October 16, 2026 Ad Hoc Governance Committee Meeting

The SaintJosephSchools Ad Hoc Governance Committee met on October 16, 2026, to review proposed clarifications to employee leave policies and the staff handbook. The discussion covered keeping the vacation eligibility schedule in the handbook while referencing it in policy, clarifying that paid holidays apply to full-time, 12-month employees, and changing language on part-time professional vacation from “shall” to “may.” Staff were asked to verify whether any current part-time employees receive vacation before the change is finalized. The committee also identified a correction to the leave buyback language so both references use 40 days rather than 60.

The committee reviewed military-leave language to reflect a statutory increase from 120 to 160 hours and clarify that employees may choose whether to use accrued leave beyond that period. The proposed revisions will be typed and sent to MSBA for review, then brought to the board, potentially at the end of the month, with a committee member summarizing the discussion. No procurement, contract awards, or spending decisions were identified.