Childcare Leave. (a) Childcare leave without pay is available to teachers. The length of the leave shall not exceed one (1) year, renewable at the discretion of the Board if requested by the teacher in writing at least three (3) months prior to the expiration of the leave. (b) In order to provide for continuity within the classroom between pupil and teacher, the teacher shall notify the Assistant Superintendent of Human Services in writing at least three (3) months prior to the requested beginning date of the leave so that necessary arrangements can be made to procure the teacher's replacement. Said notification shall request a beginning and ending date of the leave to be agreed upon by the teacher and the administration. In cases of emergency, the Assistant Superintendent of Human Services may waive the three (3) month notification period prescribed herein. (c) The agreed-upon date and request shall be referred to the Board of Education for approval. It is understood that each request for childcare leave will be considered on an individual basis. (d) The teacher shall notify the Board in writing of his/her intent to return, not later than the midpoint of the duration of the leave, which shall be determined when the Board grants the leave. Re-employment will commence upon the date set when the leave (or any renewal thereof) was granted. It is understood that the foregoing shall not supersede provisions for layoff or other provisions of law or this contract. (e) A teacher may make written application to the Assistant Superintendent of Human Services for reinstatement prior to expiration of the leave granted by the Board. However, the Board reserves the right in its sole discretion to approve accelerated termination of childcare leaves on the basis of each individual case. (f) Failure to return from a childcare leave on the date specified in said leave shall be deemed a resignation unless mutually agreed upon by the Board and the teacher prior to said date. (g) Childcare leave will be granted without pay and without experience credit and without sick leave accumulation. Upon return from childcare leave, the teacher shall be restored to the same position on the salary schedule as when the teacher left, and be entitled to other accrued benefits prior to said leave. The teacher shall be returned to a position for which the teacher is certified and qualified.
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Samples: Professional Negotiation Agreement, Professional Negotiation Agreement, Professional Negotiation Agreement
Childcare Leave. (a) Childcare leave without pay is available
1. A bargaining unit employee who wants to teachers. The length of the take childcare leave shall not exceed one (1) yearmake a written request to the Superintendent, renewable at the discretion of the Board if requested by the teacher as far in writing at least advance as practical but in no event less than three (3) months prior to the expiration expected date of birth of the leave.
(b) In order to provide for continuity within the classroom between pupil and teacher, the teacher shall notify the Assistant Superintendent of Human Services in writing at least child or three (3) months prior to the requested beginning expected date of the leave so that necessary arrangements can adoption. This time limit may be made to procure the teacher's replacement. Said notification shall request a beginning and ending date of the leave to be agreed upon waived by the teacher and the administrationSuperintendent in unusual circumstances in which proper notice was impractical. In cases of emergency, the Assistant Superintendent of Human Services may waive the three (3) month notification period prescribed herein.
(c) The agreed-upon date and request shall be referred to the Board of Education for approval. It is understood that each request for childcare leave will be considered on an individual basis.
(d) The teacher shall notify the Board in writing of his/her intent to return, not later than the midpoint of the duration of the leave, which shall be determined when the Board grants the leave. Re-employment will commence upon the date set when the leave (or any renewal thereof) was granted. It is understood that the foregoing shall not supersede provisions for layoff or other provisions of law or this contract.
(e) A teacher may make written application to the Assistant Superintendent of Human Services for reinstatement prior to expiration of the leave granted by the Board. However, the Board reserves the right in its sole discretion to approve accelerated termination of childcare leaves on the basis of each individual case.
(f) Failure to return from a childcare leave on the date specified in said leave shall be deemed a resignation unless mutually agreed upon by the Board and the teacher prior to said date.
(g) Childcare leave will be granted without pay on the basis of whole school terms for up to two terms beyond the term in which the employee commences childcare leave. Once childcare leave is granted, the applicant is required to take the leave for the minimum period requested in the application and without experience credit granted by the District. At the discretion of the District, upon application by the employee, this leave may be extended for up to an additional one school year. The first twelve (12) weeks of any childcare leave will be designated as leave pursuant to the federal Family and without sick Medical Leave Act and will run concurrently with said childcare leave.
2. The employee on childcare leave accumulationwill notify the Superintendent in writing two (2) months prior to the termination of said leave of the employee’s intention to either resume work or resign from employment with the District. Upon No such employee may terminate childcare leave and resume working for the District except at the commencement of the school term unless the District shall expressly permit otherwise. If the employee does not return to their position at the conclusion of the scheduled leave and the employee has failed to contact the Superintendent of Schools requesting an extension of the leave, such action will be determined to be a resignation from the District.
3. The District shall attempt, insofar as it is practicable, to reassign the employee returning from childcare leave, the teacher shall be restored leave to the same position the employee held prior to commencing the leave.
4. A pregnant employee may continue to work as long as she is physically able to do so and may return as soon as she is physically able to do so, subject to the condition that she shall provide such medical certification of her condition as the District may require.
5. Neither salary nor benefits shall be paid to any employee on childcare leave, nor shall an employee accumulate sick leave or use accumulated sick leave while on childcare leave. Xxxx leave accumulated prior to the salary schedule as when the teacher leftcommencement of childcare leave shall be retained, however, and be entitled to other accrued benefits prior to said leave. The teacher shall be returned reactivated upon return to a position employment with the District. Health insurance shall continue to be provided during the first twelve (12) weeks of any childcare leave, under the same terms and conditions as it would have been provided if the employee was working.
6. Employees on childcare leave for which longer than twelve (12) weeks continue their participation in the teacher is certified and qualifiedDistrict’s health insurance program upon payment to the District of 100% of the District’s cost of continuing such participation.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Childcare Leave. (a) Childcare An administrator may be eligible for childcare leave without pay is available as described below:
Subd. 1. A childcare leave may be granted by the School District, subject to teachers. The length the provisions of the leave shall not exceed this section, to one (1) yearparent of an infant child, renewable at provided such parent is caring for the discretion of child on a full-time basis.
Subd. 2. An administrator making application for childcare leave shall inform the Board if requested by the teacher Superintendent in writing of intention to take the leave at least three (3) calendar months prior to the expiration before commencement of the intended leave.
(b) In order to provide Subd. 3. If the reason for continuity within the classroom between pupil and teacherchildcare leave is occasioned by pregnancy, the teacher shall notify the Assistant Superintendent of Human Services in writing at least three (3) months prior an administrator may utilize disability leave pursuant to the requested beginning date disability leave provisions of the agreement during a period of physical disability. However, an administrator shall not be eligible for disability leave during a period of time covered by a childcare leave. A pregnant administrator will also provide at the time of the leave so that necessary arrangements can be made to procure application a statement from her physician indicating the teacher's replacementexpected date of delivery.
Subd. Said notification shall request a 4. The School District may adjust the proposed beginning and or ending date of the leave to be agreed upon by the teacher and the administration. In cases of emergency, the Assistant Superintendent of Human Services may waive the three (3) month notification period prescribed herein.
(c) The agreed-upon date and request shall be referred to the Board of Education for approval. It is understood that each request for a childcare leave will be considered on an individual basis.
(d) The teacher shall notify the Board in writing of his/her intent to return, not later than the midpoint of the duration of the leave, which shall be determined when the Board grants the leave. Re-employment will commence upon the date set when the leave (or any renewal thereof) was granted. It is understood so that the foregoing shall not supersede provisions for layoff or other provisions of law or this contract.
(e) A teacher may make written application to the Assistant Superintendent of Human Services for reinstatement prior to expiration dates of the leave granted by are coincident with some natural break in the Boardschool year – i.e., winter vacation, spring vacation, semester break or quarter break, end of a grading period, end of the school year, or the like. HoweverWhen this adjustment necessitates setting a beginning date prior to a disability period, this shall not result in loss of the Board reserves the right in its sole discretion to approve accelerated termination of childcare leaves on the basis of each individual casedisability benefits.
(f) Failure to return from Subd. 5. In making a childcare leave on determination concerning the date specified in said leave shall be deemed commencement and duration of a resignation unless mutually agreed upon by the Board and the teacher prior to said date.
(g) Childcare leave will be granted without pay and without experience credit and without sick leave accumulation. Upon return from childcare leave, the teacher School District shall not, in any event, be required to:
x. Xxxxx any leave more than twelve (12) months in duration, including disability leave.
b. Permit the administrator to return to his/her employment prior to the date designated in the request for childcare leave.
Subd. 6. An administrator returning from childcare leave shall be restored to the same position on the salary schedule as when the teacher left, and be entitled to other accrued benefits prior to said leave. The teacher shall be returned to re-employed in a position for which they are licensed, unless previously discharged or placed on unrequested leave.
Subd. 7. Failure of the teacher is certified administrator to return pursuant to the date determined under this section shall constitute grounds for termination unless the School District and qualifiedthe administrator mutually agree to an extension in the leave.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Childcare Leave. (a) Childcare leave without pay is available to teachers. The length of the leave shall not exceed one (1) year, renewable at the discretion of the Board if requested by the teacher in writing at least three (3) months prior to the expiration of the leave.
(b) In order to provide for continuity within the classroom between pupil and teacher, the teacher shall notify the Assistant Superintendent of Human Services in writing at least three (3) months prior to the requested beginning date of the leave so that necessary arrangements can be made to procure the teacher's replacement. Said notification shall request a beginning and ending date of the leave to be agreed upon by the teacher and the administration. In cases of emergency, the Assistant Superintendent of Human Services may waive the three (3) month notification period prescribed herein.
(c) The agreed-upon date and request shall be referred to the Board of Education for approval. It is understood that each request for childcare leave will be considered on an individual basis.
(d) The teacher shall notify the Board in writing of his/her intent to return, not later than the midpoint of the duration of the leave, which shall be determined when the Board grants the leave. Re-employment will commence upon the date set when the leave (or any renewal thereof) was granted. It is understood that the foregoing shall not supersede provisions for layoff or other provisions of law or this contract.
(e) A teacher may make written application to the Assistant Superintendent of Human Services for reinstatement prior to expiration of the leave granted by the Board. However, the Board reserves the right in its sole discretion to approve accelerated termination of childcare leaves on the basis of each individual case.
(f) Failure to return from a childcare leave on the date specified in said leave shall be deemed a resignation unless mutually agreed upon by the Board and the teacher prior to said date.
(g) Childcare leave will be granted without pay and without experience credit and without sick leave PTO accumulation. Upon return from childcare leave, the teacher shall be restored to the same position on the salary schedule as when the teacher left, and be entitled to other accrued benefits prior to said leave. The teacher shall be returned to a position for which the teacher is certified and qualified.
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Samples: Professional Negotiation Agreement