Wautoma Area School District
Approved 09/14/89
Revised 03/28/02
A. Unpaid Leave of Absence Requests Due to Occupational Conflicts
1. A written request for said leave, which shall include the dates of the absence and describe the occupational conflict, must be submitted by the employee to the Transportation
Supervisor at least five (5) working days prior to the first day of the leave noted in the request.
2. Requests will be processed for only the current school year that is defined as July 1 to
June 30.
3. A suitable substitute must be available to fill the employee’s vacancy during the leave of absence time period.
B. Unpaid Leaves of Absence Requests Due to Other Highly Unusual Circumstances
1. A written request for said leave, which shall include the dates of the absence and describe the highly unusual circumstances, must be submitted by the employee to the
Transportation Supervisor not less than 30 calendar days prior to the first day of the leave noted in the request.
2. Requests will be processed for only the current school year that is defined as July 1 to
June 30.
3. A suitable substitute must be available to fill the employee’s vacancy during the leave of absence time-period.
4. Scheduled leave of absences of other WASTRE employees during this period will be considered in granting or denying the request.
5. Any other factors affecting the continuity of the transportation department will be considered in granting or denying the request.
6. Should three (3) or more requests for unpaid leave of absence be submitted covering all or part of the same time period and should those requests merit approval, the decision will be made based on the following:
a. The employee’s attendance record during the current school year.
b. The employee’s length of service to the District.
c. Previous leave of absences granted to the employee.
d. Previous leave of absence requests submitted by the employee.
Legal Reference: Wisconsin State Statute §118.13, 120.10(16), 120.13(6), 120.13(10)
Cross Reference: Policy 511-Equal Employment Opportunity (Affirmative Action Plan); 542.32 Guidelines for Unpaid Leave of Absence Requests from WDE Employees; WDE-Board of Education Master Agreement
