Aldine I.S.D. Teacher Handbook - Aldine Independent School District

7. Denial of Restoration of Certain Employees
If the school district determines that a denial of restoration to a position is necessary to
prevent substantial and grievous economic injury to the school district's operations, the
school district may deny restoration to an employee who is among the highest paid 10
percent of the school district's employees after first notifying the employee of the basis for
the intended denial. The employee may avoid the denial of restoration by returning to work
not later than the day on which the school district has determined that the injury would
occur.
8. Returning to Work
Employees on family or medical leave must report every fourth workweek to their
administrative supervisor either telephonically or in person. If the employee is on medical
leave for a serious medical condition of the employee, which makes the employee incapable
of personally making the report, the report may be made by the employee's health care
provider or another person designated by the employee. Such report shall be on the status
and intention of the employee to return to work. If an employee claims to be unable to
return to work because of the continuation, recurrence, or onset of a serious health
condition for which the employee would be eligible for medical leave, the employee shall
submit to the Human Resources Department an appropriate certification issued by a health
care provider. Employees who do not return to work at the expiration of family or medical
leave and who have not been approved for another leave of absence shall be considered to
have abandoned their employment. At the discretion of the school district, employees
returning from family or medical leave shall be restored the position held prior to leave or
to an equivalent position.
9. Maintenance of Health Benefits
If employees on leaves of absence under this policy desire to maintain their insurance
coverage under the district's group health plan, the employees shall deliver their semimonthly
portions of the insurance premium to the district's employee benefits department
not later than five workdays prior to each district payday. For leaves of absence under this
policy only, the school district shall supplement the employee's portions of the premiums
with any contributions it normally would make toward the employee's group health
insurance premiums. The school district will recover from employees, its contributions if
employees fail to return to work for reasons other than the continuation, recurrence, or onset
of a serious health condition that would entitle the employees to leave under this policy or
for other circumstances beyond the employee's control.
P. DONATION OF SICK LEAVE
It is the desire of Aldine Independent School District to provide the opportunity for its employees to
donate annually one of their locally earned sick leave days to other employees who are experiencing
serious, prolonged illnesses or injuries which cause them to be unable to perform their assigned
duties for an extended period of time and who have exhausted their available sick leave benefits.
Full-time and part-time employees who participate in the school district’s general sick leave program
may either donate or receive sick leave days. An employee may donate only one day each school
year. For purposes of this policy only and without regard to either the number of hours normally
worked by the employee or the classification of the employee, a “day” shall mean that daily period
of time normally worked by the employee. For purposes of this policy only, the school year shall be
considered to be from July 1 through June 30. Donated days are not accumulated in reserve or
carried forward from year to year. A donation cannot be withdrawn after it has been received.
Employees may apply to receive donated days only for personal illnesses or injuries and may not use
the days for any other purposes. Employees may begin to receive donations on the twenty-first day
of approved absence from assigned duties following the exhaustion of their general sick leave
benefits and their paid vacation days, if any. Employees may receive a maximum of thirty (30)
donated sick leave days in a school year. Employees may not receive donated days in advance of
absences and may not hold a surplus of donated days. Once eligible to receive donations, an
employee may apply for donations for subsequent illnesses or injuries occurring during the school
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