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1430 - LEAVES OF ABSENCE
A leave of absence is permission granted by the Board or allowed under its adopted policies for an employee to be absent from duty for a specified period of time with the right to return to employment upon the expiration of leave.
| A. | Leave may be with or without pay as provided by law, regulations of the State Board, and this policy. For any absence that is without pay, the deduction of each day of absence shall be determined by dividing the annual salary by the number of days/hours for the employment period. |
| 1. | Paid leaves of absence may include: vacation, sick leave, personal charged to sick, jury duty/court service, temporary duty, illness or injury-in-line-of-duty, and military. | ||
| 2. | Unpaid leaves of absence may include: professional study, personal leave not paid, illness leave not paid, family and medical leaves, political, military, maternity/adoption, and child rearing. |
| B. | Administrators shall not be absent from their assigned duties except as authorized by the Superintendent or designated representative. An administrator who is willfully absent from duty without leave shall forfeit compensation for the time of such absence. Contracts or appointments shall be subject to cancellation by the Board and the administrator shall be subject to immediate dismissal. | |
| C. | All leave shall expire no later than June 30th of each school year. When a second year of leave is being requested, the administrator shall re-apply for leave to be effective July 1st of the following school year. No leave, except military leave and personal for purposes of teaching in a charter school, will be granted for a period in excess of two (2) years. | |
| D. | Administrators on unpaid leave except medical may be used on a substitute basis. |
Application
A request for leave of absence shall be approved as set forth in Policy 1430.03, Approval of Leaves, prior to the effective date of the leave. Except in cases of emergency, the request shall be filed at least ten (10) days before the date on which the proposed leave is to become effective except accrued vacation which may be approved by the immediate supervisor with reasonable notice. Leave shall be used for the purposes set forth in the leave application.
The Superintendent shall develop procedures to implement leave provisions.
F.S. 1012.22, 1012.61, 1012.63, 1012.64, 1012.66, 1012.67
F.A.C. 6A-1.080
Adopted 7/17/07
Revised 11/2/10