Leave Procedures. 10.4.1 Teachers shall be credited with the full annual leave allowance at the beginning of the contract year. 10.4.2 Annual leave for less than full-time teachers will be prorated. 10.4.3 In the event that the contract is terminated prior to the termination date stated thereon, and the teacher has used more days leave than he/she has accumulated (at the rate of number of days worked divided by the number of days contracted times 12 days), a per diem deduction therefor will be made on the teacher’s final paycheck. 10.4.4 A teacher taking annual leave is not required to state the reason for taking such leave and his/her signature on the District’s leave form or entry of absence into the online absence reporting system will be the teacher’s certification that the leave is being taken under the conditions of this Article; provided, however, that except for a request for annual leave for illness, a request for annual leave for a non-student contact day, a day preceding or following a school holiday or vacation period, or the day preceding or following a non-student contact day if the teacher will not be working a full day on the non-student contact day itself, must be approved in writing by the teacher’s principal and the Director of Human Resources at least 24 hours prior to the time requested for leave. However, in an emergency, requests for approval may be made orally by the principal or the Director of Human Resources. The teacher should provide the teacher’s principal notice of the need for such leave as soon as the need becomes known. 10.4.5 The teacher shall notify the Director of Human Resources in writing of any anticipated use of annual leave for elective surgery, pregnancy or other types of medical conditions which are predictable in advance as soon as the teacher becomes aware of the need for such leave but, if possible, at least 45 calendar days in advance of the anticipated commencement of such leave. The teacher shall also include a physician’s statement with such notice certifying such medical condition. The teacher shall give the Director of Human Resources at least 10 working days’ advance notice of the date on which the teacher intends to return to work. 10.4.6 Except in case of illness pursuant to 10.2 above, a request for annual leave for four or more consecutive school days must be approved in writing by the Director of Human Resources. Leave requests may be submitted no more than 30 days in advance; however, an exception for extenuating circumstances may be made for earlier submittals on a case-by-case basis. On the leave request form, the teacher shall provide an explanation of reason for the absence. The teacher shall also certify on the leave request form that the leave is being taken in compliance with Article 10. In the event of an emergency, requests for approval may be made orally to the Director of Human Resources. Following the teacher’s return to work after the emergency, the teacher shall complete the annual leave request form for processing in a timely manner.
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