FILE:  GBRK

VACATION

All full-time twelve (12) month employees of the Orleans Parish School Board shall earn vacation with pay in accordance with the following schedule.  Vacation days shall begin to accrue from the date of employment as a twelve (12) month employee.

The Orleans Parish School Board shall determine the vacation accrual rate depending upon the years of service with the School Board as a twelve (12) month employee.  Vacation time shall be accrued each two (2) week pay period and shall be noted on the payroll advice.

Except for extraordinary work demands of a particular department, employees shall be expected to take vacation time earned during each fiscal year, as approved by the Department Head, on or before December 31 of the following fiscal year.  Unused vacation time may not be accumulated and carried over for accrual purposes from one fiscal year to the next. The Superintendent and/or his/her designee may authorize, in writing, accumulated or newly accrued days to be carried over when unusual circumstances prevent their timely utilization.  Any request for extension shall be submitted, in writing, through the appropriate Department Head.

Upon termination, resignation, or retirement, any unused vacation time shall be paid at the employee’s current rate of pay.  Payment shall be made to the employee or his/her heirs 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 separation, whichever occurs first.

DEFERRED RETIREMENT OPTION PROGRAM (DROP)

Any employee of the Orleans Parish School Board who participates in the Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) shall be eligible for and may elect to receive on a one-time basis payment for unused annual leave upon entering DROP on the same basis as any other employee who retires or otherwise leaves employment; otherwise, any accrued annual leave shall be paid only upon final retirement of the employee.

Revised:  April 22, 2021

Ref:    La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§11:754, 11:786, 11:788, 17:81, 17:425.1, 23:631

Board minutes, 8-4-69, 2-17-75, 7-1-79, 4-13-87, 2-27-89, 6-24-91, 4-22-21

Orleans Parish School Board