Childcare Leaves. 1. The Board shall grant voluntary unpaid leaves of absence for the purpose of childcare of an infant or adopted child to teachers who fulfill the requirements set out below.
2. Childcare leaves are available only to tenured teachers.
3. Requests for childcare leave shall be submitted to the Superintendent at least three (3) months prior to the proposed commencement of leave. The leave shall be for the remainder of the school year. Those teachers whose leave commenced after March 1st will be granted a one (1) year extension of leave, upon written request. All other requests for extension of childcare leave will be considered by the Board on an individual basis.
4. In the case of an adoption, notice shall be given to the teacher’s supervisor when filing for adoption. In cases of adoption, application shall be made for specific leave period as soon as the teacher is informed of the custody date.
Childcare Leaves. 1. A non-tenured employee shall only be entitled to a leave up to the expiration of his/her contract.
2. a. A tenured employee's approved leave of absence shall run from their commencement date until the end of that school year. These leaves of absence may be extended for the subsequent full school year by applying to the superintendent by February 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.
Childcare Leaves. 9:5.1 The Board shall grant voluntary unpaid leaves of absence for the purposes of childcare of an infant to those employees who fulfill the requirements set out below. Approval is conditioned upon adequate staffing as determined by the Board of Education.
Childcare Leaves. 1. The Board may grant unpaid leaves of absence for the purposes of child care of an infant to employees who fulfill the requirements set out below. No requests will be disapproved arbitrarily, discriminatorily or capriciously.
2. Except as provided in Section B.3., below, leaves of absence shall commence immediately following the end of the period of actual disability and shall terminate at the end of the school year in which the disability occurred. Written notification of such intention to return to duty must be included in the employee’s initial request for childcare leave.
3. When an employee requests a voluntary unpaid leave of absence which begins prior to the period of actual disability, the Board may alter the requested starting date of said leave in order to maintain continuity in the educational programs.
4. At the request of the employee and with the approval of the Board, extensions of childcare leaves may be granted for one full school year.
5. An employee on a voluntary unpaid leave of absence shall not be eligible to either receive or accrue benefits except as statutorily required. When on unpaid leave, an employee may not use sick days.
6. Nothing stated herein shall require the Board of Education to extend the leave of absence of a non-tenured employee beyond the end of the school year in which the leave occurs.
7. All requests for extensions of unpaid leaves of absence under Section B herein shall be in writing. Requests for extensions for unpaid leaves commencing September 1 shall be made by April 1 of the previous school year.
8. In the case of an adoption, notice shall be given to the Superintendent when application for the adoption is approved by the adopting agency. Request for unpaid leave shall be made for a specific period as soon as the employee is informed of the custody date. Said leave shall commence on a date mutually agreeable to both the employee and the Superintendent and shall terminate on a date mutually agreeable to both the employee and Superintendent. Except as otherwise provided herein, all conditions and requirements set forth in subsections B.4, B.5, B.6 and B. 7 of this Article shall be so applicable to this subsection - i.e., B.8.
Childcare Leaves. (1) The board may grant voluntary unpaid leaves of absence for the purpose of childcare of an infant to employees who fulfill the requirements set forth below.
(2) Such leaves of absence may be for one-half work year or one full work year at the request of the employee and with the approval of the Board. Extensions may be granted at the discretion of the Board of Education.
(3) To avoid unnecessary interruptions in instruction, childcare leaves shall commence at the end of the disability leave or on a date mutually agreed upon by the Board and the employee, and shall terminate the following September l.
(4) An employee desiring an unpaid leave shall apply no less than 90 calendar days before the anticipated delivery date of the infant. In the case of an adoption, notice shall be given to the employee's supervisor when application for the adoption is made. In cases of adoption, application shall be made for a specific leave period as soon as the employee is informed of the custody date.
(5) To be eligible for a salary increment and credit toward longevity payments and sabbaticals, an employee must work at least one-half of the work year in which the leave commences or terminates.
(6) An employee on a voluntary unpaid leave of absence shall not be eligible to either receive or accrue benefits except as statutorily required.
(7) No salary or benefits will be paid during such childcare leaves. However, benefits may be kept up through employee contributions.
Childcare Leaves. 1. Childcare 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 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. The Superintendent, at their sole discretion, may waive any part of the notification period.
3. The ending date of childcare leaves shall conform to the beginning of a school year or semester. The teacher shall specify a prospective termination date of the childcare leave at the time of request for the leave.
Childcare Leaves. Bargaining unit employees may be eligible to utilize up to 12- weeks of paid leave, at 2/3 pay, for the purposes of childcare, in accordance with the FFCRA.
i. The parties recognize and agree that employees may be permitted to utilize this type of FFCRA leave if a child’s school is not necessarily “closed” but is “curtailed” (such situation where an employee must remain home to provide care to a child whose District is remote learning).
ii. An employee may utilize accrued sick leave or vacation to provide the employee with 100% of the employee’s regular rate of pay, subject to the FFRCA’s earnings limitations.
iii. The parties recognize that the District may request verification of a child’s school closure or remote-learning schedule.
iv. Upon the expiration of FFCRA childcare leave or for childcare leave which may commence after December 31, 2020, the parties recognize that employees may use accrued vacation leave (e.g. for closure or curtailment of a child’s school, issues with caregiver provider, etc.).
Childcare Leaves. Bargaining unit employees may be eligible to utilize up to 12-weeks of Emergency Family and Medical Leave (EFMLA) for the purposes of childcare in accordance with qualifying reason #5 of the FFCRA (see attached). The first two weeks (10 days) of EFMLA are unpaid; however, employees may choose to use their Emergency Paid Sick Leave during this first two-week period. The remaining 10 weeks of EFMLA are paid at 2/3 pay.
i. The parties recognize and agree that employees may be permitted to utilize this type of FFCRA leave if a child’s school is not necessarily “closed” but is “curtailed” (such situations where an employee must remain home to provide care to a child whose District is remote-learning).
ii. Pursuant to Section 4 of this agreement, an employee may utilize accrued sick leave or vacation to provide the employee with 100% of the employee’s regular rate of pay.
iii. The parties recognize that the District may request verification of a child’s school closure, curtailment or remote-learning schedule.
iv. Upon the expiration of the 12-weeks of FFCRA childcare leave or for childcare leave which may commence after December 31, 2020, the parties recognize that employees may use accrued sick leave and vacation for childcare related reasons (e.g. closure or curtailment of a child’s school, issues with caregiver provider, etc.).
Childcare Leaves a. Childcare leave is available to eligible Association members either through the Federal Family & Medical Leave Act, New Jersey Family Leave Act, or through the provisions of this Article. Pursuant to law and District policy, leave taken for a reason eligible only under either the NJFLA or FMLA shall run consecutively while leave taken for a reason which qualifies under both the NJFLA and FMLA shall run concurrently.
b. Contractual childcare leave shall begin immediately upon, a) the termination of the disability leave defined above, orb) on September 1 or February 1.
c. Contractual childcare leave shall terminate at the end of the school year in which the leave was granted. For tenured Association members only, an extension of childcare leave beyond the semester in which the leave is granted may be extended for one school year provided an application in writing is made prior to April 1 of the academic year preceding the year in which the leave is to be taken. Extensions, or other adjustments to the duration of the leave, shall be at the full discretion of the Board.
d. An Association member desiring an unpaid leave shall apply no less than 90 calendar days before the anticipated delivery date of the child. In the case of adoption, notice shall be given to the Association member's supervisor when the adoption is approved by the adoption agency. In cases of adoption, application shall be made for a specific leave period as soon as the employee is informed of the custody date.
e. Contractual unpaid childcare leave is available to Association members who fulfill the requirements set out above. Approval of leave is conditioned upon adequate staffing as determined by the Board. No request will be disapproved arbitrarily, discriminatorily or capriciously.
f. To be eligible for a salary increment and credit toward longevity payments and sabbaticals, Association members must work at least 90 days in the school year that the leave commences or terminates.
g. An Association member on a voluntary unpaid leave of absence shall not be eligible to either receive or accrue benefits except as statutorily required. The Association member may continue coverage at his/her own expense, in accordance with the rules of the insurance carrier.
h. To be eligible for a new childcare leave, an Association member must have been actively employed in the district for the full academic year or calendar year prior to the requested leave, or as required by law.
Childcare Leaves a. Natural birth
1) The Board shall grant unpaid leaves of absence for the purposes of childcare of an infant to employees under the conditions set forth below:
a) In no event shall the Board be required to grant concurrent leaves of absence to both parents.
b) The initial request for childcare leave shall not exceed the end of the academic year in which said leave is taken; however, if the childcare leave begins on or after commencement of the second (2nd) semester, the employee shall be entitled to an additional school year of childcare leave without pay before exercising her option of an extension in accordance with subsection C.2.a.4.)
2) Except as provided in subsection C.2.a.3) below, leaves of absence shall commence immediately following the end of the period of actual disability and shall terminate at the end of the school year in which the disability occurred.
3) When a supervisor requests a childcare leave of absence which begins prior to the period of actual disability, the Board may alter the requested starting date of said leave in order to maintain continuity in the educational programs. If the altered starting date of said leave is unsatisfactory to the Supervisor, the request may be withdrawn within 10 calendar days of initial notification.
4) At the request of a tenured Supervisor with more than three
