Employees who are employed full-time on a twelve (12) month contract will be eligible for paid holidays. One (1) day will be allowed for each of the following holidays: Independence Day, Labor Day, New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and Memorial Day. Two (2) paid days may be granted for Thanksgiving. Three (3) paid days may be granted for Christmas. In conjunction with the paid holidays at Christmas, full-time employees who are contracted and working twelve (12) calendar months are granted two (2) additional holidays that will be scheduled by the District.

Employees who are employed full-time on a contract for less than twelve (12) calendar months will be eligible for paid holidays that occur within the contracted working period.

Full-time employees who are contracted and working twelve (12) calendar months are entitled to three (3) additional floating holidays which may be taken during the fiscal year with supervisor’s approval. Probationary employees shall not be eligible to use floating holidays until successful completion of the 60-day probationary period.

Holiday pay may not exceed forty (40) hours per week.

Any variations from the above schedule must be authorized by the employee’s supervisor in writing and a copy sent to the Office of Human Resources.

Revised by the Board of Education June 2002

Revised April 2011

Revised June 2015

Revised May 2020

Revised December 2021