29:01 “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.
29:02 An eligible extra-curricular activity is an activity that has received prior approval from the school principal.
29.03 A teacher will be entitled to a paid leave of absence given the following criteria:
(a) A teacher who performs twenty-five (25) hours of eligible extra-curricular duties during the school year shall be entitled to one-half (1/2) day of paid leave of absence per school year to a maximum of two (2) days.
(b) Prior notification must be submitted in writing to the teacher’s principal for extra-curricular leave. The date for such leave shall be agreed upon between the principal and the teacher and is contingent on the Division being able to find a replacement teacher.
(c) Teachers can carry over unused extra-curricular half (1/2) days (25 or 50 hours) to the following school year.
(d) This leave shall not be used on scheduled in-service, administration, parent teacher, or pupil evaluation days, unless the teacher has received permission to do so by the Superintendent. Extra-curricular leave hours cannot be accumulated from year to year.
29:04 In the case where a teacher accumulates sufficient hours to qualify for a day of paid leave in any school year, the teacher may choose to take the day of paid leave in the following school year. The maximum leave allowed to be carried over by a teacher in any school year shall be one day.