submit a request to his or her principal or supervisor five (5) days in advance of the anticipated absence. The effect of the absence on the educational program or department employee’s operations, as well as the availability of substitutes, will be considered by the principal or supervisor. Leave Proration. If an employee separates from employment with the district before his or her last duty day of the year, or begins employment after the first duty day, state personal leave will be prorated based on the actual time employed. When an employee separates from employment before the last duty day of the school year, the final paycheck will be reduced by the amount employee’s of state personal leave the employee used beyond his or her pro rata entitlement for the school year. State Sick Leave State sick leave accumulated before 1995 is available for use and may be transferred to other school districts in Texas. State sick leave can be used only in whole workday or workday increments, except when coordinated with family and medical leave taken on an intermittent or basis or when coordinated with compensation benefits. workers’ State sick leave may be used for the following reasons only: Employee illness Illness in the immediate family employee’s Family emergency (i.e., natural disasters or life-threatening situations) Death in the immediate family Active military service Local Leave All employees shall earn an additional five workdays of local personal leave per school year, at the same rate as state personal leave. Two of these five days may be taken with no loss of pay; the three remaining days shall be taken with the pay deducted for each day used, whether or not a substitute is employed. substitute’s Local personal leave shall be subject to the same limitations and conditions as state personal leave. (See DEC (local) about local leave buyback and forfeiture, sick leave bank.) Occasionally the school district has shortened work days. In order to record leave properly on these days any absence will be recorded as a whole day due to the fact that employees have a contract for 187 days. If you leave before or arrive after 12:00 noon you will be charged for a full day. Sick Leave Bank See DEC(local) Family and Medical Leave Act Provisions (FMLA)—General The following text is from the federal notice, Employee Rights and Responsibilities Under the Specific information that the district has adopted to implement the Family and Medical Leave Act. FMLA follows this general notice.
submit a request to his or her principal or supervisor five (5) days in advance of the anticipated absence. The effect of the employee’s absence on the educational program or department operations, as well as the availability of substitutes, will be considered by the principal or supervisor. Leave Proration. If an employee separates from employment with the district before his or her last duty day of the year, or begins employment after the first duty day, state personal leave will be prorated based on the actual time employed. When an employee separates from employment before the last duty day of the school year, the employee’s final paycheck will be reduced by the amount of state personal leave the employee used beyond his or her pro rata entitlement for the school year. State Sick Leave State sick leave accumulated before 1995 is available for use and may be transferred to other school districts in Texas. State sick leave can be used only in whole workday or workday increments, except when coordinated with family and medical leave taken on an intermittent or basis or when coordinated with workers’ compensation benefits. State sick leave may be used for the following reasons only: Employee illness Illness in the employee’s immediate family Family emergency (i.e., natural disasters or life-threatening situations) Death in the immediate family Active military service Local Leave All employees shall earn an additional five workdays of local personal leave per school year, at the same rate as state personal leave. Two of these five days may be taken with no loss of pay; the three remaining days shall be taken with the substitute’s pay deducted for each day used, whether or not a substitute is employed. Local personal leave shall be subject to the same limitations and conditions as state personal leave. (See DEC (local) about local leave buyback and forfeiture, sick leave bank.) Occasionally the school district has shortened work days. In order to record leave properly on these days any absence will be recorded as a whole day due to the fact that employees have a contract for 187 days. If you leave before or arrive after 12:00 noon you will be charged for a full day. Sick Leave Bank See DEC(local) Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)—General Provisions The following text is from the federal notice, Employee Rights and Responsibilities Under the Family and Medical Leave Act. Specific information that the district has adopted to implement the FMLA follows this general notice.