Create a Leave Request

You may wish to review how much of which types of leave you have available before placing a new request. Click on the My Leave Balances link in Quick Links on the Home page to view your balances. Sample Clicking  on the Leave Type link opens a popup that lists the transactions that make up the balance.

You may request leave for the next fiscal year, and those leave requests will be attributed to the proper year. If the new fiscal year hasn't been set up, you'll receive a message stating that fact, and you'll have to wait until the year is set up to request leave for the new year.

Create a leave request

1. Click on the New Leave Request link in the Quick Links section of the Home window, and the Add Leave Request window opens.

2. Complete the fields as described. Fields marked with a red asterisk (*) are required.

   • Start Date: Enter the date in mmddyy or mm/dd/yyyy format, or click the calendar icon to select the date. Note: Once you've entered the start date, the Leave Dates grid will automatically update.

   • End Date: Enter the date in mm/dd/yyyy format, or click the calendar icon to select the date.

   • If the end date is different than the start date, the Leave Dates grid will automatically be updated.

   • Your district administrator has determined whether or not you may request more than 24 hours/1 day for the selected leave type. If you try to request more time than is allowed, you'll be prevented from saving the request.

   • Leave Type: Select from the pull-down list. Note: Once you've selected a leave type, the current and scheduled amounts/units are displayed.

   • Request Amount: Edit the total number of hours or days you're requesting, if needed. Note: Your district administrator has determined whether or not a negative balance is allowed. In most cases, it isn't, so you'll need to enter a number less than or equal to your balance.

   • Comment: Optional. Enter text such as a reason for the leave that may help the approver.

   • Substitute Teacher: If appropriate, select a substitute. This choice will be visible to, and editable by, the approver. Note: When requesting leave across multiple days, you'll only be able to select a single substitute. The approver will be able to select different substitutes for different days.

3. Click Submit when you're satisfied that the details are correct. Note: If you find you've made a mistake in the leave request, you'll need to withdraw it while it's in the Submitted state and create a new request.

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