Each teacher, with the approval of the Superintendent or designate and subject to the availability of a suitable substitute, shall be entitled to two (2) days leave of absence for personal reasons at no cost to the teacher.
The Division shall not require teachers to provide reasons for their requests for personal leave.
Teachers employed on a part-time basis who have a Form 2, Teacher General, or Limited Term Teacher-General contract with the Division shall be entitled to two (2) days leave of absence for personal reasons pro-rated based on full time equivalence.
Unless there are extenuating circumstances, request for leave is on a first come, first served basis. No more than two teachers per school shall be granted leave on the same day.
The personal leave day shall be used in its entirety. .One unused day may be carried over for one year entitling a teacher to up to three (3) days leave of absence for personal reasons at no cost to the teacher. No more than two (2) personal leave days may be used consecutively without the approval of the Superintendent or designate.
The provision of two (2) personal leave days shall be pro-rated where a teacher returns from a leave of absence at a time other than the start of the Fall term.
Teachers shall not be granted leave for the following days, except as may be approved by the Superintendent: