PERSONAL LEAVE

1.      Eligibility – Permanent full-time and permanent half-time classified employees (4 hours/day or more) are eligible for personal leave.

2.      Leave Available – Three days of personal leave will be made available to full year classified employees on July 1 of each year.  School year employees will be assigned three days of personal leave on the day that school begins or on the date of initial employment, if employed before January 1 of any academic year.

3.      Mid-Year Hires – Employees hired before January 1 will be provided with the full three days of personal leave.  Employees hired between January 1 and June 30 shall receive one day of personal leave.

4.      Application – Application for personal leave shall be made on the District leave request form, with approval for leave required in advance of the requested leave day.

5.      Termination – Employees who terminate shall forfeit all accrued personal leave. Approved leave of absences will not be considered a termination with respect to this paragraph.  Employees who are involuntarily laid off may retain their accrued personal leave for up to 15 months.  Employees who become certificated employees may not transfer their accrued personal leave into their certificated status.

KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Adoption Date:  10/13/99
Revision Date: 6/23/2010