Leave Options

The Shared Leave program is intended to extend leave benefits to an employee who otherwise would have to take leave without pay or terminate employment with the district. Everett Public Schools does not accept donations from outside agencies (i.e. from an employee working in another school district).

Everett Public Schools established a Shared Leave Program in 1991 and District Policy and Procedure 5406 outline the parameters for implementation. The Shared Leave Program is governed by the conditions outlined in WAC 392-136A and the employee's Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

In order to be eligible to receive shared leave donations:

1. The employee must be on an approved Leave of Absence 
2. The leave of absence must be for employee, relative, or household member suffering from an illness, injury, impairment, or physical or mental condition which is of an extraordinary or severe nature that prevents the employee, relative, or household member from working; employee has been called to service in the uniformed services; employee is a current member of the uniformed services or veteran and needs to attend medical appointments for a service connected injury or disability; employee is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking; employee is temporarily disabled because of pregnancy or needs time for parental leave
3. Employee has abided by the district's sick leave or military leave policies and has depleted or will shortly deplete their annual leave (vacation) and/or sick leave reserves
4. Employee has not received more than 522 days of shared leave during their total employment by the state of Washington or any state agencies, including employment by other school districts within the state
5. The condition may soon cause employee to go on leave without pay or to terminate district employment
6. Employee has provided the shared leave medical documentation form signed by a licensed physician or authorized health care practitioner verifying the extraordinary or severe health condition that prevents employee or relative or household member from working and expected duration of the condition, or a pregnancy-related medical condition or miscarriage. This documentation is not required for parental, domestic violence, or uniformed service leave

Documents for Shared Leave:

• Shared Leave Medical Documentation
• Shared Leave Donation Form