Explanation of Earned Leave

Local Personal* - non-cumulative from year to year - the district currently gives 3 days per year based on 180+ days of work during the school year

State Personal* - cumulative from year to year - each employee receives 5 days per year based on 180+ days of work during the school year

*Both non-discretionary and discretionary leave may be used for Local Personal and State Personal leave.

Old State Sick+ - Leave that was earned before 9/95.
+Only non-discretionary leave may be used for Old State Sick Leave.

Leave of Absence
Absences that exceed five days must be documented with a Leave of Absence application and cleared through the Human Resources Dept.

Leave Balance
Leave entitlement balances are posted on each month's paycheck stub. Absences taken after the payroll cut-off date will be reflected on the following month's stub.

Definition of Terms

Non-discretionary - personal or immediate family illness, emergency, or a death in the immediate family.

Discretionary - leave taken at the individual employee's discretion with advance approval of the principal or supervisor, subject to limitations in DEC Local. Discretionary leave may not be taken for more than three consecutive days. Discretionary leave shall not be allowed on the day before or after a school holiday, days scheduled for end-of-semester exams, state assessment tests, or professional/staff development days.

Immediate Family - spouse, son/daughter (biological/adopted/foster), son- or daughter-in-law, stepchild, legal ward, parent, stepparent, parent-in-law, sibling, step-sibling, sibling-in-law, grandparent/grandchild, any person who may be residing in the employee's household at the time of illness/death.