“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 or curriculum subjects 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, in-service sessions, marking and setting examinations, or marking school assignments.
The parties acknowledge the importance of extracurricular activities as an integral part of each student’s education experience.
An eligible extracurricular activity is an activity that has received prior approval from the school principal.
In any school year (as per the Minister of Education) a teacher will be entitled to a paid leave of absence of one day provided that he or she:
Teachers supervising approved extracurricular activities shall be reimbursed lodging, reasonable meal expenses and mileage as may be provided through Division policy and/or the individual school budget.