TIME, MONEY, AND THE CONTROL OF ONES OWN WORK LIFE - AN EXAMINATION OF THE DEFERRED SALARY LEAVE PLAN

This article describes a contractually negotiated income/leisure subst itution provision commonly used in Canada but relatively unknown to sc hool districts in the United States. Known as the deferred salary leav e plan, this personnel policy enables teachers to assume greater contr ol over their own work lives by allowing them to set aside monies to u nderwrite their own leaves of absence. After first examining this poli cy innovation, the authors argue that opportunities for income/leisure substitutions such as the deferred salary leave plan may help teacher s alleviate job stress, offset the increased work demands of reform in itiatives such as site-based management and shared decision making, an d cause educational policy makers to reconsider common but rather narr ow conceptions of staff development.