Teachers holding elected civic positions shall have the right to attend to civic duties during school time, to a maximum of ten (10) teaching days per school year, the first five (5) of which shall be charged to said teacher at the teacher's own substitute rate as stipulated in Article 5.01 regardless of whether a substitute is engaged or not. The latter five (5) days if taken, shall be deducted from salary at the teacher's per diem rate. A request for days in excess of the ten (10) days as allowed above must be approved by the Superintendent and will be deducted, if approved, at the teacher's per diem rate.