FCPS provides up to
5 consecutive work days for regular employees at any one time in the event of
the death of an employee’s immediate family member and up to 3 consecutive work
days for extended family.
The purpose of the Family
Crisis Leave Exchange is to provide sick leave to eligible employees after their
accumulated sick leave, personal leave, annual leave, and any other leave available
to them has been exhausted. The exchange
is intended solely for situations that are catastrophic and life threatening
to members of the immediate family that require the employee to be temporarily
absent from their assignment. This leave is not available for the employees’ personal illness
or injury. The exchange will be funded by voluntary contributions of leave from
eligible employees.
Eligible employees may
take a leave of absence with full pay for jury duty and appearances in any legal
proceedings connected with employment.
The purpose of sabbatical
leave is to enable eligible employees to pursue an activity which will benefit
the school system by enhanced professional competence. To be eligible, an employee must have completed
six (6) full years of active service with FCPS. Sabbatical leaves will be granted by the superintendent,
and approved employees will be paid by FCPS at fifty percent (50%) of the salary
rate which the employee would have received if the employee had remained on
active duty, provided the employee agrees to return to employment with FCPS
for a period of one year.