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District HR proposes paid parental leave, extra personal days and updates to bereavement and benefits
Summary
HR presented procedural updates including six weeks of paid parental leave, three additional personal days, and expanded bereavement leave; actuaries reported premium increases (about 10.1% for health, 9.2% for dental) and the district recommended continuing to cover 100% of employee premiums.
Human resources presented proposed updates to employee leave and benefit procedures at the March 12 meeting, including a new paid parental‑leave procedure providing six weeks of paid leave for qualifying events (birth, adoption or guardianship), an update adding three additional personal leave days for employees, and an increase to allowable bereavement leave to five days for in‑state immediate family deaths.
The presenter said the six weeks of paid parental leave must run concurrently with other leave taken and that personal days that are unused convert to sick leave. The presenter also described changes to procedure 4302F to add five bereavement days for in‑state immediate family; additional earned sick time or vacation may be used beyond that allowance.
Staff noted the district participates in the Northern Arizona Employee Benefit Trust; trustees reviewed actuarial data at renewal and recommended retaining district coverage for employee premiums despite cost pressures. The presenter cited a roughly 10.1% increase for the health plan and a 9.2% increase for dental; the district recommended continuing to cover 100% of employee premiums for the health plan for the 2026–27 school year.
No formal vote or implementation schedule for these procedural updates is recorded in the provided transcript; the presentation was explanatory and framed as recommended procedural language for board consideration.
