Paid Sick Leave
Any regularly scheduled support staff employee will be entitled to ten (10) days of sick leave annually, earned one day per month, cumulative to ninety (90) days. Any support employee whose employment is terminated by the District or by the employee, and who has used more sick leave days than earned, on the basis of one day per month, will have such unpaid leave deducted on the final paycheck.
Absences may be charged against sick leave for the following reasons:
A District employee shall not be entitled to use sick days during the period the employee receives Workers' Compensation for time lost to work-related accidents. Sick leave will not be granted to an employee due to adverse weather conditions.
All full-time support staff, who give at least two (2) weeks notice prior to termination of employment or upon death of the employee, will be reimbursed for sick leave accumulated in the last six years of employment (not to exceed 50 days) at the rate of $10.00 per day, or more, based on qualifying years of service to the district. To qualify for reimbursement, support staff must have been employed by the district for at least five (5) consecutive years immediately preceding the date of termination of their employment. Employees who work part-time will be reimbursed on the same proportion of the day they work at the time of termination (i.e., a two-hour per day employee would receive 25% of the qualifying benefit).
* The Board considers childbearing a temporary disability. Any support staff employee requesting a short-term leave for that purpose shall be afforded all privileges and restrictions of this policy.
** Immediate family is defined as spouse, parent, grandparent, child, sibling, daughter or son-in-law, grandchild, or non-family residing within the staff members' home.
Multiplying factor to be applied based on qualifying years of service:
|
Consecutive Years of Employment Immediately |
Amount Times |
|
10-14 |
1.4 |
|
15-19 |
1.6 |
|
20-24 |
1.8 |
|
25+ |
2.0 |
All support staff who have accumulated 90 days of sick leave and do not use additional sick leave the following year will be compensated $10 per day for all unused days that would be lost due to the 90-day cumulative limit.
Personal Leave
Beginning July 1, 2024, two (2) days of paid personal leave per school year will be allowed for non-certificated employees who are eligible for paid sick leave. Personal leave days that are unused at the end of that school year and thereafter will convert to accumulated sick leave.
Absences may be charged against personal leave for the following reasons:
Leave will not be granted for an employee due to adverse weather conditions.
The use of personal days during the following times is discouraged and will only be granted at the discretion of the Supervisor/Administrator:
Except in cases of emergency, it is expected that requests for leave will be made in writing to the designated administrator at least 48 hours in advance of the time leave is requested. The administrator will respond promptly to the employee's written request. Approval of a personal day shall be subject to the availability of a substitute.
Leave for Jury Duty
Employees called for jury duty, for participation in the jury selection process, or subpoenaed to testify in a civil or criminal proceeding will be granted leave with pay. Employees will receive their normal pay. Employees called for jury selection or service on a jury will not be requested or required to use annual vacation, personal leave, or sick leave for time required in such civic service.
Military Leave
An employee who is a member of the National Guard, or an organized military service of the United States, and who is required by laws of the United States or the State of Missouri to report for military duty, including training, shall be eligible for a grant of military leave.
Application for military leave shall be made in advance, as soon as practicable after the employee becomes aware of his/her obligation to report and immediately upon the employee's receipt of official notice to report. A copy of the official orders must be added to the leave application. The Superintendent/designee must approve the application. Emergency mobilization orders shall be dealt with on an individual basis.
The District recognizes that employees who receive notice to report for duty typically are not provided with discretion as to when to report. However, whenever an employee has a choice as to when to report for military duty, the employee's military leave shall be arranged during periods in which school is not in session. When the employee is given a choice as to when to report for duty, the Superintendent/designee may request that the employee seek a change in military orders if such a change appears to be in the best interest of the District.
Employees shall receive leave with pay for up to one hundred twenty (120) hours of military leave in each federal fiscal year. Additional military leave shall be without pay, except as required by federal and state law. Any person entitled to military leave shall only be charged military leave for any hours which the person would otherwise have been required to work had it not been for such military leave at a minimum of one hour and additional charges will be in multiples of one hour.
Each employee shall furnish a copy of the employee's military payroll voucher to the Superintendent/designee within thirty (30) days of the employee's return to regular assignment so that the necessary salary adjustments can be made.
Employee eligibility for reinstatement after military duty is completed shall be determined in accordance with federal and state laws.
Domestic/Sexual Violence Victim Leave (See Policy and Regulation 4322).