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Board approves short‑term disability language clarifying sick‑leave bank use
Summary
The board approved an addendum to the certificated master agreement clarifying that sick‑leave bank days may not be requested to cover the 40% employee portion during the short‑term disability pay window; the AEA negotiators and administration agreed to the wording.
Arlington Public Schools approved an addendum to the certificated master agreement clarifying how short‑term disability (STD) interacts with the sick‑leave bank.
Under the approved language, employees receiving short‑term disability (which pays 60% of salary during the STD window) may not request days from the sick‑leave bank to cover the remaining 40% at that same time (i.e., bank days may not be stacked to supplement STD pay). If employees have their own accrued leave and choose to supplement STD pay, normal leave rules apply; however, donated sick‑bank days counted at the 40% rate during an STD window are disallowed under the clarified language.
Administration and two AEA representatives reviewed the language; both parties indicated they understood how the change interacts with the district’s leave policies and that the change should reduce double‑dipping and clarify eligibility. The board approved the addendum; negotiators will include the clarified language in the upcoming master agreement negotiations.
A direct paraphrase from the meeting: the board described the change as a clarification to prevent stacking sick‑bank donations at the 40% rate during STD pay windows.
Next steps: the clarified language will be incorporated into the certificated master agreement and administrators will communicate operational details to staff and AEA representatives.
