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Board forwards proposed paid parental and foster-care leave to handbook committee after wide support

Madison Metropolitan School District Board/Operations Work Group · March 10, 2026
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After a lengthy discussion about costs and administration, the board voted 7—0 to send a proposed paid parental and foster-care leave policy to the handbook review committee; staff estimated about 140 employees might use the benefit in year one and noted additional HR and payroll capacity will be needed for implementation.

The Madison Metropolitan School District board voted to forward a proposed paid parental and foster-care leave policy to the joint handbook review committee after a large portion of board members voiced support and discussed implementation details.

Staff presenting the policy noted it was a second reading and provided fiscal and administrative modeling: they estimated roughly 140 employees might use the benefit in a year, assumed about 80% of those cases would require a…

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