What is the policy regarding federal employees volunteering in schools?
Agencies are encouraged to consult with unions and other appropriate employee organizations to develop means by which employees may volunteer their time in support of the CFL program. The federal personnel system provides considerable flexibility in scheduling leave and hours of work. Within mission constraints, agencies are encouraged to make use of these flexibilities to grant leave or approve Alternative Work Schedules so that employees may volunteer their time as provided in Section 3 of the Executive Order. In certain circumstances, agencies may use their authority to grant excused absences (administrative leave) for this purpose. Note, however, that an employee is not a “volunteer” if he or she is on salary while performing these services. Employees may be granted brief periods of excused absence when such functions are: (1) directly related to the agency’s mission, (2) officially sponsored or sanctioned by the head of the agency, or (3) beneficial to the professional development
