Review and Discussion of the 2026-27 Employee Handbook Description: The Administration develops the annual employee handbook for board review. The handbook is an administrative document that refers to official board policies as needed. We use the TASB Model and it ensures our compliance to federal and state laws and current adopted board policies. I will explain any changes from the prior year in

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4.A. Review and Discussion of the 2026-27 Employee Handbook Description: The Administration develops the annual employee handbook for board review. The handbook is an administrative document that refers to official board policies as needed. We use the TASB Model and it ensures our compliance to federal and state laws and current adopted board policies. I will explain any changes from the prior year in which there were minimum. Changes from 2025: 1. Most TASB changes are policy references 2. Proposed Sick Leave Bank 3. Bereavement Leave-allows up to 5 days for immediate family and 3 for extended family 4. Dress Code-allows jeans to be worn with stipulations 5. Reporting Child Abuse timelines 6. Reports to Texas Education Agency-timelines for employee misconduct