Philadelphia Federation of Teachers School District of Philadelphia

3. Vacation (Code 02)
(a) Active employees working on a twelve (12) month schedule in the Non-
Teaching Assistants, Secretaries, Paraprofessionals, Comprehensive Early
Learning Center, Head Start and Professional/Technical bargaining units
shall be entitled to the following vacation with pay at the annual rate of
pay such employee is receiving at the time such vacation is actually
taken:
length of Uninterrupted Service to July 1 Vacation time
If appointed between January 1 and April 30 One Week
Six months to four years Two Weeks
Four years to eight years Three Weeks
Eight years to fifteen years Four Weeks
Over fifteen years Four Weeks and Two Days
An employee may take one (1) week of unpaid time per year in addition
to his/her vacation. Requests for such time shall be submitted in the same
manner as requests for vacation.
(b) For an employee in the Non-Teaching Assistants bargaining unit who
seeks a part of his/her vacation during the school year, his/her request
shall be approved provided the needs of the school do not require otherwise.
For employees in the Comprehensive Early Learning Center
bargaining unit, vacations may be taken at times of the year other than
July and August provided that a request for such vacation time is presented
at least two (2) weeks prior to the beginning of the time the vacation
is to be taken.
4. Educational Leave
(a) Active employees in all bargaining units shall be eligible for an unpaid
educational leave of absence under the following terms and conditions:
(i) A teacher shall be eligible for an unpaid educational leave of absence
for a September to June school year. Requests for such a leave shall
be filed no later than May 31 of each school year. Such a leave shall
be granted to improve the professional competency of the teacher
subject to the approval of the content of the academic work to be
presented. The teacher shall be returned to the same position in the
same school he/she occupied at the time of the leave, provided that
the position still exists.
(ii) An employee other than a teacher shall be eligible for an unpaid
educational leave of absence for a period of five (5) months commencing
either September 1 or February 1. The leave of absence shall
not exceed a total period of one (1) school year. Such a leave shall
be granted to improve the competency of the employee subject to
the approval of the content of the academic work to be presented.
The employee shall be returned to the same position in the same
school/location he/she occupied at the time of the leave, provided
that the position exists.
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