E.A.M.PE.A.M.PEmployee Employee

Attendance Attendance Monitoring Monitoring

ProgramProgram

The EAMPThe EAMPSupports the Supports the Blueprint Blueprint for Progressfor Progress in achieving in achieving BCPS mission, goals, and BCPS mission, goals, and objectives.objectives.

Assists with meeting Goal Assists with meeting Goal 8.9 of the Master Plan.8.9 of the Master Plan.

Allows for consistent Allows for consistent implementation of BCPS implementation of BCPS Policy and Rules 4153 Policy and Rules 4153 and 4270and 4270..

The Master PlanThe Master Plan

Goal 8.9 of the Master Plan addresses Goal 8.9 of the Master Plan addresses employee attendance.employee attendance.

–– The Goal states: The Goal states: ““The BCPS The BCPS employee attendance rate will meet employee attendance rate will meet or exceed the county standard.or exceed the county standard.””

The employee attendance standard The employee attendance standard (EAS) is (EAS) is 96%.96%.

The EAMP will: The EAMP will:

Provide procedures for monitoring Provide procedures for monitoring absences due to personal or family absences due to personal or family illness.**illness.**

**excludes employees out 10+ consecutive **excludes employees out 10+ consecutive days and reported to Integrated Disability days and reported to Integrated Disability Management Program (IDM) or employees Management Program (IDM) or employees on maternity/paternity leaveon maternity/paternity leave

The EAMP will: (cont)The EAMP will: (cont)

Require medical documentation once an Require medical documentation once an employee has not met the Employee Attendance employee has not met the Employee Attendance Standard (EAS).Standard (EAS).

Provide different procedures for monitoring Provide different procedures for monitoring personal and family illness absences that are personal and family illness absences that are medically documented and absences that medically documented and absences that continue and do not meet the EAS for which no continue and do not meet the EAS for which no appropriate medical documentation is received.appropriate medical documentation is received.

Why Address Personal and Why Address Personal and Family Illness Leave Usage?Family Illness Leave Usage?

To provide support for three major goals in To provide support for three major goals in the Blueprint for Progress.the Blueprint for Progress.

To provide support for employees who To provide support for employees who attend work regularly and use personal and attend work regularly and use personal and

family illness appropriatelyfamily illness appropriately..To provide assistance and resources for To provide assistance and resources for employees with health problems.employees with health problems.

Who Will the EAMP Affect?Who Will the EAMP Affect?The EAMP will be implemented for those employees The EAMP will be implemented for those employees using personal or family illness who are at risk of not using personal or family illness who are at risk of not meeting the EAS* or have not met the EAS** with no meeting the EAS* or have not met the EAS** with no appropriate medical documentation.appropriate medical documentation.–– 10 month = 5 personal illness days, with no medical 10 month = 5 personal illness days, with no medical

documentation and is 3 days from not meeting the documentation and is 3 days from not meeting the standard of 8 days.standard of 8 days.

–– 12 month = 6 personal illness days with no medical 12 month = 6 personal illness days with no medical documentation and is 3 days from not meeting the documentation and is 3 days from not meeting the standard of 9 days.standard of 9 days.

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Employees who are at risk of not meeting the Employees who are at risk of not meeting the EAS or have not met the EAS and no medical EAS or have not met the EAS and no medical documentation has been provided are documentation has been provided are identified.identified.

Meeting is conducted and the employee is Meeting is conducted and the employee is given appropriate resources and informed that given appropriate resources and informed that if undocumented absences continue medical if undocumented absences continue medical documentation may be required.documentation may be required.

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Employee receives documentation of the Employee receives documentation of the meeting. meeting.

Administrator/Supervisor continues to Administrator/Supervisor continues to monitor the employeemonitor the employee’’s attendance.s attendance.

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If undocumented absences continue the If undocumented absences continue the employee will be required to provide medical employee will be required to provide medical documentation. Failure to do so may result in documentation. Failure to do so may result in a letter of reprimand.a letter of reprimand.

If absences continue but medical If absences continue but medical documentation is provided, employee is in documentation is provided, employee is in compliance with request.compliance with request.

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If employeeIf employee’’s absences become frequent s absences become frequent and excessive even with medical and excessive even with medical documentation, the Office of Risk documentation, the Office of Risk Management may be consulted.Management may be consulted.For schoolFor school--based administrators, teachers, based administrators, teachers, nurses, school counselors nurses, school counselors –– If your available If your available leave is to be charged, SEMS must be called leave is to be charged, SEMS must be called even if a substitute is not needed for that even if a substitute is not needed for that absence orabsence or the absence is less than a full the absence is less than a full day.day.

Final NoteFinal Note

A Belief Statement from A Belief Statement from the the Blueprint for Blueprint for

ProgressProgress

““We believe that every We believe that every employee must model employee must model ethical behavior, ethical behavior, exhibit a strong work exhibit a strong work ethic, and perform at ethic, and perform at high levels.high levels.””