Regular attendance is essential in providing District students with a high quality of instruction. Eligible certificated staff will have available 10 days of sick leave per school year cumulative to 60 days. Eligible support employees have available 10 days of sick leave per year cumulative to 10 days. Three of these days may be used as personal days. Upon being employed in this district for 10 years an additional 2 days of sick leave will be granted.

At the end of an eligible certificated staff's employment with the district, unused sick leave will be paid in the amount of $20 per day. Also, any eligible certificated staff ending a fiscal year with days in excess of 60 will be paid a rate $20 per day above 60.

When employees are absent more than 5 days in any semester or more than 10 days per school year, their absence is considered excessive. The Superintendent/designee will review each incident of excessive absence and may require the employee to provide medical documentation or may consider disciplinary actions up to and including termination.