FILE: F-11.8
EMPLOYEE ATTENDANCE
Employees of the Central Community School Board shall be expected and required to report to their designated work locations in the prescribed manner and at the prescribed time work activity is to commence. Employees are also expected to remain at work for the entire work period excluding any rest and meal periods permitted. Tardiness, unexpected absence, or failure to report to work as scheduled may result in disciplinary action. In cases of anticipated absence or where the employee cannot report to work as scheduled, the employee shall notify his/her supervisor as soon as possible after the employee becomes aware that he/she will be absent from work. Continual absence by the employee shall be conveyed to the employee’s supervisor on a regular basis. The frequency of contact that may be required shall be determined by the supervisor.
Employees shall report to work each day at the time specified. Certain categories of employees may be required to have their work time each day kept and recorded through the use of a time-keeping system, such as sign-in sheets or a time clock.
ABSENCES DURING DAY
Principals shall notify the Superintendent or his/her designee in advance of being absent from school. For those schools that do not have assistant principal, another responsible individual should be designated by the principal and made known to the school office staff.
No teacher or other employee shall leave the school campus or work location without having first obtained permission from the principal/building administrator or designee. Teachers shall be required to sign out, stating the reason for leaving school. Upon returning, the teacher shall sign back in and note the time of his/her return. An employee's immediate supervisor may authorize an absence during the business day. Otherwise, appropriate leave shall be granted in order for an employee to be properly absent from work.
The following reasons shall be considered as authorized absences for employees by the Central Community School Board: personal illness, personal leave, professional leave, military leave, extended sick leave, annual leave (vacation), workers’ compensation, jury duty, court summons, and approved school business. Absences for any other reasons may be considered as unauthorized absences, resulting in the employee being docked full pay for the time reported.
Reporting Absences
All absences of one (1) hour or more shall be reported by the immediate supervisor and shall be recorded and counted toward an employee's leave time and reported on the bi-weekly or monthly payroll absence report. However, the immediate supervisor shall be allowed to record and count less than one (1) hour at his/her discretion.
Tardiness
Employees who are habitually tardy are subject to reduction in pay. Continued tardiness or early departures shall be investigated to determine if the employee is in willful neglect of his/her job responsibilities. These matters shall be handled by the building principal or appropriate authority, who shall follow personnel guidelines in recording, investigating, and referring the matter for further action.
Unauthorized Absence
Any employee who is absent from work and who has not received an authorized leave shall be considered on unauthorized leave. Any employee on unauthorized leave shall receive no pay for those days which constituted the unauthorized leave and may be subject to dismissal and/or other disciplinary actions.
JOB ABANDONMENT
If an employee is absent for ten (10) or more days without notice of leave, the School Board may consider the job as abandoned and the employee may be terminated in accordance with School Board policy, unless the employee can provide acceptable and verifiable evidence of extenuating circumstances. The Superintendent or his/her designee shall be responsible for determining acceptability of evidence of extenuating circumstances.
Ref: La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:81, 17:1186, 17:1201, 17:1202, 17:1203, 17:1204, 17:1206, 17:1208, 17:1208.1
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