Regular employees who are absent due to a medical disability for more than 180 calendar days may be placed on an automatic extended leave of absence.
Medical disability includes personal illness, injury, and incapacitation.
Since probationary employees are not eligible for extended leaves, they may be terminated during an absence if they are unable to return to duty status after 180 calendar days. The effective beginning date of extended leave or termination shall be first duty day following the 180th calendar days of absence. Once placed on extended leave, the assignment from which the regular employee is absent will be held open not longer than the remainder of the school year in which the employee is placed on extended leave. Except for AIP 5 above, the regular provisions of the appropriate leave policy shall apply to the regular employee's absence. Wichita Community Wichita eSchool 2001 Wichita Public Schools.