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
Association Leave—Leave to conduct official Association duties
Unpaid Leave--To excuse an involuntary absence not provided for in other leave policies of the board.
Leave for physical recovery to teachers injured due to a student’s violent disruption occurring in the performance of the teacher’s work duties.
The board will offer the following paid 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
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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
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 Employee Handbook.
Leave offered by the district will not be less that what is required by law. In the event of an emergency or unforeseen circumstance, the superintendent may authorize additional paid leave.
Legal Reference: Whitney v. Rural Ind. School District, 232 Iowa 61, 4 N.W.2d 394 (1942).
26 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq. (Supp. 1993)
29 C.F.R. Pt. 825 (1993).
Iowa Code §§ 20; 85.33, .34, .38(3); 216; 279.40 (1993).
1980 Op. Att'y Gen. 605.
1972 Op. Att'y Gen. 177, 353.
1952 Op. Att'y Gen. 91.
Cross Reference: 102 Equal Educational Opportunity
104 Bullying/Harassment
405.2 Licensed Employee Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection
411.2 Classified Employee Qualifications, Recruitment, Selection
Approved 08/23/94
Reviewed 11/13/94; 11/9/98; 11/10/03; 12/8/08; 11/13/13; 5/15/19; 11/21/23; 8/19/26
Revised 10/11/04; 8/13/07; 4/22/25; 10/15/25