When to Request
An employee who wishes to take a personal leave day before or after a holiday and does not wish to either pay the cost of the long-term substitute (Licensed) or lose 40 percent of a day’s pay (ESP), must make the request through the Human Resource Department during the Holiday Request window. Prior notification must be given to the principal or supervisor at least one day in advance of the request for leave.
** 196 or 206 contract licensed employees are not required to apply to the lottery to use a personal day before or after a holiday (Policy 410.04-5)
How to Request
To make a request, find your desired holiday on the list below. When the request window opens the red window button will turn green. Complete the google form when the request window has opened (Click on the Green Button found below). If the Request Window falls on a weekend or holiday, it will open on the next business day by 9:00 a.m. An email with a copy of your request will be sent to you five minutes after you submit your request. Within five business days after the window closes, Human Resources will email the respondents whether or not they were chosen for the lottery (all names are chosen at random).
Contact Paulette Takata at paulette.takata@canyonsdistrict.org for assistance.
Windows for holiday requests for the 2024-25 School Year:
- Labor Day – Sept. 2, 2024
- Days to Request: Aug. 30 or Sept. 3
- Request Window: July 19 – July 28, 2024
- Fall Recess – Oct. 17-18, 2024
- Days to Request: Oct. 16
- Request Window: Sept. 1 – Sept. 10, 2024
- Thanksgiving Recess – Nov. 27-29, 2024
- Days to Request: Nov. 26 or Dec. 2
- Request Window: Oct. 12-21, 2024
- Winter Recess – Dec. 23, 2024 – Jan. 3, 2025
- Days to Request: Dec. 20 or Jan. 6
- Request Window: Nov. 5-14, 2024
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day – Jan. 20, 2025
- Day to Request: Jan. 21
- Request Window: Dec. 7-16, 2024
- President’s Day – Feb. 17, 2025
- Days to Request: Feb. 14 or Feb. 18
- Request Window: Dec. 31- Jan 9, 2024 (CLOSED)
- Spring Recess – April 7-11, 2025
- Days to Request: Apr. 4 or Apr. 14
- Request Window: Feb. 18- Feb. 27, 2025 (CLOSED)
Personal Leave may not be used during contract days when students are not present at the school, except as specified in policy, e.g.:
- October 21, 2024 – Teacher Professional Day – No Students
- January 17, 2025 – Grading Day Grades K-12 – No Students
- March 24, 2025 – Teacher Professional Day – No students
Labor Day - Sept. 2, 2024
- Days to Request: Aug. 30 or Sept. 3
- Request Window: July 19 – July 28, 2024
Fall Recess –Oct. 17-18, 2024
- Days to Request: Oct. 16
- Request Window: Sept. 1 – Sept. 10, 2024
Thanksgiving Recess: Nov. 27-29, 2024
- Days to Request: Nov. 26 or Dec. 2
- Request Window: Oct. 12-21, 2024
Winter Recess: Dec. 23, 2024 - Jan. 3, 2025
- Days to Request: Dec. 20 or Jan. 6
- Request Window: Nov. 5-14, 2024
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Jan. 20, 2025
- Days to Request: Jan. 21
- Request Window: Dec. 7-16, 2024
President's Day: Feb. 17, 2025
- Days to Request: Feb. 14 or Feb. 18
- Request Window: Dec. 31- Jan 9, 2024
Spring Recess: April 7-11, 2025
- Days to Request: Apr. 4 or Apr. 14
- Request Window: Feb. 18- Feb. 27, 2025
