Qualifications for Leaves of Absence. To be eligible for leave benefits (sick leave, bereavement leave, and personal leave), a food service employee must work at least 4 hours per day. Accumulated leave benefits cannot be lost by a food service employee if they are reduced to less than 4 hours per day. Pro-ration will occur for those working less than 8 hours per day. The amount of leave earned shall be based on July 1. The District recognizes that situations may occur that are out of the ordinary. Food service employees may ask in writing to the superintendent for additional leave due to these circumstances. These situations will be handled by the school board. Additional leave days are not subject to the grievance process. A food service employee must complete their probationary period before they are eligible to access their leave of absence benefits.
Qualifications for Leaves of Absence. To be eligible for leave benefits (sick leave, funeral leave, and personal leave), a paraprofessional must work at least 4 hours per day. Accumulated leave benefits cannot be lost by a paraprofessional if they are reduced to less than 4 hours per day. Pro-ration will occur for those working less than 8 hours per day. A paraprofessional must complete their probationary period before they are eligible to access their leave of absence benefits. If a paraprofessional works a varied schedule, in that their regularly contracted hours per day are not the same the entire week, the district will calculate the average hours per week to determine leave benefits. For example, this would pertain to paraprofessionals who are regularly scheduled 6.5 hours Monday through Thursday and 4 hours on Fridays. The amount of leave earned shall be based on July 1. The district recognizes that situations may occur that are out of the ordinary including terminal illnesses and other similar extraordinary events. Paraprofessionals may ask in writing to the superintendent for additional leave due to these circumstances. The Superintendent will make the final determination, which is not precedent setting or subject to the grievance process.
