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Tom Bean ISD board amends FMLA policy to allow short extended leaves

Tom Bean Independent School District Board of Trustees · October 21, 2024
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Summary

Trustees voted 4-0 to amend DEC(Local) to let employees take extended leave of up to 10 days, a change the board described as more employee-centric and made on the superintendent's recommendation.

The Tom Bean ISD Board of Trustees amended local policy DEC(Local) Oct. 21 to expand employee leave options, voting unanimously to allow extended leave of up to 10 days. Trustee Shawna Merriman moved the amendment "to be more employee-centric by allowing employees to take extended leave of up to 10 days as recommended by the Superintendent," and the motion passed 4-0.

Board minutes record the change as a policy amendment; the minutes do not include implementing procedures or identify which employee groups will be eligible beyond the general language in DEC(Local). The superintendent recommended the change during his report.