Child Care Leaves. Child care leaves shall be processed under the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for those teachers that meet the current eligibility requirements of FMLA. Child care leaves for those teachers that do not meet the current eligibility requirements of FMLA shall be processed under the District Disability After Childbirth Policy.
A. A child care leave shall be granted by the school district subject to the provisions of this Section. Child care leave may be granted because of the need to prepare and/or provide parental care for a child or children of the teacher for an extended period of time.
B. A teacher making application for unpaid child care leave shall inform the principal in writing with intention to take the leave as soon as possible and at least one calendar month before commencement of the intended leave, except in unusual circumstances. The principal and the teacher will attempt to work out a satisfactory plan for the leave.
C. If the reason for the child care leave is occasioned by pregnancy, the teacher shall also provide at the time of the leave application, a statement indicating the expected date of the delivery. Sick leave under Section 2 and long-term disability insurance under Article VI, Section 4, is available for the disabilities of pregnancy prior to the commencement of the child care leave. Such use of sick leave days shall run concurrently with parental leave days under paragraph K.
D. The school district may make moderate adjustments in the proposed beginning or ending date of a child care leave so that the dates of the leave are coincident with some natural break in the school year - e.g., winter vacation, spring vacation, semester break or quarter break, end of reporting period, end of the school year, or the like.
E. In making a determination concerning the commencement and duration of a child care leave, the School Board shall not, unless otherwise agreed, be required to:
1) Grant any leave more than six (6) months in length or to the beginning of the school year following such six (6) month period.
2) Permit the teacher to return to his or her employment prior to the date designated in the request for child care leave.
F. A teacher returning from child care leave shall have a right to return to the teacher’s original position as specified in the teacher’s child care leave plan if the teacher’s leave is commenced and concluded within the same school year or concluded prior to the first teacher duty day of the following s...
Child Care Leaves. A. A leave of absence for up to one year without pay may be granted for a child care or adoption leave. Written application for such leave shall be received by the Superintendent no later than thirty (30) work days prior to the effective date of the commencement of the leave.
B. When a teacher intends to return to work at the beginning of the school year following a leave, written notice must be given to the Superintendent no later than March 1st of the preceding year.
Child Care Leaves. Child Care Leaves are covered under the policies contained in the most recent “Benefits & You” booklet as well as the employer’s folder on Child Care Leaves. Child care leave includes:
a) Maternity leave
b) Adoption Leave; and
c) Parental Leave
Child Care Leaves. 1. Child care leave without leave pay is available to all teachers. The length of the leave shall not exceed one (1) year, renewable at the discretion of the Board, and shall be for a minimum of one (1) semester.
2. In order to provide for continuity within the classroom between pupil and teacher, the teacher shall notify the Superintendent's Office and the building principal in writing at least four (4) months prior to the expected date of the commencement of the leave so that necessary arrangements can be made to procure the teacher's replacement. At his sole discretion, the Superintendent may waive any part of the notification period.
3. The ending date of child care leaves shall conform to the beginning of a school year or semester. The teacher shall specify a prospective termination date of the child care leave at the time of request for the leave.
Child Care Leaves. 1. A non-tenured employee shall only be entitled to a leave up to the expiration of his/her contract.
2. Tenured approved leaves of absence shall run from their commencement date until the end of that school year or any marking period within the year requested by the employee. These leaves of absence may be extended for the subsequent school year or any number of consecutive marking periods in that year by applying to the Superintendent of Schools by April 1st of the initial leave year or within thirty (30) days after the date of birth or adoption, whichever is later. No further extensions shall be granted.
3. Nothing herein shall prevent the employee and the Board from agreeing that a tenured teacher may return on other than the beginning of a marking period if such earlier return is administratively convenient to the Board. Such decision is not grievable. Any change in the return date shall be submitted in writing to the Superintendent sixty (60) days prior to the return.
Child Care Leaves a. Child care leave is available to eligible employees either through the Federal Leave Act, New Jersey Family Leave Act, or through the provisions of this Article, except as provided in the Child Care Leave.
Child Care Leaves. (Without Pay)
1. Childcare leaves shall be granted to parents, of children, for the remainder of the school year under the following circumstances:
a. Newborn infants or in preparation for an anticipated birth.
b. Crippling or terminal accidents or illnesses.
2. A teacher adopting a child will, upon proper application, receive similar leave, which shall commence upon the legal establishment of a parental relationship.
Child Care Leaves. 1. Child care leave is available to eligible employees either through the Family Leave Act and/or through the provisions of this article.
2. At the discretion of the employee, child care leave shall begin immediately upon either; a) the termination of the disability leave defined above, or b) no earlier than ninety (90) calendar days prior to a written request to the Board for such leave.
3. In the case of adoption, child care leave shall be requested in writing as soon as the employee knows of it or within ninety (90) calendar days of the leave commencement, whichever is less.
4. Child care leave shall terminate no later than the end of the school year in which it was initiated. Extensions to the duration of the leave shall be at the full discretion of the Board of Education.
Child Care Leaves. Child care leaves shall be processed under the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for those Educational Assistants that meet the current eligibility requirements of FMLA. All Educational Assistants are eligible for benefits outlined in District Policy 411, Disability After Childbirth.
Subd. 1. A child care leave shall be granted by the school district subject to the provisions of this Section. Child care leave may be granted because of the need to prepare and/or provide parental care for a child or children of the Educational Assistant for an extended period of time.
Subd. 2. An Educational Assistant making needing a childcare leave of absence shall contact the Human Resources Office for the appropriate leave paperwork. Applications for childcare leave shall be made as soon as possible and at least two calendar months before commencement of the intended leave, except in unusual circumstances.
