Paid Leave
Paid Leave
*Employees must meet the eligibility requirements.
Local Sick Leave – 5 days
- Earned at a rate of ½ day per 18 days worked.
- Employees receive 5 days maximum per year.
- Leave is recorded in ¼ day, ½ day, and whole days.
- ¼ day absences require supervisor approval.
- May only be used for an employee or family member illness.
- Leave is prorated for employees who start after the official beginning date of their position or separate before their last duty day.
- End of year balance rolls over to the next year.
- Eligible for reimbursement upon retirement for employees who meet the requirements.
State Personal Leave – 5 days
- Employees receive 5 days maximum per year.
- Recorded in ¼ day, ½ day, and whole days.
- ¼ day absences require supervisor approval.
- May be use for a personal absence or illness.
- State Personal absences must be requested one week in advance and receive approval.
- State personal leave shall not exceed three consecutive workdays.
- Leave is prorated for employees who start after the official beginning date of their position or separate before their last duty day.
- End of year balance rolls over to the next year.
- Transferable to other Texas school districts.
*Extended Sick Leave – up to 3 days in a given school year, a maximum of 9 days during the course of employment upon approval. (Must be requested by the employee).
*Catastrophic Leave – up to 60 days during the course of employment upon approval. (Must be requested by the employee).
Non-Contract (Vacation) Days
- Only employees who work 226 or more days are eligible for non-contract days.
- Non-exempt employees can carry a maximum of 10 non-contract days over to the next school year.
- Exempt employees can carry an unlimited amount of non-contract days, however upon resignation they will only be paid for 10 days.
- Days must be approved by the supervisor in advance. Days are allocated according to the present year calendar and vary from year to year.