Closure Procedures

School Closure Day

Employee GroupWork ResponsibilityCompensation
All 260-day employees, all Office Professionals, all Custodians, all Administrators, all MFD employees, and all Technicians who do not work with students
Will work.
If the employee is unable to work, he/she will utilize appropriate leave or receive no compensation.
Paraeducators **
Will not work.
Employees are compensated for the first school closure day. Then the employee will utilize a maximum of four sick leave days and then available special leave. Employees without these types of leave will receive no compensation
Technicians who work directly with students and work less than the 260-day calendar. **
Generally will not work. If there is adequate work and supervision, the supervisor may require the employee to work.
If there is more than one school closure day, Techs will be allowed to use a maximum of four sick leave days, then special leave, or receive no compensation for the day.
Nutrition Services **
Will not work unless notified differently by Andrew Ashelford
Nutrition services staff will not work on school closure days unless notified differently by Andrew Ashelford. If they don’t work, after the first school closure day they may use a maximum of two sick leave days, then available special leave, or receive no compensation for the day.
Transportation **Will not work.
Employees are compensated for the first school closure day. Then the employee may utilize a maximum of two sick leave days and then available special leave. The employees may also receive no compensation.
Non-Administrative CertificatedWill not work.
Employees will not be required to make up the first two closure days. Additional closure days will be paid up to a maximum of three days, unless notified by the Superintendent’s Office.

** To be eligible for the paid school cancellation day compensation, the employee must have actually worked on the workday prior to or the workday after the paid school cancellation day.

District Closure Day

Employee GroupWork ResponsibilityCompensation
Office Professionals, Custodians, Administrators, MFD, All 260-Day Employees, and Technicians who do not work with students
Only emergency personnel will work. Emergency personnel are employees responsible for snow removal or employees otherwise designated as emergency personnel by their supervisor. All employees within the Operations Department (including custodians, office professionals and technicians) are considered emergency personnel and are expected to work.
Personnel will generally be paid as if worked. If an administrator or classified staff member does not actually work on the workday prior to or the workday after the district closure day, the employee must use appropriate leave or receive no compensation.
Paraeducators and Technicians who work directly with students
Nutrition Services
Transportation
Non-Administrative CertificatedWill not work.

Note: The above procedures will generally be followed for the first five closure days within a school year. The district can deviate from these procedures as necessary and when allowed by the agreements with the employee groups