Rights and Responsibilities Notice

• FMLA – Employee Rights and Responsibilities (Español)

Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Forms:

• Request for Extended Leave AND
• Certification for Employee's Serious Health Condition OR Family Member's Serious Health Condition

Non-FMLA Certification Forms:

• Request for Extended Leave AND
• Non-FML Certification for Employee's Health Condition OR Family Member's Health Condition

A full-time employee who has exhausted all earned leave shall be permitted extended sick leave to be used only for the employee’s personal illness or disability, including pregnancy-related disability. The definition of a full-time employee is any employee who regularly works 20 or more hours per week.

Extended sick leave shall be granted according to the following schedule per school year:

• First-year of employment – none
• Second through fourth years – 15 equivalent workdays
• Fifth and succeeding years – 30 equivalent workdays

Medical certification is required for extended sick to be granted and periodically thereafter as requested by the District.

If Eligible for Extended Sick Leave:

1. How is Extended Sick Leave Paid?
   • First, all earned leave (local, state, earned vacation-if any) must be exhausted, then
   • You will have 5 workdays docked at your full daily rate, then
   • You will be given up to a maximum of either 15 or 30 days. The extended sick leave will stop when the doctor releases you or when all extended sick leave allocated has been exhausted, whichever comes first.
   • Extended sick leave pay equals your daily rate minus the cost of a substitute (even if a substitute is not utilized)
   • The dock for professional positions is $100/day.
   • The dock for other district employees is one-third their daily rate up to a maximum of $50/day.
2. How will it look on my paycheck?
   • You will see a dock for (either $100 or one-third of your daily rate up to $50/day) multiplied by the number of days of extended sick leave being paid on that payroll based on the payroll cutoff dates.
     • Examples:
       • Professional Positions (-$100 x 15 days = -$1500)
       • Other Employees (-$50 x 15 = -$750)
3. If your absence continues after all extended sick leave has been paid or after your doctor has released you to return to work, you will be docked your full daily rate for any remaining absences.
   
   
4. If you are a Wylie Sick Leave Bank member, you may be eligible to apply for days from the Sick Bank.

If NOT Eligible for Extended Sick Leave:

1. What happens to my pay?
   • Once all earned leave (local, state, paid vacation-if any) has been exhausted, you will be docked your full daily rate for any remaining absences.

TDL provides job protection to full-time educators who cannot work for an extended period of time because of a personal mental or physical disability of a temporary nature. Please note, TDL does not cover the mental or physical disability of a family member. TDL must be approved and be taken as a continuous block of time. It may not be taken intermittently or on a reduced schedule. 

Who is eligible for TDL? 

Any full-time employee whose position requires certification from the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) is eligible for temporary disability leave.

How long may an employee take TDL?

If disability leave is approved, the length of leave is no longer than 180 calendar days.

The Wylie Sick Leave Bank (WSLB) provides additional sick leave days to members of the bank in the event of catastrophic illness, surgery, or temporary disability due to an injury. Days may be requested from the bank only after the member has exhausted all accumulated state sick, local, state personal, paid vacation, and extended sick leave days. Employees wishing to join the bank donate two (2) days of local leave. (Current members of the bank will remain in the bank unless a signed withdrawal request is returned to the Human Resources Department.) Should there be a catastrophic illness or injury of the member, or a person in the member’s immediate family (as defined in the policy), necessitating the need for additional days after all accumulated state, local, state personal, paid vacation (if applicable) and extended sick leave days (if applicable) have been used, the member may submit a request for days from the bank. Requests should be made through the Leave Specialist in the Human Resources Department. Members of the bank are eligible to apply for a maximum of forty (40) days of additional paid leave from the Sick Leave Bank during the school year. Forms are available on the main Wylie ISD website under the Human Resources Department webpage. When an application is received, the WSLB Board will meet to review the application and supporting documentation to determine if the request fits within the WSLB Policy. Once a determination has been made, the WSLB Board will notify the applicant of the approval or denial of the days.

Sick Leave Bank Policy

Sick Leave Bank Enrollment Form

Sick Leave Bank Request Form

To report any staff or student COVID-19 case, please submit a Wylie ISD Covid Reporting Form. 

For additional Covid-19 information, please visit the website for the Wylie ISD Health Services Department.