Chapter C - Human Resources

Part 4.0 Staff Attendance

Section 4.3 Staff Leave

Policy Statement:

General

School employees enjoy days off and vacations according to the school calendar throughout the school year.  American Prep Employment Agreements outline 180 instructional days per year during which staff need to be in attendance at school.  If American Prep is to reach its goals and achieve its mission, it is critically important that our staff consistently attend school on all scheduled school days.  Vacations and days off for recreational purposes should be scheduled during school holidays.  We believe that educators should attend school every day school is in session unless sickness prohibits attendance.

Staff Leave

If a contracted employee is ill or must be absent on a student attendance day, it will not impact their contracted pay for days 1-5.  Absences in excess of five days will be deducted from the staff member's pay, as well as the cost of the substitute at a rate of $10 per hour or $75 per day.  An administrative conference may be held with the employee to discuss work attendance if staff members exceed the allowable 5-day limit.  The substitute charge may be waived by administration due to extenuating circumstances.  Excessive absenteeism or failure to properly notify school administration in advance of an absence is considered cause for dismissal from American Prep.

To request leave, staff members should fill out a Staff Leave Request form and give it to your Administrative Director at your campus.  They will send it to Cathie Adamison, who will process the request.  The School Administrator will most likely deny requests made for days off unless they are due to circumstances beyond the employees' control, such as funerals, non-elective surgery, sickness, etc.  However, we understand that employees may still choose to request a day off and the form still needs to be filled out if the employee plans to miss work so that suitable arrangements for a substitute may be made.