Administrative​ ​Procedure​ ​416

EMPLOYEE​ ​CAMPAIGNING​ ​FOR​ ​HOLDING​ ​POLITICAL​ ​OFFICE Background The​ ​district​ ​recognizes​ ​that​ ​employees​ ​may​ ​wish​ ​to​ ​campaign​ ​as​ ​a​ ​candidate​ ​for,​ ​and​ ​to​ ​hold, political​ ​office.​ ​Political​ ​involvement​ ​by​ ​employees​ ​in​ ​federal,​ ​provincial​ ​and​ ​municipal​ ​levels​ ​of government​ ​is​ ​permitted​ ​on​ ​the​ ​clear​ ​understanding​ ​that​ ​employees​ ​are​ ​acting​ ​personally​ ​and not​ ​as​ ​representatives​ ​of​ ​the​ ​district.​ ​Time​ ​committed​ ​to​ ​political​ ​activities​ ​cannot​ ​interfere​ ​with the​ ​time​ ​or​ ​attention​ ​necessary​ ​to​ ​ensure​ ​proper​ ​performance​ ​of​ ​the​ ​employee's​ ​duties​ ​to​ ​the district. Procedures 1. An​ ​employee​ ​of​ ​the​ ​district​ ​who​ ​wishes​ ​to​ ​be​ ​nominated​ ​as​ ​a​ ​candidate​ ​for​ ​election​ ​to​ ​the office​ ​of​ ​school​ ​board​ ​trustee​ ​anywhere​ ​in​ ​the​ ​province,​​ ​including​ ​the​ ​district,​ ​may​ ​apply​ ​to the​ ​chief​ ​superintendent​ ​or​ ​designate,​ ​for​ ​a​ ​leave​ ​of​ ​absence,​ ​without​ ​pay,​ ​as​ ​early​ ​as possible,​ ​but​ ​no​ ​later​ ​than​ ​the​ ​employee’s​ ​last​ ​working​ ​day​ ​prior​ ​to​ ​nomination​ ​day.​ ​The chief​ ​superintendent​ ​or​ ​designate,​ ​shall​ ​grant​ ​all​ ​such​ ​applications,​ ​at​ ​no​ ​cost​ ​to​ ​the​ ​district, to​ ​allow​ ​employees​ ​to​ ​campaign​ ​as​ ​a​ ​candidate​ ​for​ ​election​ ​to​ ​the​ ​office​ ​of​ ​school​ ​board trustee.​ ​Applications​ ​must​ ​be​ ​made,​ ​submitting​ ​leave​ ​requests​ ​using​ ​the​ ​Human​ ​Resource Peoplesoft​ ​System.​ ​In​ ​the​ ​event​ ​that​ ​an​ ​employee​ ​is​ ​declared​ ​elected​ ​to​ ​the​ ​office​ ​of​ ​school board​ ​trustee,​ ​that​ ​employee​ ​must​ ​resign,​ ​effective​ ​no​ ​later​ ​than​ ​on​ ​the​ ​day​ ​on​ ​which​ ​the employee​ ​takes​ ​the​ ​official​ ​oath​ ​of​ ​office​ ​as​ ​an​ ​elected​ ​official.​ ​In​ ​the​ ​event​ ​that​ ​an​ ​employee is​ ​not​ ​elected,​ ​the​ ​employee​ ​may​ ​return​ ​to​ ​work,​ ​in​ ​the​ ​position​ ​that​ ​the​ ​employee​ ​had before​ ​the​ ​leave​ ​of​ ​absence​ ​commenced,​ ​on​ ​the​ ​fifth​ ​day​ ​after​ ​Election​ ​Day​ ​or,​ ​if​ ​the​ ​fifth day​ ​is​ ​not​ ​a​ ​working​ ​day,​ ​on​ ​the​ ​first​ ​working​ ​day​ ​after​ ​the​ ​fifth​ ​day. 2. An​ ​employee​ ​of​ ​the​ ​district​ ​who​ ​wishes​ ​to​ ​be​ ​nominated​ ​as​ ​a​ ​candidate​ ​for​ ​election​ ​to​ ​the office​ ​of​ ​member​ ​of​ ​parliament,​ ​member​ ​of​ ​the​ ​legislative​ ​assembly,​ ​mayor​ ​or​ ​municipal councillor,​ ​may​ ​apply​ ​to​ ​the​ ​chief​ ​superintendent​ ​or​ ​designate,​ ​for​ ​a​ ​leave​ ​of​ ​absence, without​ ​pay,​ ​as​ ​early​ ​as​ ​possible,​ ​but​ ​no​ ​later​ ​than​ ​the​ ​employee’s​ ​last​ ​day​ ​prior​ ​to nomination​ ​day.​ ​The​ ​chief​ ​superintendent​ ​or​ ​designate,​ ​in​ ​their​ ​sole​ ​discretion,​ ​may​ ​grant such​ ​applications,​ ​at​ ​no​ ​cost​ ​to​ ​the​ ​district,​ ​on​ ​such​ ​terms​ ​determined​ ​in​ ​their​ ​sole​ ​discretion for​ ​both​ ​the​ ​election​ ​campaign​ ​and,​ ​the​ ​term​ ​of​ ​political​ ​office. 3. In​ ​granting​ ​any​ ​leave​ ​of​ ​absence​ ​without​ ​pay​ ​to​ ​teachers​ ​wishing​ ​to​ ​campaign​ ​as​ ​a candidate​ ​for​ ​and​ ​to​ ​hold​ ​political​ ​office​ ​in​ ​non-school​ ​board​ ​trustee​ ​elections,​ ​consideration will​ ​be​ ​given​ ​to​ ​the​ ​responsibility​ ​they​ ​have​ ​for​ ​their​ ​students,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​students’​ ​legitimate expectation​ ​of​ ​an​ ​unbroken​ ​teaching​ ​and​ ​learning​ ​relationship. 4. In​ ​granting​ ​any​ ​leave​ ​of​ ​absence​ ​without​ ​pay​ ​to​ ​non-certificated​ ​employees​ ​wishing​ ​to campaign​ ​as​ ​a​ ​candidate​ ​for​ ​and​ ​to​ ​hold​ ​political​ ​office​ ​in​ ​non-school​ ​board​ ​trustee

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elections,​ ​consideration​ ​will​ ​be​ ​given​ ​to​ ​the​ ​overall​ ​impact​ ​their​ ​absence​ ​will​ ​have​ ​on​ ​the district,​ ​including,​ ​but​ ​not​ ​limited​ ​to,​ ​the​ ​district’s​ ​ability​ ​to​ ​replace​ ​the​ ​individual​ ​employee. 5. In​ ​the​ ​case​ ​of​ ​all​ ​elections,​ ​unless​ ​otherwise​ ​authorized​ ​by​ ​the​ ​chief​ ​superintendent​ ​or designate,​ ​no​ ​political​ ​campaigning​ ​of​ ​any​ ​nature,​ ​at​ ​any​ ​time,​ ​shall​ ​occur​ ​on​ ​district property​ ​or​ ​at​ ​district​ ​events​ ​or​ ​activities. 6. Notwithstanding​ ​the​ ​above,​ ​if​ ​a​ ​leave​ ​of​ ​absence​ ​is​ ​approved,​ ​such​ ​a​ ​leave​ ​of​ ​absence​ ​from any​ ​certificated​ ​administrative​ ​position​ ​will​ ​only​ ​be​ ​granted​ ​for​ ​a​ ​maximum​ ​of​ ​one​ ​year,​ ​after which​ ​time​ ​the​ ​person​ ​remains​ ​an​ ​employee​ ​of​ ​the​ ​district​ ​until​ ​otherwise​ ​provided​ ​notice, but​ ​must​ ​reapply​ ​for​ ​a​ ​certificated​ ​administrative​ ​position. Approval​ ​Date:

April​ ​12,​ ​2016

Reference:

School​ ​Act​,​ ​Section​ ​60,​ ​61,​ ​111,​ ​113 Employment​ ​Standards​ ​Code Labor​ ​Relations​ ​Code Section​ ​248L,​ ​Canada​ ​Tax​ ​Act Canada​ ​Income​ ​Tax​ ​Regulation Collective​ ​Agreements   CUPE,​ ​Local​ ​520​ ​  

Unifor,​ ​Local​ ​Union​ ​No.​ ​1990​ ​   The​ ​Alberta​ ​Teachers'​ ​Association,​ ​Local​ ​55 Local​ ​Authorities​ ​Election​ ​Act,​ ​RSA​ ​2000

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