"Extracurricular 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 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 and in-service sessions.
A teacher who participates in extracurricular activities shall be entitled to a paid leave of absence of one-half (1/2) day for each twenty-five (25) hours of extracurricular duties performed in that school year, to a maximum of two (2) full days or four (4) one-half (1/2) days per school year noncumulative.
Part-time teachers who participate in extracurricular activities shall be entitled to a paid leave of absence of one-half (1/2) day prorated to his/her part-time assignment for each twenty-five (25) hours, prorated to his/her part-time assignment, of extracurricular duties performed in that school year to a maximum of two (2) full days or four (4) one-half (1/2) days prorated to his/her part-time assignment per school year noncumulative.
Notwithstanding the above, when a teacher becomes entitled to a leave of up to a maximum one (1) day of leave after April 30, of any school year, the teacher may elect to carry forward his/her entitlement to the following school year. In such cases the entitlement must be used in the Fall Term.
Notwithstanding the above, a teacher who has contributed less than twenty-five (25) hours within a particular school year shall be allowed to carry over said hours until such time as the twenty-five (25) actual hours are obtained.