5:300 Schedules and Employment Year

The Superintendent shall supervise a process for setting work schedules and an employment year for educational support employees in accordance with State and federal law, School Board policy, and applicable agreements and shall:

1. Assign each employee one supervisor who will establish a work schedule, including   breaks, as required by building or District needs, work load, and the efficient   management of human resources;
2. Allow for the ability to respond to changing circumstances by altering work schedules as needed; and
3. Consider the well-being of the employee. The Superintendent’s approval is required  to establish a flexible work schedule or job-sharing.

Breaks
An employee who works at least 7.5 continuous hours shall receive a 30-minute duty-free meal break that begins within the first five hours of the employee’s workday. The District accommodates employees who are nursing mothers according to State and federal law.

Legal References: 

• 29 U.S.C. §§207, Fair Labor Standards
• 218d, Fair Labor Standards Act.
• 105 ILCS 5/10-20.14a
• 105 ILCS 5/10-22.34
• 105 ILCS 5/10-23.5.
• 740 ILCS 137/, Right to Breastfeed Act.
• 820 ILCS 105/, Minimum Wage Law.
• 820 ILCS 260/, Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act

Date Adopted: December 19, 2006

Date Amended: November 19, 2024