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SICK LEAVE PROCEDURES
Ineligible Employees
1. Substitute employees are not entitled to sick leave benefits.
2. Employees who are permanently scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week are
not entitled to sick leave benefits.
Notification of Available Sick Leave
The District will provide a monthly electronic leave balance statement showing the
following information regarding sick leave:
1. Beginning balance;
2. Number of days earned;
3. Dates of use; and
4. Number of days available.
Transfer of Accumulated Sick Leave
1. Pursuant to Idaho Code 33-1217, any new employee may make a written request to
transfer any unused sick leave accrued from another Idaho school district or
educational agency.
2. Such sick leave will be secured for, and credited to that individual upon verification
of employment in another Idaho school district or educational agency during the
current or subsequent school year following termination.
Use of Sick Leave
1. Sick leave shall only be used for absences caused by illness, injury, or serious
health condition of an employee or the employee’s immediate family member.
2. Certified staff shall use sick leave in full-day or half-day increments.
3. Classified staff may use sick leave based on a percentage of the average hours
worked per day.
Reporting Use of Sick Leave
All use of sick leave shall be reported pursuant to District procedures regardless of
whether a substitute is necessary.
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Sick Leave Procedures
1. Certified employees shall report use of sick leave through the District substitute
tracking system.
2. Classified employees shall report use of sick leave through the electronic
timekeeping system.
a. Sick leave used shall be reported in hourly increments.
b. Sick leave shall be approved by the employee and his/her principal or immediate
supervisor through the electronic timekeeping system.
Salary Deductions
Salary deductions shall be made:
1. For sick leave used in excess of that accumulated by an employee (see policy
#5425 Leave Without Pay).
2. At a daily rate computed on the individual’s base salary divided by the number of
contract or scheduled days.
Medical Verification of Illness, Injury, or Serious Health Condition
The District may require proof of illness or injury and clearance to return to work from a
licensed health care professional at any time following use of Sick Leave or Leave
Without Pay for medical reasons.
Return to Work
1. Following an illness, injury, or serious health condition, the principal or supervisor
may require proof of the employee’s ability to return to work from a licensed health
care professional.
2. Positions may not be held open indefinitely when an employee is unable to fulfill job
responsibilities.
3. Upon an employee’s release to return to work from a licensed health care
professional, the District shall make every effort to place her/him in the same or
similar position with similar pay.
Long Term Disability
1. Salary and benefits provided by the District shall cease for employee’s applying for
long-term disability.
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Sick Leave Procedures
2. Unused sick leave shall be reported to the Public Employee Retirement System of
Idaho (PERSI) for sick leave entitlement calculation purposes.
Retirement
1. Upon retirement, an employee’s accumulated unused sick leave shall be reported by
the District to PERSI.
2. For purposes of retirement, administration of Idaho Code § 33-1217 shall be
applicable.