Regular attendance is essential in providing District students with a high quality of instruction. Annual Sick leave will be accorded to employees of the Rock Port R-II School District in the following manner:
| Full-time, regular school term employees with 9-10 month employment contracts | 10 days |
| Full-time employees with more than 10 but less than 12 month employment contracts | 11 days |
| Full-time employees with 12 month employment contracts | 12 days |
Sick leave days will accumulate to a maximum of 180 days.
When certificated employees and support 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 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.