Policy: 5400

Section: 5000 - Personnel

Title: Personnel Leaves

Status: Active

Adopted: September 30, 2014

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Personnel Leaves

Upon the recommendation of the superintendent and in accordance with the law and district policy, staff may be granted leaves pursuant to the following conditions, unless the applicable collective bargaining agreement provides otherwise:

A. Leave at Full Pay Unless Stated Otherwise. Leaves will be with pay unless otherwise stated. If leaves are to include benefits, they will be paid by the district, that also will be specifically stated.

B. Daily Leaves. Leaves may be granted in units of half or full days only.

C. Short Term Leaves. At the end of any leave shorter than 20 days in duration, the affected staff member is entitled to return to the position held when the leave commenced or to an appropriate comparable position.

D. Long Term Leaves.  A leave of twenty-one (21) days or more.

Except as may otherwise be specifically provided by law or district policy, a staff member will be entitled to a position in the district subject to the availability of a position for which the staff member is qualified after leaves of longer duration.

E. Prior Notice of Application. Reasonable advance notice is required for all leaves.

F. Flexibility in Granting Leaves. The superintendent, with approval of the board, may grant leaves to individuals.

G. Leaves Prorated for Part-Time Staff. Part-time staff will be entitled to leave benefits, unless otherwise stated in district policy, provided that the length of leaves will be prorated according to the ratio of days and/or hours worked to the number of days and/or hours worked by a full-time staff member in the same or a similar position.

H. Noncumulative. Leaves will not be noncumulative from year to year unless otherwise stated.

Cross References:  

Policy 5401 Sick Leave

Policy 5403 Emergency and Discretionary Leaves

Policy 5404 Family, Maternity and Military Caregiver Leave

Policy 5406 Leave Sharing

Policy 5407 Military Leave

Policy 5408 July Duty and Subpoena eave

Policy 5410 Holidays

Policy 5411 Staff Vacations

 

Legal References:
RCW 28A.400.300	Hiring and discharging of employees —Written leave policies — Seniority and leave benefits of employees transferring between school districts and other educational employers
AGO1980 No. 22	Limitation on compensated leave for school district employees

 

 

Adoption Date: 09.30.14

Ferndale School District

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