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Board narrows remote‑day pay policy to certified staff, approves pay for employees who submitted remote logs
Summary
Following confusion over pay during recent winter‑weather remote days, the board directed payroll to pay staff who produced approved remote‑learning logs, excluded custodial/cafeteria/transportation staff (who cannot work remotely), and moved to limit future Code E coverage to certified school‑based staff and long‑term substitutes acting as teachers.
The Caswell County Board of Education moved to clarify which employees will be paid for remote learning days after confusion during recent winter closures. The board approved payment for staff who produced approved remote‑learning logs for the first remote day and for subsequent remote days who produce approved logs; custodians, cafeteria staff and bus drivers were explicitly excluded because their roles cannot be performed remotely.
Board members pressed staff to explain how payroll codes and logs would be processed; staff described distributed remote‑learning logs and said supervisors must approve logs before finance executes payroll. The board asked finance to ensure vendor payroll coding does not inadvertently change accruals or improperly deduct time. Several members raised concerns about new teachers and hourly classified staff with limited or no leave balances, and discussed options including allowing optional make‑up workdays during spring break or using telework policies where feasible.
On a separate but related motion the board directed that, going forward, Code E remote‑day coverage will apply to certified employees who work in schools (nurses, counselors, teachers) and to substitutes or teacher assistants serving in long‑term teacher roles. The motion was seconded and carried by voice vote; the board also authorized the superintendent to survey staff about optional spring‑break work days to allow some employees to recoup leave or work additional days if feasible. Staff will return survey results and a recommended plan to the board.
