Procedure for a Request to be absent from Palliser Convention

PLEASE HANDLE ALL ATTENDANCE REQUESTS BY EMAIL.  IF YOU CANNOT MANAGE BY EMAIL ATTACHMENT, FAX 403 335 4473 AND YOUR REQUEST WILL BE SENT TO SUE PATON.

If you meet the following policy criteria, you may request to be absent from the Palliser Convention by downloading the ATTENDANCE-rtf form in .rtf format (this will open in any word processor), type in your information, save it and send it as an email attachment to Sue Paton, Chair of the Attendance Committee. sikmpaton@shaw.ca

PDF format ATTENDANCE (click on the word) if you must send by fax.  You need to view and print the pdf ATTENDANCE form

Deadline for submission of this form is January 10^th, 2011 . 

Palliser Convention Policy Regarding Attendance

As copied from the Policy Handbook – Pg 6

Please also refer to the flow chart at the bottom of this page.

 11. CONVENTION ATTENDANCE

11.1 Requests from members of the Palliser District Teachers' Convention to be absent from the  annual convention  to attend an alternate professional development activity shall meet all three of the following criteria:

• the activity cannot be attended at another time

• the activity is related to the teacher's current teaching assignment and/or professional growth plan

• is a legitimate professional development activity

11.2 Requests from coaches to be absent shall be granted if their team is participating in an Alberta Athletic provincial final.

11.3 Members who are ill or absent through provision of their collective agreement shall follow established practices in their school division in reporting an absence or receiving permission for a leave. 

11.4 Alternate leave during convention will be granted no more than once every two years. 

11.5 Members making a request for leave shall be notified of the decision of the Attendance Committee in writing. Those teachers whose requests have been denied may appeal to the Executive of the Palliser District Teachers' Convention.

11.6 Requests to be absent shall be made in writing to the Chair of the Attendance Committee.

11.7 The superintendent and respective ATA local shall be given the names of those teachers who have  been   granted permission to be absent from convention.

11.8 The Attendance Committee shall receive written requests to investigate cases of non­attendance.

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