to the equivalent time off as a full time teacher.
B. A teacher may perform the fifty (50) hours of eligible extra-curricular duties during the course of two (2) consecutive school years.
C. The date(s) for such leave shall be agreed upon between the principal and the teacher.
A teacher who does not take their leave in the year of earned entitlement shall be allowed to carry the one day forward to the next school year, thereby allowing for a possible maximum of three (3) days leave in any school year.