The district offers employees paid and unpaid leaves of absence in times of personal need. Employees who expect to be absent for an extended period of more than three days should call Kathryn James in HR for information about applicable leave benefits, payment of insurance premiums, and requirements for communicating with the district.
Earned comp time must be used before any available paid state and local leave. Available paid state and local leave will be used in the following order:
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Non-Contract days for 226 day contracted employees.
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Local leave earned during or after the 2021-2022 school year.
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Local Leave earned prior to the 2021-2022 school year.
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State sick leave accumulated before the 1995-96 school year.
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State Personal Leave.
Employees must follow district and department or campus procedures to report or request any leave of absence and complete the appropriate form or certification. Any unapproved absences or absences beyond accumulated or available paid leave shall result in deduction from the employee’s pay.
Immediate Family for purposes of leave other than family and medical leave, immediate family is defined as the following:
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Spouse
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Son or daughter, including a biological, adopted, or foster child, a son- or daughter-in-law, a stepchild, a legal ward, or a child for whom the employee stands in loco parentis.
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Parent, stepparent, parent-in-law, or other individual who stands in loco parentis to the employee.
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Sibling, stepsibling, and sibling-in-law
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Grandparent and grandchild
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Any person residing in the employee’s household at the time of illness or death
For purposes of family and medical leave, the definition of family is limited to spouse, parent, son or daughter, and next of kin. The definition of these are found in Policy DECA (LEGAL).