All leave time must fall within the term of appointment, and must be taken consecutively and without interruption. Academic employees may, upon prior approval of the appointing authority, take up to twelve months leave of absence without pay for personal reasons. With the exception of unforeseen situations, wherever possible an individual requesting leave under this policy should submit a written request to the department head at least four months prior to the expected beginning date of the leave. For academic employees with instructional duties, the academic employee must adjust the family or personal leave end date to coincide with the beginning of a semester. The department head and the individual may agree to shorten or lengthen the duration of the leave or make such a leave part-time.
All leaves require the approval of the senior administrator or a designee.
School Conference and Activities Leave. An employer must grant an employee leave of up to a total of 16 hours during any school year to attend school conferences or classroom activities related to the employee's child, provided the conferences or classroom activities cannot be scheduled during nonwork hours. When the leave cannot be scheduled during nonwork hours and the need for the leave is foreseeable, the employee must provide reasonable prior notice of the leave and make a reasonable effort to schedule the leave so as not to disrupt unduly the operations of the employer.