When the circumstances are known in advance, such as in the case of scheduled surgery or child birth, a faculty member should give his or her department chair advance notice. A faculty member working less than nine months will have sick leave prorated in relation to the number of months worked . The amount of unused sick leave that may be accumulated is unlimited. When approved for Family and Medical Leave, faculty may also use up to one-third of their sick leave held at the beginning of the Family and Medical Leave period for the illness of a family member and the birth or adoption of a child. Under the VSDP, faculty will be credited with 8 to 10 workdays of sick leave on January 10 each year.
Sick leave is granted based on the length of employment as shown below.
Sick leave balances are not carried forward from year to year. In addition to sick leave, faculty receive up to five days of family and personal leave on January 10 each year. Faculty may use family and personal leaves of absence for personal and family reasons as well as for personal illnesses or injuries. Family and personal days are granted based on the length of employment as shown below. Family and personal leave balances are not carried forward from year to year.