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Board approves revised employee handbook and addenda; adds flexible 'general leave' days and updates FSA limits
Summary
The board approved a set of changes to staff handbooks and union addenda, including converting some sick days into three general leave days for teachers, updating FSA maximums to IRS limits and other clarifications on dress code and extra-duty pay.
The Pewaukee School District Board approved updates to the employee handbook and multiple addenda for staff groups. District staff summarized the primary changes: a restructured teacher leave policy that reduces traditional sick days from 10 to 9 and creates three "general leave" days to provide teachers more flexible paid time off; updates to the medical flexible spending account maximums to reflect IRS limits (raised to $3,200); and clarifying language on technology use, staff dress code, extra-duty compensation and chaperoning expectations.
Administrators said the general-leave approach was developed after staff feedback and is intended to provide more flexibility and aid retention. The FSA maximum change applies across employee groups and follows federal IRS updates. The board approved the handbooks and addenda as presented; one board member commented favorably on the PTO change and staff noted the revisions will support workforce development and training schedules.
