Twelve-month employees can use all their vacation prior to either retirement or resignation. In the event that an employee is terminated he or she will be reimbursed for any earned vacation days at his or her current daily rate. Vacation should be requested in writing at least 5 working days prior to the requested date, and may be granted by the administrator. Employees will not be reimbursed for earned vacation prior to the end of their employment with the school system. After 15 years of service with the Mountain Brook Board of Education another personal leave day is awarded making a total of 4 personal days.
Personal leave is non-cumulative.
Personal leave should be requested in writing at least 3 days in advance. In granting personal leave to employees, each school may have a daily limit of one per ten teachers or any fraction thereof. For example, if a school has 21 teachers, as many as three teachers may be away on personal leave on any one day. No personal leave shall be granted within the 10-day period beginning with Institute Day, nor during the last 10 days of the scholastic year, except in emergencies. The Board of Education will provide financial assistance on an equitable basis and to the extent that it is feasible.