409.02 - Employee Leave of Absence

The board will offer the following leave to 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
• 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
• Professional Leave
• 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 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
• 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
• Professional Leave
• 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.

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 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:          403.2   Employee Injury on the Job

                                    409.3   Licensed Employee Family and Medical Leave

                                    409.8   Licensed Employee Unpaid Leave

 

 

Approved 09/21/2020                        Reviewed 09/21/2020                               Revised 01/18/2021

                                                                        01/18/2021                                           10/18/2021

                                                                        10/18/2021                                                                                                                                                                                  07/18/2022