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Policy 7110 – Annual Leave for Administrative Personnel

To provide guidelines for the assignment of annual leave and provisions related to its use.

Policy Document

Implementation Procedures

I. Policy Value Statement

The Board of Education provides administrative personnel periods of relief from their duties through paid annual leave.

II. Purpose

To provide guidelines for the assignment of annual leave and provisions related to its use.

III. Standards

  1. The provisions of this policy apply to all administrative personnel in the Howard County Public School System who are assigned on a twelve-month basis, except as otherwise provided by a negotiated agreement.

  2. Administrative personnel will receive twenty (20) days of annual leave each year.

  3. Annual leave for a given year will be calculated from July 1 to June 30.

  4. Personnel hired after July will have their annual leave prorated from their first duty day to June 30.

  5. Personnel whose first duty day is before the 15th of the month will receive annual leave for that month.

  6. Personnel employed after the 15th of the month will receive no annual leave for that month.

  7. Personnel are expected to use all accumulated annual leave each year.

  8. Annual leave carryover at the end of each year (i.e., as of June 30) cannot exceed a total of forty-five (45) days.

  9. Annual leave will be scheduled by mutual consent of the administrator and the Superintendent/designee.

IV. Responsibilities

The Superintendent/designee will ensure the provisions of this policy are followed.

V. Delegation of Authority

The Superintendent is authorized to develop procedures for the implementation of this policy.

VI. Definitions

  1. Administrative Personnel – Professional staff members who are assigned on a twelve-month basis.

  2. Annual Leave – Approved absence from work with pay.

VII. References

A. Legal

B. Other Board Policies

C. Relevant Data Sources

D. Other

VIII. History

ADOPTED: December 5, 1967

REVIEWED: July 1, 2012

MODIFIED: May 11, 2021

REVISED:

  • June 28, 1990

  • January 13, 2005

EFFECTIVE: May 11, 2021

Policy History Key

  • Adopted-Original date the Board took action to approve a policy
  • Reviewed-The date the status of a policy was assessed by the Superintendent’s Standing Policy Group
  • Modified-The date the Board took action to alter a policy that based on the recommendation of the Superintendent/designee did not require a comprehensive examination
  • Revised-The date the Board took action on a that policy based on the recommendation of the Superintendent/designee needed a comprehensive examination
  • Effective-The date a policy is implemented throughout the HCPSS, typically July 1 following Board action.