Managers and 250-day employees are entitled to annual leave, which is earned according to a predetermined schedule.
An employee is advanced five days of personal leave. Personal leave may be used for non-emergency matters deemed important by the employee (i.e., personal health, welfare, and/or safety) that need to be addressed during the regular workday. Unused personal leave converts to sick leave.
Sick leave can be used for yourself, for family members, or for a permanent resident of the employee's household. It can also be used for doctor/physician appointments.
Employees may transfer up to a maximum of 60 sick leave days accumulated from an accredited private, parochial, or public school division as certified by that school division's administration. Sick leave that has been accumulated from day care centers or other non-accredited facilities may not be transferred.
Please fill out the top portion of the Transfer Sick Leave from Another District (PDF), print it out, and mail it to your former school district's human resources department. They will fill out the lower half and return it to PWCS' Benefits and Compensation Department. Once received, the employee's sick leave balance will be credited.
All full-time employees are eligible for short-term disability benefits.
Employees are required to cover the elimination period, the first seven calendar days (or five working days), of an illness/injury with their own sick leave, other compensated leave, or leave without pay. Short-term disability benefits are provided and paid according to a schedule based on years of service with PWCS. During the time an employee is receiving short-term disability benefits, the employee may be able to supplement the short-term disability benefits with any compensated leave that the employee has available.