Section 8 Classified Personnel Policies
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 8—CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL POLICIES
8.1—classified PERSONNEL SALARYSCHEDULE______
8.2— classified PERSONNEL EVALUATIONS______19
8.3—EVALUATIONOFclassified PERSONNEL BY RELATIVES______20
8.4— classified EMPLOYEES DRUGTESTING______21
8.5— classified EMPLOYEES SICKLEAVE______25
8.6—SICK LEAVE BANK — classified EMPLOYEES______28
8.7—classified PERSONNEL PERSONALAND PROFESSIONAL LEAVE______30
8.8—classified PERSONNEL RESPONSIBILITIES IN DEALING WITH SEX OFFENDERS ON CAMPUS 32
8.9—PUBLICOFFICE – classified PERSONNEL______33
8.10—JURYDUTY – classified PERSONNEL______34
8.11—OVERTIME, COMPTIME, and COMPLYING WITH FLSA______35
8.12— classified PERSONNEL OUTSIDEEMPLOYMENT______39
8.13— classified PERSONNEL EMPLOYMENT______41
8.14— classified PERSONNEL REIMBURSEMENTOFTRAVEL EXPENSES____43
8.15— classified PERSONNEL TOBACCOUSE ______44
8.16—DRESSOFclassified EMPLOYEES______45
8.17— classified PERSONNEL POLITICAL ACTIVITY______46
8.18— classified PERSONNEL DEBTS______47
8.19— classified PERSONNEL GRIEVANCES______48
8.19F—LEVEL TWO GRIEVANCE FORM - classified______51
8.20— classified PERSONNEL SEXUAL HARASSMENT______52
8.21— classified PERSONNEL SUPERVISION OF STUDENTS______54
8.22— classified PERSONNEL COMPUTER USE POLICY______55
8.22F—classified PERSONNEL INTERNET USE AGREEMENT______56
8.23—classified PERSONNEL FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE______71
8.24—SCHOOL BUS DRIVER’S USE OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES______72
8.25— classified PERSONNEL CELL PHONE USE______73
8.26—classified PERSONNEL RESPONSIBILITIES GOVERNING BULLYING______74
8.27—classified PERSONNEL LEAVE — INJURYFROMASSAULT______77
8.28— DRUG FREE WORKPLACE - classified PERSONNEL______78
8.28F—DRUG FREE WORKPLACE POLICY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT______81
8.29—classified PERSONNEL VIDEO SURVEILLANCE AND OTHER MONITORING______82
8.30—classified PERSONNEL REDUCTION IN FORCE______83
8.31—classified PERSONNEL TERMINATION AND NON-RENEWAL______86
8.32—classified PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENTS______87
8.33—classified PERSONNEL SCHOOL CALENDAR______88
8.34—classified PERSONNEL WHO ARE MANDATORY REPORTERS DUTY TO REPORT CHILD ABUSE, MALTREATMENT OR NEGLECT 91
8.35—OBTAINING AND RELEASING OF STUDENT’S FREE AND REDUCED PRICE MEAL ELIGIBLITY INFORMATION 92
8.36—classified PERSONNEL WORKPLACE INJURIES AND WORKERS’ COMPENSATION_94
8.37—CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL SOCIAL NETWORKING AND ETHICS______96
8.38—classified PERSONNEL VacationS______99
8.39—Depositing collected funds______100
8.40-CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL WEAPONS ON CAMPUS______101
8.41-WRITTEN CODE OF CONDUCT FOR EMPLOYEES INVOLVED IN PROCUREMENT IN THE CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM______103
8.41F-Reserved for future policy______105
8.42-CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL BUS DRIVER END OF ROUTE REVIEW______106
CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL
8.1—CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL SALARYSCHEDULE
Mansfield School District
2015 - 2016
Assistant Maintenance Salary Schedule
240 day contract
STEPBASE
125,240.00
225,490.00
325,740.00
425,990.00
526,240.00
626,490.00
726,740.00
826,990.00
927,240.00
1027,490.00
1127,740.00
1227,990.00
1328,240.00
1428,490.00
1528,740.00
1628,990.00
1729,240.00
1829,490.00
1929,740.00
2029,990.00
2130,240.00
2230,490.00
2330,740.00
2430,990.00
2531,240.00
2631,490.00
2731,740.00
2831,990.00
2932,240.00
Mansfield School District
2015 - 2016
Custodian & Transportation Aide Salary Schedule
240 day contract
STEPBASE
119,845.00
220,095.00
320,345.00
420,595.00
520,845.00
621,095.00
721,345.00
821,595.00
922,845.00
1023,095.00
1123,345.00
1223,595.00
1323,845.00
1424,095.00
1524,345.00
1624,595.00
1724,845.00
1825,345.00
1925,595.00
2025,855.00
2126,105.00
2226,355.00
2326,605.00
2426,855.00
2527,105.00
2627,355.00
2727,605.00
2827,855.00
2928,105.00
Mansfield School District
2015 - 2016
District Maintenance Salary Schedule
240 day contract
STEPBASE
130,643.00
230,893.00
331,143.00
431,393.00
531,643.00
631,893.00
732,143.00
832,393.00
932,643.00
1032,893.00
1133,143.00
1233,393.00
1333,643.00
1433,893.00
1534,143.00
1634,398.00
1734,648.00
1834,898.00
1935,148.00
2035,398.00
2135,648.00
2235,898.00
2336,148.00
2436,398.00
2536,648.00
2636,898.00
2737,148.00
2837,398.00
2937,648.00
Mansfield School District
2015 - 2016
District Treasurer Salary Schedule
240 day contract
STEPBASE
132,960.00
233,210.00
333,460.00
433,710.00
533,960.00
634,210.00
734,460.00
834,710.00
934,960.00
1035,210.00
1135,460.00
1235,710.00
1335,960.00
1436,210.00
1536,460.00
1636,710.00
1736,960.00
1837,210.00
1937,460.00
2037,710.00
2137,960.00
2238,210.00
2338,460.00
2438,710.00
2538,960.00
2639,210.00
2739,460.00
2839,710.00
2939,960.00
Mansfield School District
2015 - 2016
Food Service Director Salary Schedule
205 day contract
STEPBASE
116,315.00
216,565.00
316,815.00
417,065.00
517,315.00
617,565.00
717,815.00
818,065.00
918,315.00
1018,565.00
1118,815.00
1219,065.00
1319,315.00
1419,565.00
1519,815.00
1620,065.00
1720,315.00
1820,565.00
1920,815.00
2021,065.00
2121,315.00
2221,565.00
2321,815.00
2422,065.00
2522,315.00
2622,565.00
2722,815.00
2823,065.00
2923,315.00
Mansfield School District
2015 - 2016
Food Service Salary Schedule
183 day contract
STEPBASE
110,177.00
210,427.00
310,677.00
410,927.00
511,177.00
611,427.00
711,677.00
811,927.00
912,177.00
1012,427.00
1112,677.00
1212,927.00
1313,177.00
1413,427.00
1513,677.00
1613,927.00
1714,177.00
1814,427.00
1914,677.00
2014,927.00
2115,177.00
2215,427.00
2315,677.00
2415,927.00
2516,177.00
2616,427.00
2716,677.00
2816,927.00
2917,177.00
Mansfield School District
2015 - 2016
Instructional Para-professional Salary Schedule
185 day contract
STEPBASE
113,896.00
214,096.00
314,296.00
414,496.00
514,696.00
614,896.00
715,096.00
815,296.00
915,496.00
1015,696.00
1115,896.00
1216,096.00
1316,296.00
1416,496.00
1516,696.00
1616,896.00
1717,096.00
1817,296.00
1917,496.00
2017,696.00
2117,896.00
2218,096.00
2318,296.00
2418,496.00
2518,696.00
2618,896.00
2719,096.00
2819,296.00
2919,496.00
Mansfield School District
2015 - 2016
Secretary Salary Schedule
205 day contract
STEPBASE
115,806.00
216,056.00
316,306.00
416,556.00
516,806.00
617,056.00
717,306.00
817,556.00
917,806.00
1018,056.00
1118,306.00
1218,556.00
1318,806.00
1419,056.00
1519,306.00
1619,556.00
1719,806.00
1820,056.00
1920,306.00
2020,556.00
2120,806.00
2221,056.00
2321,306.00
2421,556.00
2521,806.00
2622,058.00
2722,306.00
2822,556.00
2922,806.00
2015 - 2016
Transportation Supervisor Salary Schedule
240 day contract
STEPBASE
131,673.00
231,923.00
332,173.00
432,423.00
532,673.00
632,923.00
733,173.00
833,423.00
933,673.00
1033,923.00
1134,173.00
1234,423.00
1334,673.00
1434,923.00
1535,173.00
1635,423.00
1735,673.00
1835,923.00
1936,173.00
2036,423.00
2136,673.00
2236,923.00
2337,173.00
2437,423.00
2537,673.00
2637,923.00
2738,173.00
2838,423.00
2938,673.00
Mansfield School District
2015 - 2016
Special Education Bus Driver Salary Schedule
178 day contract
STEPBASE
110,144.00
210,194.00
310,244.00
410,294.00
510,344.00
610,394.00
710,444.00
810,494.00
910,544.00
1010,594.00
1110,644.00
1210,694.00
1310,744.00
1410,794.00
1510,844.00
1610,894.00
1710,944.00
1810,994.00
1911,044.00
2011,094.00
2111,144.00
2211,194.00
2311,244.00
2411,294.00
2511,344.00
2611,394.00
2711,444.00
2811,494.00
2911,544.00
Mansfield School District
2015 - 2016
Bus Driver Salary Schedule
178 day contract
RANGE
STEPSHORTMEDIUMLONG
17,394.009,144.0010,144.00
27,444.009,194.0010,194.00
37,494.009,244.0010,244.00
47,544.009,294.0010,294.00
57,594.009,344.0010,344.00
67,644.009,394.0010,394.00
77,694.009,444.0010,444.00
87,744.009,494.0010,494.00
97,794.009,544.0010,544.00
107,844.009,594.0010,594.00
117,894.009,644.0010,644.00
127,944.009,694.0010,694.00
137,994.009,744.0010,744.00
148,044.009,794.0010,794.00
158,094.009,844.0010,844.00
168,144.009,894.0010,894.00
178,194.009,944.0010,944.00
188,244.009,994.0010,994.00
198,294.0010,044.0011,044.00
208,344.0010,094.0011,094.00
218,394.0010,144.0011,144.00
228,444.0010,194.0011,194.00
238,494.0010,244.0011,244.00
248,544.0010,294.0011,294.00
258,594.0010,344.0011,344.00
268,644.0010,394.0011,394.00
278,694.0010,444.0011,444.00
288,744.0010,494.0011,494.00
298,794.0010,544.0011,544.00
Mansfield School District
2015 - 2016
WATC Bus Driver Salary Schedule
178 day contract
STEPRANGE
110,946.00
210,996.00
311,046.00
411,096.00
511,146.00
611,196.00
711,246.00
811,296.00
911,346.00
1011,396.00
1111,446.00
1211,496.00
1311,546.00
1411,596.00
1511,646.00
1611,696.00
1711,746.00
1811,796.00
1911,846.00
2011,896.00
2111,946.00
2211,996.00
2312,046.00
2412,096.00
2512,146.00
2612,196.00
2712,246.00
2812,296.00
2912,346.00
Mansfield School District
2015 - 2016
Bus Mechanic Salary Schedule
240 day contract
STEPRANGE
122,771.00
223,021.00
323,271.00
423,521.00
523,771.00
624,021.00
724,271.00
824,521.00
924,771.00
1025,021.00
1125,271.00
1225,521.00
1325,771.00
1426,021.00
1526,271.00
1626,521.00
1726,771.00
1827,021.00
1927,271.00
2027,521.00
2127,771.00
2228,021.00
2328,271.00
2428,521.00
2528,771.00
2629,021.00
2729,271.00
2829,521.00
2929,771.00
Mansfield School District
2015 - 2016
School Nurse Salary Schedule
185 day contract
STEPRANGE
119,395.00
219,995.00
320,595.00
421,195.00
521,795.00
622,395.00
722,995.00
823,595.00
924,195.00
1024,795.00
1125,395.00
1225,595.00
1325,795.00
1425,995.00
1526,195.00
1626,395.00
1726,595.00
1826,795.00
1926,995.00
2027,195.00
2127,395.00
2227,595.00
2327,795.00
2427,995.00
2528,195.00
2628,395.00
2728,595.00
2828,795.00
2928,995.00
Mansfield School District
2015 - 2016
Technology Salary Schedule
240 day contract
STEPRANGE
133,000.00
233,250.00
333,500.00
433,750.00
534,000.00
634,250.00
734,500.00
834,750.00
935,000.00
1035,250.00
1135,500.00
1235,750.00
1336,000.00
1436,250.00
1536,500.00
1636,750.00
1737,000.00
1837,250.00
1937,500.00
2037,750.00
2138,000.00
2238,250.00
2338,500.00
2438,750.00
2539,000.00
2639,250.00
2739,500.00
2839,750.00
2940,000.00
Mansfield School District
2015 - 2016
Administrative Secretary Salary Schedule
220 day contract
STEPRANGE
120,486.00
220,736.00
320,986.00
421,236.00
521,486.00
621,736.00
721,986.00
822,236.00
922,486.00
1022,736.00
1122,986.00
1223,236.00
1323,486.00
1423,736.00
1523,986.00
1624,236.00
1724,486.00
1824,736.00
1924,986.00
2025,236.00
2125,486.00
2225,736.00
2325,986.00
2426,236.00
2526,486.00
2626,736.00
2726,986.00
2827,236.00
2927,486.00
Mansfield School District
2015 - 2016
School LPN Salary Schedule
185 day contract
STEPRANGE
117,760.00
218,360.00
318,960.00
419,560.00
520,160.00
620,760.00
721,360.00
821,960.00
922,560.00
1023,160.00
1123,760.00
1223,960.00
1324,160.00
1424,360.00
1524,560.00
1624,760.00
1724,960.00
1825,160.00
1925,360.00
2025,560.00
2125,760.00
2225,960.00
2326,160.00
2426,360.00
2526,560.00
2626,760.00
2726,960.00
2827,160.00
2927,360.00
For the purposes of this policy, an employee must work two thirds (2/3) of the number of their regularly assigned annual work days to qualify for a step increase.
The superintendent has the authority, when recommending an applicant and his/her placement on the District’s salary schedule to the Board for its approval, to consider the applicant’s previous work experience with similar duties, responsibilities, and skill sets to those job duties and responsibilities the applicant would assume for the District.
Cross Reference:Policy 1.9—POLICY FORMULATION
Legal Reference:A.C.A. § 6-17-2203
A.C.A. § 6-17-2301
ADE Rules Governing School District Requirements for Personnel Policies, Salary Schedules, Minimum Salaries, and Documents Posted to District Websites
Date Adopted: July 1, 2013
Last Revised: July 1, 2015
8.2— CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL EVALUATIONS
Classified personnel may be periodically evaluated.
Any forms, procedures or other methods of evaluation, including criteria, are to be developed by the Superintendent and or his designee(s), but shall not be part of the personnel policies of the District.
Legal Reference: A.C.A. § 6-17-2301
Date Adopted: July 1, 2010
Last Revised: July 1, 2010
8.3—EVALUATIONOFCLASSIFIED PERSONNEL BY RELATIVES
No person shall be employed in, or assigned to, a position which would require that he be evaluated by any relative, by blood or marriage, including spouse, parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, or first cousin.
Date Adopted: July 1, 2010
Last Revised: July 1, 2010
8.4— CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES DRUGTESTING
Scope of Policy
Each person hired for a position that allows or requires the employee operate a school bus shall meet the following requirements:
1.The employee shall possess a current commercial vehicle drivers license for driving a school bus;
2.Have undergone a physical examination, which shall include a drug test,1 by a licensed physician or advanced practice nurse within the past two years; and
3.A current valid certificate of school bus driver in service training.2
Each person’s initial employment for a job entailing a safety sensitive function is conditioned upon the district receiving a negative drug test result for that employee.3 The offer of employment is also conditioned upon the employee’s signing an authorization for the request for information by the district from the Commercial Driver Alcohol and Drug Testing Database.4
Methods of Testing
The collection, testing methods and standards shall be determined by the agency or other medical organizations chosen by the School Board to conduct the collection and testing of samples. The drug and alcohol testing is to be conducted by a laboratory certified pursuant to the most recent guidelines issued by the United States Department of Health and Human Services for such facilities. (“Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs”).
Definitions
“Safety sensitive function” includes:
a)All time spent inspecting, servicing, and/or preparing the vehicle;
b)All time spent driving the vehicle;
c)All time spent loading or unloading the vehicle or supervising the loading or unloading of the vehicle; and
d)All time spent repairing, obtaining assistance, or remaining in attendance upon a disabled vehicle.
“School Bus” is a motorized vehicle that meets the following requirements:
1.Is designed to carry more than ten (10) passengers;
2.Is privately owned and operated for compensation, or which is owned, leased or otherwise operated by, or for the benefit of the District; and
3.Is operated for the transportation of students from home to school, from school to home, or to and from school events.5
Requirements
Employees shall be drug and alcohol free from the time the employee is required to be ready to work until the employee is relieved from the responsibility for performing work and/or any time they are performing a safety-
sensitive function. In addition to the testing required as an initial condition of employment, employees shall submit to subsequent drug tests as required by law and/or regulation. Subsequent testing includes, and/or is triggered by, but is not limited to:
1.Random tests;
2.Testing in conjunction with an accident;
3.Receiving a citation for a moving traffic violation; and
4.Reasonable suspicion.
Prohibitions
A.No driver shall report for duty or remain on duty requiring the performance of safety-sensitive functions while having an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or greater;
B.No driver shall use alcohol while performing safety-sensitive functions;
C.No driver shall perform safety-sensitive functions within four (4) hours after using alcohol;
D.No driver required to take a post-accident alcohol test under # 2 above shall use alcohol for eight (8) hours following the accident or until he/she undergoes a post-accident alcohol test, whichever occurs first;
E.No driver shall refuse to submit to an alcohol or drug test in conjunction with # 1, 2, and/or 4 above;
F.No driver shall report for duty or remain on duty requiring the performance of safety-sensitive functions when using any controlled substance, except when used pursuant to the instructions of a licensed medical practitioner who, with knowledge of the driver’s job responsibilities, has advised the driver that the substance will not adversely affect the driver’s ability to safely operate his/her vehicle. It is the employee’s responsibility to inform his/her supervisor of the employee’s use of such medication;
G.No driver shall report for duty, remain on duty, or perform a safety-sensitive function if the driver tests positive or has adulterated or substituted a test specimen for controlled substances.
Violation of any of these prohibitions may lead to disciplinary action being taken against the employee, which could include termination or non-renewal.
Testing for Cause
Drivers involved in an accident in which there is a loss of another person’s life shall be tested for alcohol and controlled substances as soon as practicable following the accident. Drivers shall also be tested for alcohol within eight (8) hours and for controlled substances within thirty two (32) hours following an accident for which they receive a citation for a moving traffic violation if the accident involved: 1) bodily injury to any person who, as a result of the injury, immediately receives medical treatment away from the scene of the accident, or 2) one or more motor vehicles incurs disabling damage as a result of the accident requiring the motor vehicle to be transported away from the scene by a tow truck or other motor vehicle.6
Refusal to Submit
Refusal to submit to an alcohol or controlled substance test means that the driver
•Failed to appear for any test within a reasonable period of time as determined by the employer consistent with applicable Department of Transportation agency regulation;
•Failed to remain at the testing site until the testing process was completed;
•Failed to provide a urine specimen for any required drug test;
•Failed to provide a sufficient amount of urine without an adequate medical reason for the failure;
•Failed to undergo a medical examination as directed by the Medical Review Officer as part of the verification process for the previous listed reason;
•Failed or declined to submit to a second test that the employer or collector has directed the driver to take;
•Failed to cooperate with any of the testing process; and/or
•Adulterated or substituted a test result as reported by the Medical Review Officer.
School bus drivers should be aware that refusal to submit to a drug test when the test is requested based on a reasonable suspicion can constitute grounds for criminal prosecution.
Consequences for Violations
Drivers who engage in any conduct prohibited by this policy, who refuse to take a required drug or alcohol test, refuse to sign the request for information required by law, or who exceed the acceptable limits for the respective tests shall no longer be allowed to perform safety sensitive functions. Actions regarding their continued employment shall be taken in relation to their inability to perform these functions and could include termination or non-renewal of their contract of employment.7
Drivers who exhibit signs of violating the prohibitions of this policy relating to alcohol or controlled substances shall not be allowed to perform or continue to perform safety-sensitive functions if they exhibit those signs during, just preceding, or just after the period of the work day that the driver is required to be in compliance with the provisions of this policy. This action shall be based on specific, contemporaneous, articulatable observations concerning the behavior, speech, or body odors of the driver. The Superintendent or his/her designee shall require the driver to submit to “reasonable suspicion” tests for alcohol and controlled substances. The direction to submit to such tests must be made just before, just after, or during the time the driver is performing safety-sensitive functions. If circumstances prohibit the testing of the driver the Superintendent or his/her designee shall remove the driver from reporting for, or remaining on, duty for a minimum of 24 hours from the time the observation was made triggering the driver’s removal from duty.
If the results for an alcohol test administered to a driver is equal to or greater than 0.02, but less than 0.04, the driver shall be prohibited from performing safety-sensitive functions for a period not less than 24 hours from the time the test was administered. Unless the loss of duty time triggers other employment consequence policies, no further other action against the driver is authorized by this policy for test results showing an alcohol concentration of less than 0.04.
This policy is similar to Policy 3.7. If you change this policy, review 3.7 at the same time to ensure applicable consistency between the two.
Legal References:A.C.A. § 6-19-108
A.C.A. § 6-19-119
A.C.A. § 27-23-201 et seq.
49 C.F.R. § 382.101 – 605
49 C.F.R. § part 40
49 C.F.R. § 390.5
Arkansas Division of Academic Facilities and Transportation Rules Governing Maintenance and Operations of Arkansas Public School Buses and Physical Examinations of School Bus Drivers
Date Adopted: July 1, 2010
Last Revised: July 1, 2014
8.5— CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES SICKLEAVE
Definitions
- “Employee” is an employee of the District working 20 or more hours per week who is not required to have a teaching license as a condition of his employment.
- “Sick Leave” is absence from work due to illness, whether by the employee or a member of the employee’s immediate family, or due to a death in the family. The principal shall determine whether sick leave will be approved on the basis of a death outside the immediate family of the employee.
- “Current Sick Leave” means those days of sick leave for the current contract year, which leave is granted at the rate of one day of sick leave per month worked, or major part thereof.1
- “Accumulated Sick Leave” is the total of unused sick leave, up to a maximum of ninety (90) days accrued from previous contract, but not used.
- “Immediate family” means an employee’s spouse, child, parent, or any other relative provided the other relative lives in the same household as the employee.
Sick Leave
The principal has the discretion to approve sick leave for an employee to attend the funeral of a person who is not related to the employee, under circumstances deemed appropriate by the principal.
Employees who are adopting or seeking to adopt a minor child or minor children may use up to 15 sick leave days in any school year for absences relating to the adoption, including time needed for travel, time needed for home visits, time needed for document translation, submission or preparation, time spent with legal or adoption agency representatives, time spent in court and bonding time. See also, 8.23—CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE, which also applies. Except for bonding time, documentation shall be provided by the employee upon request. 2
Pay for sick leave shall be at the employee’s daily rate of pay, which is that employee’s hourly rate of pay times the number of hours normally worked per day. Payment for accrued sick leave above 90 days for employees working 6 or more hours per day will be paid to the employee at the daily rate of pay of a classified substitute at the end of the year; employees working less than 6 hours per day will be paid sick leave days above 90 days at half of the daily rate of pay of a classified substitute at the end of the year. Upon retirement with Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, the employee working 6 or more hours per day will be paid for all accrued sick days at the daily rate of pay of a classified substitute not to exceed 102 days; employees working less than 6 hours per day will be paid for all accrued sick days at half the daily rate of pay of a classified substitute not to exceed 102 days. Absences for illness in excess of the employee’s accumulated and current sick leave shall result in a deduction from the employee’s pay at the daily rate as defined above.
At the discretion of the principal (or Superintendent), and, if FMLA is applicable, subject to the certification or recertification provisions contained in policy 8.23—CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE the District may require a written statement from the employee’s physician documenting the employee’s illness. Failure to provide such documentation of illness may result in sick leave not being paid, or in dismissal.
If the employee's absences are not subject to the FMLA or are in excess of what is protected under the FMLA, excessive absenteeism, to the extent that the employee is not carrying out his/her assigned duties to the degree
that the education of students or the efficient operation of a school or the district is substantially adversely affected (at the determination of the principal or Superintendent) may result in dismissal.
Sick Leave and Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Leave
When an employee takes sick leave, the District shall determine if the employee is eligible for FMLA leave and if the leave qualifies for FMLA leave. The District may request additional information from the employee to help make the applicability3 determination. If the employee is eligible for FMLA leave and if the leave qualifies under the FMLA, the District will notify the employee in writing, of the decision within five (5) workdays. If the circumstances for the leave as defined in policy 8.23—CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE don’t change, the District is only required to notify the employee once of the determination regarding the applicability of sick leave and/or FMLA leave within any applicable twelve (12) month period. To the extent the employee has accrued paid sick leave, any sick leave taken that qualifies for FMLA leave shall be paid leave and charged against the employee’s accrued leave including, once an employee exhausts his/her accrued sick leave, vacation or personal leave.