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

[Mandy Fitzgerald]

 RSU 38 maintains EPL as a distinct leave category from sick time, as EPL
permits a broader range of qualifying uses, and the district continues to
manage elevated employee absence rates.

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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