a) Extra-curricular activities means student-related athletic, social, recreational and cultural activities, occurring outside the normal school day. Extra curricular activities do not include activities related to academic or instructional matters or curriculum subjects outside the normal school day, whether such occur along 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.
b) Where a teacher participates in extra-curricular activities, for each 25 hours in any given school year he or she shall be granted one-half (1/2) day of extra-curricular leave up to a maximum of two days per school year. This time must be used no later than the end of the following school year.
c) The extra-curricular leave day will be granted upon verification of hours by the school principal or designate to the teacher upon providing reasonable notice to the Superintendent/CEO and subject to the availability of a suitable substitute teacher. Teachers may not take this leave on any teacher in-service, parent-teacher day, administration day(s) or pupil evaluation days as designated by the school division or school. Further, extra-curricular leave shall not be used to extend summer vacation. If the teacher does not use the extra-curricular leave day, the teacher shall be paid the maximum per diem substitute rate in lieu.
d) Carry over of hours
If a teacher accumulates between 25 and 49 extra-curricular hours in one school year (1st year), these unused hours will be carried forward into the following school year (2nd year).
Should a teacher accumulate extra-curricular hours between 25 and 49 and take a half day (0.5 day) of extra-curricular leave in the school year it was earned, the remaining unused hours will not be carried over.
The teacher can use any extra-curricular hours accumulated in the 2nd year to add to the carried forward amount from the 1st year to reach 50 hours.
Any amount of combined extra-curricular hours from the 1st and 2nd years that still is between 25 and 49 hours will not be carried forward into the 3rd year.
No hours above 50 accumulated hours will be carried over in any year.