Randolph County Schools board to revise sick-leave bank policy, names Ally Strain to review committee

The Randolph County Schools board heard a presentation Feb. 19 on a revised sick-leave bank policy designed to bring district practice into alignment with state law. An unidentified speaker presenting the item said the district’s existing policy is not technically in line with state requirements and recommended creating a committee to review catastrophic sick-leave requests.

The presenter recommended appointing Ally (also referenced as Alice) Strain as the board representative to that committee, citing her payroll role and familiarity with employee leave records. “I’d like to recommend to approve Ally Strain as a board representative for the sick leave committee,” the presenter said.

Board members moved and seconded the appointment; the motion carried by voice vote. The presenter said the district will continue to follow the current policy until the revised policy is finalized and presented for adoption next month.

The change is procedural: the proposed revision formalizes committee review of catastrophic leave to ensure decisions match state law and consistent practice across counties. No vote totals or dissenting board positions were recorded in the transcript; approvals were recorded as voice votes with “Aye”s and the chair noting that the motion carried.

Next steps: staff will finalize the written policy language consistent with the state law cited in the presentation and return the policy for formal adoption at the next board meeting.