FMLA Frenzy
A principal just learns that an employee has an upcoming surgery, this is the person they need to notify next.
Who is HR?
You just called 911. Who else should you call?
Superintendent
Memos of Concern/Expectation and Letters of Reprimand should always be shared with this office after the meeting.
Who is HR?
This is the online system employees must use to report an absence and request a substitute.
What is WillSub+?
You receive a written request from a community member asking for access to employee emails and salary information. Before replying, you should forward it to this person.
Who is the FOIA Officer?
Which relationship (spouse, parent, or child) makes an employee eligible to care for a family member under FMLA?
What is all of the above?
Two paraprofessionals disagree over who covers bus duty.
Who is their supervisor/administrator?
You meet with a teacher about chronic tardiness and agree on steps to improve. The summary document you draft is called this.
What is a Memo (of Expectation/Concern)?
This leave type is “use it or lose it”—any days over 30 disappear at the end of June.
What is vacation leave?
A teacher mentions they may have a disability and asks if anything can be adjusted in their classroom. Should HR be looped in?
What is yes—possible ADA accommodation process?
The minimum number of workweeks of leave an eligible employee may take in a 12-month period.
What is 12 workweeks?
A teacher curses at a student—their first-ever issue. Who addresses it?
Who is the supervisor/administrator?
You know they’re not working out. You want to move forward with separation. HR agrees—if you can show this.
What is documentation?
An employee wakes up sick, this person is responsible for entering the absence into WillSub+.
Who is the employee?
A parent asks for their child’s disciplinary record. Is this a FOIA request?
What is no—student records fall under FERPA, not FOIA?
Migraines that keep an employee home two days a month can qualify because they meet this FMLA threshold phrase.
What is “a serious health condition”?
A student reports sexual harassment by a staff member. Who investigates?
Who is the Title IX Coordinator?
When delivering discipline, this legal phrase means the employee had a chance to tell their side.
What is due process?
Before attending a conference or training, staff must complete this form and get administrative and HR approval.
What is the Conference Request Form?
An employee was injured on campus but said they’re “fine” and don’t want to report it. You still insist they call who?
Who is Company Nurse?
If an employee is out for more than three consecutive workdays and the reason may be medical, the supervisor has this obligation.
What is the duty to inquire further and refer to HR for FMLA review?
A teacher aggressively grabs a student and drags them by the arm out of the classroom. HR and the principal are alerted; name the third agency you must call.
What is CPS (Child Protective Services)?
When performance issues are ongoing and previous feedback hasn’t worked, this formal plan outlines goals, timelines, and support (be sure to loop in HR!).
What is a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP)?
After returning from a conference, the employee must do this to share what they learned.
What is present or share out to their department, school, or team?
You get a verbal request for emails between two employees. You’re not sure it’s FOIA. What do you do?
What is forward it to the FOIA Officer to assess and respond?