<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">Thank you to all that responded to my email regarding allowing dock time! I know we all have language regarding different types of leaves in our contracts. I was trying to find out what other districts do when they get a request for a dock day because an employee is out of personal leave and wants to take an uppaid vacation day. I received 26 replies and here are the results:<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">-- 4 Districts allow dock time with Superintendent approval.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">-- 7 Districts have either a policy or procedure and allow dock time with Board approval.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">--3 Districts have negotiated language specific to dock time that state such things as timelines, number of days allowed and that it is the Superintendent's sole discretion, and the amount to be dock includes insurance benefits.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">--12 Districts stated they do not allow any dock time for vacations. They only allow dock time for leaves listed by the Ohio Revised Code or FMLA. My understanding is that the ORC limits unpaid leave for requested leaves of absence, medical, educational, involuntary and administrative leaves. Some of these district did say they do have exceptions for new hires or extremely unique situations. Another District that does not permit dock time has negotiated language that allows 2 personal days to carry over which would potentially give an employee 5 personal days every other year so they can take a vacation during a school year.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large">I really appreciated all the responses! Thanks so much! <br><br clear="all"></div><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#ff0000"><font style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-weight:bold" color="#000000">Sincerely,</font><br><b><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">Amy Porter</font></b><br></font><font face="georgia, serif">Treasurer/CFO</font><br><font face="georgia, serif">St. Clairsville-Richland City School District</font><br><font face="georgia, serif">108 Woodrow Ave.</font><br><font face="georgia, serif">St. Clairsville, Ohio 43950</font></div></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">Phone: (740) 699-2233</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">Fax: (740) 695-5805</font></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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