[SchoolFinance] Question on Paid Time Off (PTO) Practices

[Dawn Fickett]

Same.  It is very frustrating to me that we constantly put the message out
about how important it is for our students to have good attendance, and
then we have staff that are out on almost a weekly basis.  The mixed
message we send does not help students see the importance of attendance
when staff are missing days all the time!

Dawn

On Wed, Mar 18, 2026 at 10:00 AM Andrea Disch <adisch at msad11.org> wrote:

> I am looking to see if there are districts that currently offer Paid Time
> Off (PTO) instead of separate sick, personal, and other accrued absences.
>
> Our teachers have raised PTO in current negotiations, and we are already
> dealing with a high number of staff absences, so I’m especially interested
> in how a PTO model has impacted absence rates and overall leave usage.
>
> If your district offers PTO, I’d appreciate hearing how it’s structured
> and how it’s working in practice.
>
> Thank you,
> Andrea
>
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