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Plano ISD board adopts two‑day paid bereavement leave for eligible staff
Summary
Plano ISD’s board unanimously approved a resolution adding up to two days of paid bereavement leave for eligible staff, effective immediately for the 2025–26 through 2027–28 school years; the leave will be administered per existing district leave policies.
The Plano ISD Board of Trustees on Tuesday approved a resolution authorizing up to two days of paid bereavement leave for eligible district staff to be used upon the death of an immediate family member.
Deputy Superintendent Johnny Hill and Chief of Employee Services Dr. Joanna Kendall presented the resolution and explained the change responds to staff feedback and aligns with comparable provisions in other districts. “Our policy currently allows for up to five days,” Dr. Kendall said, and the resolution adds two additional paid bereavement days that would be recorded and administered in accordance with the district’s existing leave accounting system and administrative regulations.
The resolution text cited existing board leave policies (DEC legal, DEC local, DECA legal and DECB legal) and specified that the additional bereavement days are to be incorporated into staff leave practices for the 2025–26 through 2027–28 school years. Dr. Kendall said existing leave rules and documentation procedures will apply and that, where applicable, bereavement days may be used without deduction from other forms of paid leave unless policy or regulation requires otherwise.
Board Secretary Tara Lance moved approval and Trustee Catherine Goodwin seconded. The motion passed unanimously, 7–0.
Administrators characterized the change as an added support for employee mental health and wellness; the resolution directs staff to implement the leave consistent with current leave request and documentation procedures. The board did not attach additional funding or other implementation requirements beyond integration into the leave accounting process.
