Code No 409.2
EMPLOYEE LEAVE OF ABSENCE
The board will offer the following leave to full-time regular licensed employees:
- Personal Illness (Sick) Leave – Leave for medically-related disability or illness
- Family Sick Leave- Leave to care for a sick member of the employee’s immediate family
- Bereavement Leave – Leave to mourn the loss of a family member or close friend
- Professional Leave-Leave to attending professional learing activties
- Personal Leave – Leave to accomplish personal business that cannot be conducted outside the work day
- Jury nad Legal Duty Leave – Leave to be excused for jury duty
- Military Service Leave – Leave for military service, including the national guard
- Political Leave – Leave to run for elective public office
- Vacation-Leave offered to 12 month employees
- Family and Medical Leave-Leave assoicated with the Federal Family Medial Leave Act
- Temporay Leave - Leave associate with a temporay leave of absence
- Assocaition Leave-Leave associated with Assocaition activities
The board will offer the following paid leave to full-time regular classified employees:
- Personal Illness (Sick) Leave – Leave for medically-related disability or illness
- Family Sick Leave- Leave to care for a sick member of the employee’s immediate family
- Bereavement Leave – Leave to mourn the loss of a family member or close friend
- Professional Leave-Leave to attending professional learing activties
- Personal Leave – Leave to accomplish personal business that cannot be conducted outside the work day
- Jury and Legal Duty Leave – Leave to be excused for jury duty
- Military Service Leave – Leave for military service, including the national guard
- Political Leave – Leave to run for elective public office
- Vacation-Leave offered to 12 month employees
- Family and Medical Leave-Leave assoicated with the Federal Family Medial Leave Act
- Temporary Leave - Leave associate with a temporay leave of absence
The provisions of each leave offering will be detailed in the Master Contract and/or Employee Handbook.
Leave offered by the district will not be less than what is required by law. In the event of an emergency or unforeseen circumstance, the superintendent may authorize additional paid leave.
Legal Reference:
29 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.
Pub.L. 116–127
29 C.F.R. §§ 825; 826.
Iowa Code §§ 20; 29A; 55; 85; 216; 279.40; 607A.
Whitney v. Rural Ind. School District, 232 Iowa 61, 4 N.W.2d 394 (1942).
Bewley v. Villisca Community School District, 299 N.W. 2d 904 (Iowa 1980).
Approved 7-20-2020 Reviewed Revised 4-12-2021