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PCSSD approves package of personnel and student-policy changes including maternity leave and shared sick leave procedures

Pulaski County Special School District Board of Education ยท November 11, 2025

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Summary

The board approved several policy updates: certified/classified maternity leave aligned with new law, clarified shared sick-leave procedures, tightened credit-recovery and ALE initial-credit language, and clarified graduation and promotion rules; most items were approved by voice vote and several go into immediate effect.

The Pulaski County Special School District board approved a packet of personnel and student-policy changes presented by Dr. Williams.

Dr. Williams said the certified and classified maternity-leave language was updated to reflect the most recent law (effective Aug. 4). Trustees moved and approved the certified/classified maternity-leave policy and noted it goes into effect immediately.

The board also approved a clarified process for the shared sick-leave bank (the policy retains a 10-day maximum for donated leave but adds clear procedures for donations and administration). Dr. Williams said the procedure language is designed to reduce arbitrary decisions and make the process transparent.

On student-credit matters, the board approved revisions to credit recovery and initial-credit rules. The district will no longer use certain virtual initial-credit pathways for on-campus students and will restrict some integrated recovery initial-credit options to ALE students where instruction and supervision are available. Dr. Williams said those changes protect academic integrity while allowing ALE students to use virtual courses with educator supervision.

Trustees also adopted clarifications to graduation exercises for early graduates and tightened middle-school promotion and retention language to focus retention decisions on core courses and required electives, with retention-committee review as needed.

Most items were approved by motion, second and voice vote; several were marked for immediate implementation. The board asked administration to return if further statutory changes or refinements are recommended.