The board shall determine the amount of vacation, holidays and personal leave that will be allowed on an annual basis for support personnel.
Support personnel who work twelve (12) months per year and who have worked one (1) to six (6) continuous years, unless the employee’s contract indicates otherwise, will receive twelve (12) days of vacation each year. Support personnel who have worked seven (7) to fifteen (15) continuous years will receive eighteen (18) days of paid vacation. Support personnel who have worked sixteen (16) or more continuous years, will receive twenty-four (24) days of vacation. Support employees who leave prior to the end of their contract will receive their pro rata share of vacation for the year.
The vacation may be taken any time during the school year when the vacation will not disrupt the operation of the school district. The employee must submit a vacation request to the superintendent/designee, who shall be responsible for determining whether the request will disrupt the operation of the school district.
Support personnel, other than summer employees, will be allowed a maximum of two (2) days of personal business leave to accomplish personal business that cannot be conducted outside the work day. The employee must, whenever possible, submit a personal leave request, stating the reason for the leave three (3) days prior to the leave day. Except in cases of serious emergency, this leave may be denied if it falls on the day before or the day after a holiday or vacation, it falls on a special day when services would be necessary, it would cause undue interruption to the educational program or to a program demanding the employee’s services to the department, or other reasons deemed relevant by the superintendent/designee. It shall be within the discretion of the superintendent/designee to grant personal leave.
Support personnel will be allowed ten (10) paid holidays, if the holidays fall on a regular working day. The ten (10) holidays shall be July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Thanksgiving Friday, Day before Christmas, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, Presidents’ Day, Good Friday and Memorial Day.
Support personnel will be paid only for the hours they would have been scheduled for the day. Vacation shall not be accrued from year to year without a prior arrangement with the superintendent/designee.
It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent/designee to make a recommendation to the board annually on vacation and personal leave for support personnel.
Legal Reference: Iowa Code §§4.1 (22), 20.9, 31.1-.9, 33.1 (1991)
Cross Reference: 409.01 Licensed Personnel Vacations – Holidays – Personal Leave
Approved: 3-31-92
Reviewed: 4-08-24
Revised: 2-10-14
