Regular attendance is essential in providing District students with high quality instruction. Consistent contact with students and coworkers is necessary for an optimal learning environment and an effective working environment.  Therefore, consistent attendance is an essential duty of any employee's position.  While some absences are unavoidable, when an employee is routinely tardy, frequently absent or is absent for an extended period of time, the learning environment and district operations are negatively impacted.   Eligible staff will have available paid time off (PTO) leave available which accumulates. 

Employees may be disciplined or terminated for excessive absences or tardiness which includes situations where employees come to work late, leave early or abandon their duties without permission from a supervisor. 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.  Unless authorize by the Board or the superintendent or otherwise authorized by law, an employee's absence or tardiness will be considered excessive or unreasonable in any of the following circumstances:

1.  The absence is for a reason not granted as paid or protected leave under Board policy or law.

2. The absence results in the employee exceeding the amount of leave granted by the Board.

3.  The employee has not otherwise exhausted applicable leave days, but the absence exceeds 10 days in a semester or 20 days per school year or is otherwise disruptive to district operations, as determined by the district.