LORD SELKIRK TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION

EFFECTIVE PERIOD: 2018/07/01 - 2022/06/30

ARTICLE 15 - LEAVE OF ABSENCE

15-1 For Executive Duties

A teacher, being a member of the Manitoba Teachers' Society executive committee or any of the executive committees, or any branch thereof or of any special committee of the Society, or being appointed an official representative or delegate of the Society, or any branch thereof, and being authorized by the Executive Committee of the Society to attend a meeting of the committee of which he/she is a member, or to act as a representative or delegate of the Society of any branch of the Society in a matter of Society business requiring absence from school, shall have the right to attend such meetings or to act as such representative or delegate and shall be excused from school duties for either purpose or both purposes for not more than a total of five (5) teaching days in any school year.  The Division Board shall be notified on each occasion that a teacher makes use of this privilege.  The Board shall pay a substitute and be reimbursed for providing the substitute.

15-2 For the Association President

  1. The Division shall provide the President of the Lord Selkirk Teachers’ Association leave to conduct Association business for either 50% or 100% of the teacher’s assignment as indicated by the Association.

 

  1. The Association agrees to reimburse the Division, the President’s salary and benefits for the percentage of leave taken by the President of the Association.

 

  1. The Association shall notify the Division immediately following the Association’s annual meeting indicating the amount of leave requested and the name of the teacher requiring leave.  The schedule for the leave shall be developed with the Principal and the Superintendent.

 

  1. Upon completion of the leave, the President shall return to a mutually agreed upon position or the same position he/she held immediately prior to becoming President, unless the position is no longer available due to declining enrolment or the discontinuation of a program.

 

  1. In the event the Association President as determined by the Association in accordance with the By-laws of the Association is unwilling or unable to fulfill the duties of the President:
  1. The Association shall advise the Division, in writing, that the leave for such person is no longer required;
  2. The teacher shall assume teaching duties in accordance with paragraph (d);
  3. The Association shall cease to have any responsibility to reimburse the Division for any associated costs.

 

  1. The Association shall, in writing, advise the Division of the name of the teacher who will assume the role of President for the unexpired term.  The start date for leave shall be determined by mutual agreement between the Division and Association with a view to it occurring as soon as possible.

15-3 Bereavement Leave

  1. In case of death of employee’s spouse, common-law partner, children, brothers, sisters, and parents, the Division will pay a substitute teacher for the period of five (5) teaching days.

 

For the purpose of this clause “common-law partner” shall be defined as a person of the same or opposite gender with whom an employee has established residence and lived in a conjugal relationship for at least twelve (12) months and has publicly represented that person as his/her partner.

 

  1. In case of death of mothers-in-law, fathers-in-law, and grandparents, the Division will pay a substitute teacher for the period of three (3) teaching days.

 

  1. In the case of death of an uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, or a very close friend, the Division will pay a substitute teacher for one (1) teaching day or will grant time off for the funeral.  In all cases, the teacher shall notify the Division prior to taking such leave.

15-4 Other Leaves

  1. Teachers absent from duty (other than for reasons which entitle them to receive their regular salary without deductions) shall have deducted from their salary a one, two hundred and fortieth (1/240) of their salary for each day's absence.

 

  1. The Board recognizes that situations may arise in which leave of absence may be required.  In such a case, the Board will consider the request of the teacher on application of the teacher in writing.

 

  1. A teacher may be granted leave of absence by agreement with the Division Board.  This leave of absence shall be without pay and there shall be no guarantee of the former teaching position when the teacher returns.

15-5 Exam and Graduation Leave

Teachers shall be granted one (1) day leave with pay for each university examination written during school hours, provided that written notification has been submitted to the Board by the said teacher two (2) weeks prior to examination date.

 

Teachers shall be granted one (1) day leave with pay to attend to the graduation of their own completed degree program, if the ceremony occurs on a teaching day, provided that written notification has been submitted to the Board by the said teacher two (2) weeks prior to the graduation date.

 

Where examinations are written, or graduations are held, in the early evening (4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.) and travelling may be required, this shall be worked out within each school.  Written notification must be submitted to the Board by said teacher two (2) weeks before the exam date or graduation date.

15-6 Personal Leave

With reasonable notice to the Superintendent, and subject to the availability of a substitute teacher, the teacher will be granted two (2) days of personal leave per school year without loss of pay.

 

This leave is not to extend Spring, Summer or Christmas Break or to be used on teachers in-service, parent-teacher day(s), administration day(s) or pupil evaluation day(s) unless unusual circumstances arise and then it may be granted at the discretion of the Superintendent.