Staff

Discretionary Leave & Blackout Days

To ensure sufficient staffing, employees may not request time off (half or full discretionary, local leave, or non-duty days) during blackout periods. 

Request in advance: Discretionary personal leave must be requested 3 days ahead and is approved first-come, first-served.

• Blackout Days: If an employee uses discretionary leave on these dates, it will result in a day-rate dock:

  • The last workday before a school holiday

  • The first workday after a school holiday

  • Staff development or early release days

  • Testing days (state assessments, end-of-class/semester exams)
     

• Exceptions (no dock): Family-related events that are not discretionary, such as:

  • Funerals

  • Weddings

  • Births

  • Major family milestones (e.g., moving a child into college housing)
     

• Family definition: Includes spouse, children (biological, adopted, step, foster, in-laws), parents/guardians, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren, in loco parentis, and household members.
   

• Note: Bad weather make-up days count as school holidays. With administrator approval, accrued comp time may be used on staff development or work days.
  
  Administrative Regulation

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