Board reviews administrator handbook changes in post‑meeting workshop
Summary
In a workshop after the regular session, district staff presented proposed revisions to the administrator handbook to standardize leave, personal‑day rollover, ADA and grievance language, and sick‑leave accrual to align with other district handbooks. The board requested clarifications on part‑time administrators and insurance language.
After adjourning the regular meeting, the Fond du Lac School District board convened a workshop to review proposed updates to the administrator handbook intended to align the handbook with other district employment guides.
Human Resources presenter Miss Lombardo and others said the changes standardize practices already used in other handbooks, adding ADA nondiscrimination language, grievance procedures, and clarifying paid and unpaid leave practices. The biggest substantive edits described were sick‑leave accrual (10½ days for 10½‑month administrators; 12 days for 12‑month administrators) and a change allowing administrators to roll over personal days up to a maximum accumulation of five days — consistent with other employee groups.
Board members asked practical questions: whether part‑time administrators exist (presenters said none currently), how the superintendent’s approvals operate, and how spousal insurance and cash‑in‑lieu options are intended to control district costs. Presenters explained that the maintenance‑of‑insurance (MOI) and cash‑in‑lieu language is included as an offering to reduce district costs where appropriate, but that it rarely gets used because employees typically retain coverage.
The workshop included detail on how administrators historically received larger initial sick‑day allotments and how the revisions bring administrators into alignment with other employee groups. The board did not adopt the handbook in workshop; this was a review of proposed changes with follow‑up to be scheduled as needed.
What happens next: Staff will finalize handbook edits and return with any requested clarifications for board consideration or adoption in a future meeting.
