FMLA (Leave of Absence with Pay. In addition to sick leave, employees shall be granted leave per the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. An employee who qualifies for leave under FMLA has up to 12 weeks of leave in 12-month period. A week will be defined as having three or more school attendance days. Under this FMLA leave, an employee may elect to use some or all of his/her accumulated sick leave to cover this leave of absence with pay. Any days that the employee elects not to cover with paid sick days will be considered unpaid days per administrative approval. Employees will be informed of their rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act via a link to the statute and accompanying regulations provided on the District website. Additionally, a flier featuring an overview of FMLA information will be posted in each building and attached to this document.
FMLA (Leave of Absence with Pay. In addition to sick leave, teachers shall be granted leave per the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. A teacher who qualifies for leave under FMLA has up to twelve (12) weeks of leave in a twelve (12) month period. A week will be defined as having three or more school attendance days. Under this FMLA leave a teacher may elect to use some or all of his/her accumulated sick leave to cover this absence with pay. Any days that the teacher elects not to cover with paid sick days will be considered unpaid days per administrative approval. Sick days and unpaid days will only be used to cover school attendance days. Teachers will be informed of their rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act via a link to the statute and accompanying regulations provided on the District website. Additionally, a flier featuring an overview of FMLA information will be posted in each building and attached to this document.
