Compensation and BenefitsCompensation and Benefits

Leaves and AbsencesLeaves and Absences

DEC (LOCAL)DEC (LOCAL)

Types of Sick / Personal LeaveTypes of Sick / Personal Leave

State sick leave accumulated prior to the State sick leave accumulated prior to the 1995-1996 school year.1995-1996 school year.

Local sick leave.Local sick leave.State personal leave.State personal leave.Local extended sick leave.Local extended sick leave.Sick leave pool.Sick leave pool.

State Sick LeaveState Sick Leave

Accumulated prior to May 30, 1995.Accumulated prior to May 30, 1995.Accumulates and transfers from one Accumulates and transfers from one

district to another.district to another.First leave used for:First leave used for:

personal illness, personal illness, illness in the immediate family, illness in the immediate family, family emergency, or family emergency, or death in the immediate family.death in the immediate family.

Local Sick LeaveLocal Sick Leave

Full-time employees earn five days of local Full-time employees earn five days of local leave per school year, at a rate of one-half leave per school year, at a rate of one-half a workday for each 18 workdays of a workday for each 18 workdays of employment.employment.

Accumulates to a maximum of 60 days. Accumulates to a maximum of 60 days. (Those with over 60 days are (Those with over 60 days are ““grandfathered”.)grandfathered”.)

Does not transfer if you terminate your Does not transfer if you terminate your employment with ECISD.employment with ECISD.

Local Sick LeaveLocal Sick Leave

Upon retirement from ECISD through the Upon retirement from ECISD through the Teacher Retirement System, accumulated local Teacher Retirement System, accumulated local sick leave will be paid at the current daily rate of sick leave will be paid at the current daily rate of a certified substitute. (Maximum 60 days)a certified substitute. (Maximum 60 days)

Second tier of leave used for:Second tier of leave used for: personal illness, personal illness, illness in the immediate family, illness in the immediate family, family emergency, or family emergency, or death in the immediate family.death in the immediate family.

Local Sick LeaveLocal Sick Leave

May also be used for first-year care May also be used for first-year care following the birth or adoption of an following the birth or adoption of an employee’s child, or placement of a child employee’s child, or placement of a child with the employee for foster care.with the employee for foster care.

Medical Certification for Sick LeaveMedical Certification for Sick Leave

An employee absent for more than five An employee absent for more than five consecutive workdays because of:consecutive workdays because of:personal illness, orpersonal illness, or Illness in the immediate familyIllness in the immediate family

shall submit medical certification of the illness.shall submit medical certification of the illness.Medical certification shall be made by a Medical certification shall be made by a

health care provider.health care provider.

State Personal LeaveState Personal Leave Each employee earns state personal leave at Each employee earns state personal leave at

the rate of one-half workday for each 18 the rate of one-half workday for each 18 workdays of employment, up to a statutory workdays of employment, up to a statutory maximum of five workdays annually.maximum of five workdays annually.

Accumulates and transfers from one district to Accumulates and transfers from one district to another.another.

Third tier of leave used for:Third tier of leave used for: personal illness, personal illness, illness in the immediate family, illness in the immediate family, family emergency, or family emergency, or death in the immediate family.death in the immediate family.

Types of State Personal LeaveTypes of State Personal Leave

Non-discretionaryNon-discretionary Used for the same Used for the same

reasons and in the same reasons and in the same manner as state sick manner as state sick leave and local sick leave and local sick leave:leave: personal illness,personal illness, illness in the immediate illness in the immediate

family,family, family emergency, or death family emergency, or death

in the immediate familyin the immediate family

DiscretionaryDiscretionary Taken at individual Taken at individual

employee’s discretion, employee’s discretion, subject to limitations:subject to limitations: must be requested,must be requested, limited duration, andlimited duration, and schedule limitations.schedule limitations.

““Discretionary” Personal Leave Discretionary” Personal Leave LimitationsLimitations

A written request must be submitted to A written request must be submitted to immediate supervisor at least three days in immediate supervisor at least three days in advance.advance.

May not be taken for more than three May not be taken for more than three consecutive days.consecutive days.

May not be taken:May not be taken: On the day before / after a school holiday;On the day before / after a school holiday; Days scheduled for end-of-semester exams;Days scheduled for end-of-semester exams; Days scheduled for state-mandated assessment Days scheduled for state-mandated assessment

tests; ortests; or Professional or staff development days.Professional or staff development days.

Local Extended Sick LeaveLocal Extended Sick Leave

When personal illness or disability, When personal illness or disability, including pregnancy-related disability, including pregnancy-related disability, extends beyond the number of extends beyond the number of accumulated sick days available, the accumulated sick days available, the employee shall receive his or her regular employee shall receive his or her regular salary less the substitute pay (whether or salary less the substitute pay (whether or not a substitute is employed) for a period not a substitute is employed) for a period of 20 days.of 20 days.

Sick Leave PoolSick Leave Pool

The District permits sick leave pools to be The District permits sick leave pools to be established for employees according to established for employees according to District guidelines.District guidelines.

Sick LeaveSick Leave

DefinitionsDefinitions

Immediate FamilyImmediate Family

Spouse.Spouse.Son or daughter, including:Son or daughter, including:

a biological, adopted, or foster child, a biological, adopted, or foster child, a son- or daughter-in-law,a son- or daughter-in-law,a stepchild or legal ward, ora stepchild or legal ward, ora child for whom the employee stands a child for whom the employee stands in loco in loco

parentis.parentis.

Immediate FamilyImmediate Family

Parent, stepparent, parent-in-law, or other Parent, stepparent, parent-in-law, or other individual who stands individual who stands in loco parentis in loco parentis to to the employee.the employee.

Sibling, stepsibling, sibling-in-law.Sibling, stepsibling, sibling-in-law.Grandparent and grandchild.Grandparent and grandchild.Any other person who may be residing in Any other person who may be residing in

the employee’s household at the time of the employee’s household at the time of illness or death.illness or death.

Family EmergencyFamily Emergency

Shall be limited to disasters and life-Shall be limited to disasters and life-threatening situations involving the threatening situations involving the employee or a member of the employee’s employee or a member of the employee’s immediate family.immediate family.

Other IssuesOther Issues

Employees are charged leave as used even if a Employees are charged leave as used even if a substitute is not employed.substitute is not employed.

Leave is recorded in whole workdays and half Leave is recorded in whole workdays and half workdays.workdays.

Paid leave for the current year is available for Paid leave for the current year is available for use at the beginning of the school year, but shall use at the beginning of the school year, but shall not be approved for more workdays than have not be approved for more workdays than have been accumulated in prior years plus the ten been accumulated in prior years plus the ten days to be earned during the current year.days to be earned during the current year.

Other IssuesOther Issues

When an employee who has used more When an employee who has used more than he or she has accumulated ceases to than he or she has accumulated ceases to be employed by the District, the cost of the be employed by the District, the cost of the unearned leave days are deducted from unearned leave days are deducted from the employee’s final paycheck.the employee’s final paycheck.

Temporary DisabilityTemporary Disability

All full-time employees are eligible for All full-time employees are eligible for temporary disability leave.temporary disability leave.

The maximum length of temporary The maximum length of temporary disability leave shall be 180 calendar days.disability leave shall be 180 calendar days.

Court AppearancesCourt Appearances

Absences for court appearances related to Absences for court appearances related to an employee’s personal business shall be an employee’s personal business shall be deducted from the employee’s leave or, at deducted from the employee’s leave or, at the option of the employee, shall be taken the option of the employee, shall be taken as leave without pay.as leave without pay.

Other Types of LeaveOther Types of Leave

Family Medical LeaveFamily Medical LeaveLeave of AbsenceLeave of AbsenceAssault LeaveAssault LeaveFederal Leave for Military ServiceFederal Leave for Military ServiceState Leave for Military ServiceState Leave for Military ServiceCompliance with a SubpoenaCompliance with a SubpoenaJury DutyJury DutyDevelopmental Leave of AbsenceDevelopmental Leave of Absence