The board will offer the following leave to full-time regular licensed employees:
- Sick Leave - Leave for medically-elated 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
- Unpaid Leave - To excuse an involuntary absence not provided for in other leave policies of the board
- Professional Leave -Leave to participate in meetings/conference directly related to their assignment
- Cyclone Time -
The board will offer the following leave to full-time and/or regular classified employees:
- Sick Leave - Leave for medically-elated 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
- Unpaid Leave - To excuse an involuntary absence not provided for in other leave policies of the board
- Professional Leave -Leave to participate in meetings/conference directly related to their assignment
- Cyclone Time -
- Vacation Time - for regular 12 month employees
The provisions of each leave offering will be detailed in the Master Contract and/or Employee Handbook.
Leave offered by the district will not be less than what is required by law. In the event of an emergency or unforeseen circumstance, the superintendent may authorize additional paid leave.
Legal Reference: 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.
Pub.L. 116–127
29 C.F.R. §§ 825; 826.
Iowa Code §§ 20; 29A; 55; 85; 216; 279.40; 607A.
Whitney v. Rural Ind. School District, 232 Iowa 61, 4 N.W.2d 394 (1942).
Bewley v. Villisca Community School District, 299 N.W. 2d 904 (Iowa 1980).
Adopted: 3.16.2020
Revised 03/21/2022
Revised: 12.19.2022
