FILE: GBRK
ANNUAL LEAVE
Annual leave shall be granted to all twelve-month full-time employees of the Lincoln Parish School Board for the purpose of rehabilitation and restoration of work efficiency, transaction of personal affairs which include such absences as vacations, illness in the family, and attending funerals of other than immediate family.
EARNING OF ANNUAL LEAVE
Earning of annual leave shall be based on the equivalent of years of full-time service and shall be creditable at the beginning of each fiscal year in accordance with the following schedule.
Less than ten (10) years of service as a twelve-month Lincoln Parish School Board employee earns annual leave at the rate of ten (10) days per fiscal year.
Completion of ten (10) years of service as a twelve-month Lincoln Parish School Board employee earns annual leave at the rate of fifteen (15) days per fiscal year.
Employees shall accrue annual leave days from date of employment as a full-time twelve-month employee. Annual leave days shall be allocated on the date of hire and prorated for the remainder of the year, and on July 1 thereafter each year. Fiscal year shall be the period July 1 – June 30.
Twelve-month personnel shall continue to observe the same holiday and staggered work schedule during holidays as approved on the school calendar. These days shall not be considered annual leave.
The earned annual leave days shall be taken at a time approved by the employee’s supervisor.
Annual leave may be used in lieu of sick leave if requested. In such instances, sick leave must be verified by a physician that may be designated by the School Board if it so chooses. Requests for sick leave beyond five (5) consecutive days shall require written verification from a physician. Annual leave days may not be donated or transferred between employees.
DISBURSEMENTS OF ANNUAL LEAVE
The Lincoln Parish School Board shall make payments to all qualified employees or their estates for all accumulated, unused annual leave at the time of retirement, entrance into the Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) program, resignation, termination, or death up to a maximum of twenty-five (25) days. Such payment shall be at the daily rate of pay paid to the employee at the time of his/her retirement, entrance into DROP, resignation, termination, or death. Payment shall be made on or before the next regular payday for the pay cycle during which the employee was working at the time of separation or no later than fifteen (15) days following the date of retirement, entrance into DROP, resignation, termination, or death, whichever occurs first.
Payment for annual leave days shall be made at the employee’s daily rate of pay at the time the request is submitted.
The following conditions shall apply for use of annual leave:
Full-time twelve-month Lincoln Parish School Board employees hired prior to January 1, 2002:
On April 26, 2022, this group of employees shall be paid for all accrued leave less twenty-five (25) days.
No employees shall be offered the option to request payment for annual leave days unless entering into the Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) program, resignation, termination, or upon death. The maximum payment for annual leave is limited to twenty-five (25) days.
All full-time twelve-month Lincoln Parish School Board employees, effective July 1, 2022:
Employees shall use no more than twenty-five (25) days of annual leave per year and use no more than ten (10) days while school is in session (from the beginning date to the end date of the school calendar).
The Superintendent shall have the authority to approve the use of more than twenty-five (25) days of annual leave per year if it is being used in lieu of sick leave.
Employees shall only use ten (10) days or less of annual leave within the last thirty (30) days of employment.
All full-time twelve-month Lincoln Parish School Board employees, including those hired prior to January 1, 2002:
Effective July 1, 2023, annual leave balances shall be limited to fifty (50) days. If an employee’s balance is over fifty (50) days as of July 1, 2023, no more accrual shall be allowed.
Effective July 1, 2023, accrual shall only be allowed to reach fifty (50) days. Annual leave can be earned and accumulated up to fifty (50) days, and shall be frozen at fifty (50) days.
Employees exceeding their annual leave shall automatically have their pay deducted at full pay. No annual leave shall be accrued to the employee while he/she is on leave without pay, but annual leave shall accrue while a twelve-month employee is on sick leave with pay.
The School Board strongly recommends annual leave days for principals and supervisors be taken at least two (2) weeks after school is out of session for one school year and/or prior to the two (2) weeks before the start of the next school year.
| Revised: July, 1988 | Revised: February, 2009 |
| Revised: July, 1991 | Revised: February 2, 2016 |
| Revised: October, 2001 | Revised: August 6, 2019 |
| Revised: November, 2003 | Revised: March 1, 2022 |
| Revised: March, 2007 | Revised: July 12, 2022 |
Ref: La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§11:786, 11:788, 17:81, 23:631
Board minutes, 3-15-88, 7-2-91, 12-3-91, 1-21-04, 4-10-07, 4-7-09, 2-2-16, 8-6-19, 3-1-22, 7-12-22
Lincoln Parish School Board