Leaves

STPDL (Short Term Professional Development Leave)

Provided by the Peel Board to allow teachers to attend conferences, etc.
An in-school STPDL Committee oversees applications and decides on a level of funding based on the school’s terms of reference.
Questions should be directed to your school STPDL representative.
Teacher absences are covered by an occasional teacher.

Allows teachers to save for semester or school leaves through two different plans.
An information meeting is held at CBO each fall to discuss the plans, and application must be made by January 31.
Information is available from the Benefits & Retirement Counsellor.

Available to employees with a minimum of 13 weeks service with the Peel Board.
Additional information is in a pamphlet entitled What You Should Know About Pregnancy and Parenting Leave as a Peel Secondary Teacher, available from the Benefits & Retirement Counsellor.

Available to Peel teachers who run out of sick days.
No salary is paid and benefits must be self-paid.
Teachers on medical leave should be seeking the assistance of the Benefits & Retirement Counsellor to apply for LTD.

Categories without loss of pay or deductions from sick leave credits include: deaths of relatives and friends, serious illness of the former, compassionate leave, funerals, childbirth or adoption for fathers, examinations, graduations, holy days, court appearances, and quarantine.
See the Collective Agreement (13.01) for details.
Personal leave with loss of pay is granted for personal reasons by the Board through the Superintendent of Human Resources, upon application, for extended periods of time.
No salary is paid and benefits must be self-paid.
Application must be made by February 15th of the year preceding the leave.

It is necessary to apply for all leaves on a leave request form available on the Board’s website or in the school office.