FILE:  F-11.9

Cf:  F-9.2

 

GENERAL LEAVES OR ABSENCES

 

 

ABSENCES DURING THE SCHOOL DAY

 

It shall be the policy of the City of Baker School Board that whenever it is necessary for personnel to leave the school premises for school or non-school business, he/she shall report such absence as follows:

 

Supervisory Personnel

 

The Board shall require supervisory personnel leaving the office on school business to notify the secretary and receptionist as to their whereabouts.

 

 

School Business:  Any principal leaving the school for two (2) hours or less shall notify the school secretary and assistant principal (if there is one) as to his/her whereabouts.

 

If the principal expects to be away from school for more than two (2) hours, he/she shall notify the Superintendent/designee (as well as the school secretary and assistant principal).

 

Non-School Business:  All principals must get approval from the Superintendent/designee for each and every occasion when they plan to leave school on non-school business.

 

 

Should it be necessary for a teacher or staff member to leave the school during regular working hours, he/she shall have the approval of the principal or assistant principal.

 

The Board may deduct from a teacher's pay for tardiness, provided tardiness caused loss of time from official duties on more than two (2) occasions and for a period of one (1) hour or more during the school year.  Pay deductions shall be based on one (1) day's pay pro-rated to the period of tardiness.

 

SCHOOL AND DAY CARE CONFERENCE AND ACTIVITIES LEAVE

 

An employer may grant any employee of the school system leave from work of up to a total of sixteen (16) hours during any twelve (12) month period to attend, observe, or participate in conferences or classroom activities related to the employee's dependent children for whom he/she is the legal guardian that are conducted at the child's school or day care center, if the conferences or classroom activities cannot reasonably be scheduled during the non-work hours of the employee.  An employee who wishes to request such leave shall provide a reasonable notice to the employer prior to the leave and make a reasonable effort to schedule the leave so as not to unduly disrupt the operations of the employer. 

 

An employer is not required to pay an employee for any time taken as leave for conferences and school activities.  However, an employee shall be permitted to substitute any accrued vacation time or other appropriate paid leave for any leave taken as provided here.

 

ELECTION COMMISSIONERS

 

An employee appointed to serve as an election commissioner or clerk may be granted a leave of absence for the purpose under the following conditions:

 

  1. The employee shall notify the Superintendent within five (5) days following the publication of the official list of commissioners and clerks and request that a leave of absence be granted to him/her.
     

  2. If the leave of absence is granted, it is understood that the employee will be docked the amount paid to the substitute.  It will be the responsibility of the principal or supervisor in charge to employ the substitute.

 

 

Ref:     La. Rev. Stat. Ann. ยงยง17:81, 17:1186, 17:1208, 17:1208.1, 23:1015.2

 

City of Baker School Board