General Reminders 

• Building closure leave is paid leave that is only available to regular employees. Temporary employees are not eligible for building closure leave. 
• Since exempt employee’s pay would not be impacted by building closure leave, it is not necessary to add it to their timecards. 
• Building Closure Leave SOP
  (some links may be dead within this document; we are actively working on updating our Time and Attendance site documents) 
• How to add Building Closure Leave 
• GCQC Coverage of Schools Due to Weather and/or Emergency provides a policy overview of building closure and coverage during closures. 
• Please refer to our previous FAQ Post on Building Closure Leave 

Examples

For a 2-hour delay, employees will receive Building Closure Leave for any time they would normally be in the office during closures. Here are some examples:

• If you work at an elementary school where the building typically opens at 7:30 AM and classes start at 7:45 AM, but today, due to the delay, the building opens at 9:30am and classes will begin at 9:45 AM. If your usual reporting time is 7:30 AM, today you should report by 9:30 AM and you will receive 2 hours of Building Closure Leave added to your timecard.
• If you work at an elementary school where the building typically opens at 7:30 AM and classes start at 7:45 AM, but today, due to the delay, the building opens at 9:30am and classes will begin at 9:45 AM. If your usual reporting time is 8:30 AM, today you should report by 9:30 AM when the building opens and you will receive 1 hour of Building Closure Leave added to your timecard.
• If you work at the County Office Building and your usual reporting time is 8:00 AM, you should report by 10 AM today. In this case, you will receive 2 hours of Building Closure Leave added to your timecard.
• If you work at the County Office Building and your usual reporting time is 9:30 AM, you should report by 10 AM today. In this case, you will receive 30 minutes of Building Closure Leave added to your timecard.

If you have any questions or need further clarification, please don’t hesitate to contact time@k12albemarle.org or your Business Partner.