Effective Fall Term 2015
a) Full-time Teachers shall be entitled up to two days leave of absence for personal reasons (pro-rated for part-time & term teachers) at no deduction in any one school year provided that a substitute satisfactory to the Division can be secured. One of the days may be carried forward to be used in the subsequent school year for a maximum of three days in any one school year.
Personal leave cannot be used to extend the Summer breaks nor can it be taken on days designated for teacher in-service, parent teacher conferences, administration or pupil evaluation. No more than one teacher in any one school shall be entitled to leave at the same time unless approved by the Superintendent. Teachers shall, if possible, notify the principal at least one week in advance of taking such leave.
The maximum leave under this clause when combined with Extracurricular Leave (under Article 11) shall be no more than three consecutive (3) days at any one time.
b) In all cases of absence from teaching duties other than for illness (Section 93, sub paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 4, Sections 94 and 95 of the Public Schools Act), personal leave as provided in paragraph “a” and compassionate leave, authorization of the Division shall be obtained and any teacher thus absent from duty shall be deducted the per diem rate of the teacher’s annual salary.
Wherever in this Agreement deduction of salary during a leave of absence or payment of salary is to be made at the per diem rate, the amount of the deduction or payment shall be calculated in accordance with the appropriate formula set out below:
i. Payment at Per Diem Rate
No. of days which payment is due x Teachers’ Current Salary
No. of school days in the school year
as defined by the Minister of Education
ii. Deduction at Per Diem Rate
No. of days without pay x Teachers’ Current Salary
No. of school days in the school year
as defined by the Minister of Education
c) The Division recognizes that situations other than those referred to may arise in which leave of absence may be required. In such cases, the Division will consider the request on application by the teacher and the amount of salary deduction shall be determined prior to the leave being granted.
(d) In all cases of absence, the substitute shall be approved and paid by the Division.