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414.1 CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE VACATIONS - HOLIDAYS - PERSONAL LEAVE

The Wapello Board of Directors shall determine the amount of vacation, holidays and personal leave that will be allowed on an annual basis for classified employees.

Classified employees who have worked one year, unless the classified employee's contract indicates otherwise, will receive ten days of vacation each year. Classified employees who have worked five continuous years will receive fifteen days of vacation each year. Classified employees who leave prior to the end of their contract will receive their pro rata share of vacation for the year.

The vacation may be taken any time during the school year when the vacation will not disrupt the school district operations. The employee must submit a vacation request to the superintendent, who shall be responsible for determining whether the request will disrupt the school district operation.

Full-time regular classified employees who work nine months or more, a year will be allowed a maximum of three days of personal leave to accomplish personal business that cannot be conducted outside the work day. The employee must, whenever possible, submit a personal leave request, stating the reason for the leave, five days prior to the leave day. This leave may be denied if it falls on the day before or the day after a holiday or vacation, it falls on a special day when services would be necessary, it would cause undue interruption to the education program or to a program demanding the employee's services to the department, or other reasons deemed relevant by the superintendent. It shall be within the discretion of the superintendent to grant personal leave.

Classified employees who work twelve months a year will be allowed eight paid holidays. The eight holidays shall be New Year's Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday After Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day. Nine month classified employees, whether full-time or part-time, shall have all of the above paid holidays except for July 4th.

Classified employees will be paid only for the hours they would have been scheduled for the day. Vacation shall not be accrued from year to year without a prior arrangement with the superintendent.

All vacation days must be used within ninety days of the year in which they were earned.

It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent to make a recommendation to the board annually on vacation and personal leave for classified employees.

 

Approved: 6-12-1995

Reviewed: 7-8-1999; 02/14/2008; 10/12/11; 9/26/17

Revised: 6-13-1996