The board will offer the following leave to full-time regular licensed employees:
- Personal Illness (Sick) Leave – Leave for medically-related disability, illness or required quarantine (unless associated with personal travel)
- Family Sick Leave_- Leave to care for a sick member of the employee’s immediate family or to care for a dependent child during a required quarantine
- Bereavement Leave – Leave to mourn the loss of a family member or close friend
- Adoption Leave – Leave for an employee who legally adopts a child
- Personal Leave – Leave to accomplish personal business that cannot be conducted outside the work day
- Jury Duty Leave – Leave to be excused for jury duty
- Military Leave – Leave for military service, including the national guard
- Political Leave – Leave to run for elective public office
- Vacation Leave – Leave to accomplish rest, relaxation, and attendance to personal matters (260-day employees only)
- Unpaid Leave - To excuse an involuntary absence not provided for in other leave policies of the board
The board will offer the following leave to full-time regular classified employees:
- Personal Illness (Sick) Leave – Leave for medically-related disability, illness or required quarantine (unless associated with personal travel)
- Family Sick Leave – Leave to care for a sick member of the employee’s immediate family or to care for a dependent child during a required quarantine
- Bereavement Leave – Leave to mourn the loss of a family member or close friend
- Adoption Leave – Leave for an employee who legally adopts a child
- Personal Leave – Leave to accomplish personal business that cannot be conducted outside the work day
- Jury Duty Leave – Leave to be excused for jury duty
- Military Leave – Leave for military service, including the national guard
- Political Leave – Leave to run for elective public office
- Vacation Leave – Leave to accomplish rest, relaxation, and attendance to personal matters (260-day employees only
- Unpaid Leave - To excuse an involuntary absence not provided for in other leave policies of the board
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).
Cross Reference:
401.9 Employee Political Activity
403.2 Employee Injury on the Job
409.3 Employee Family and Medical Leave Series
409.6 Drug & Alcohol Testing Program Series
706.3 Pay Deductions Series
Approved 8-10-20
Reviewed 5-9-23
Revised 5-9-23
