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Board considers stricter sick-leave limits and discusses attendance incentives for teachers
Summary
The board moved to cap sick-leave usage to two days per semester and discussed attendance incentives after staff survey results showed concerns about current practice and absenteeism levels.
The South Carroll County Board of Education discussed and moved to limit teacher sick-leave to two days per semester during its March 20 meeting.
Mary Katherine Stigall presented a survey of staff responses about Policy 5.302 Sick Leave; the survey reported 19 responses and identified strengths and struggles. During discussion, Stigall said the district screens for dyslexia but does not diagnose it, noting, "We screen. We do not diagnose." Board discussion included concerns about abuse of leave: an administrator stated that if leave is abused "you can be let go." The minutes include a line stating "We average 25-35 sick days for teachers each month," and a separate director report listed teacher days absent for February as 3 and that 35 percent of teachers attended each day; the record does not reconcile those figures.
Dr. Christy Blount made a motion to set sick leave to a maximum of two days per semester; Colton Moore seconded the motion. The meeting record lists the motion but does not record an individual roll-call vote for that specific motion in the minutes.
The board also discussed a teacher attendance incentive tied to the sick-leave policy changes; specific incentive details and implementation steps were not included in the meeting record.
The minutes show the board debated semester-based limits, potential disciplinary consequences for abuse, and staff requests for different accrual timing, but do not provide final policy text or an effective date.
