5:330 Sick Days, Vacation, Holidays, and Leaves - Rhodes School ...

Vacations
Vacations for educational support personnel working a 12 month year shall be based upon length of
service from their anniversary date of employment in the District. All vacations shall be taken within
three months of the calendar school year and the time thereof shall be subject to approval by the
immediate supervisor.
6 months to less than 1 full year 1 week (5 working days) with satisfactory service
1 to 5 years 2 weeks (10 working days)
6 to 10 years 2 weeks + 1 day for each year of service for up to 10
years (no more than 5 working days)
11 to 15 years 3 weeks (15 working days)
16 to 20 years 3 weeks + 1 day for each year of service for up to 20
years (no more than 19 working days)
20 years 4 weeks (20 working days)
If more than one employee desires the same vacation date(s), seniority shall prevail.
Holidays
All full-time and part-time employees shall be granted holidays as indicated on the annual school
calendar.
The Board of Education may grant special holidays whenever such action is advisable. No deduction
shall be made from the employee’s regular compensation. In the event that an employee agrees to
work on a school holiday, he/she shall be given equivalent time off on a date to be mutually agreed
upon by the employee and the Superintendent.
Personal Leave
Full-time educational support personnel shall be eligible for three (3) personal days per year with the
approval of their immediate supervisor. Personal days for part-time employees shall be pro-rated.
The request for a personal day shall be made in advance of the day requested. No unused personal
days shall be carried to the following year. Employees may exchange unused personal days for either
uncompensated sick days or be reimbursed at one-half the senior substitute per diem rate if not
greater than the employee’s daily rate.
The Board of Education, during the month of May of each fiscal year, will provide employees of the
District with the option of exchanging unused personal days for sick days. Employees will be
required to respond by May 30 th if they desire to be compensated for unused personal days. If
employees fail to respond by May 30 th of each year, unused personal days shall be converted to
uncompensated sick leave.
Leave to Serve as a Trustee of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
Upon request, the Board will grant 20 days of paid leave of absence per year to a trustee of the Illinois
Municipal Retirement Fund in accordance with 105 ILCS 5/24-6.3.
Other Leaves
Educational support personnel receive the following leaves on the same terms and conditions granted
professional personnel in Board policy 5:250, Leaves of Absence:
1. Leaves for Service in the Military and General Assembly
2. School Visitation Leave
3. Leaves for Victims of Domestic or Sexual Violence
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