Childrearing Leave. In the event a teacher desires a leave longer than that provided by statute (FMLA or X.X x. 149 § 105 D), the below listed procedure shall be followed.
a. Under normal conditions, the Superintendent shall be notified in writing not later than the beginning of the fifth (5th) month of pregnancy. The request must be accompanied by a physician’s certification stating the expected date of delivery.
b. Said extended maternity leave should begin at a time corresponding to the beginning of a new semester (or other appropriate time such as after a vacation period or marking period) provided that, up to this time, the teacher can, in the opinion of the Superintendent of Schools, perform her normal duties satisfactorily. A teacher who does not wish to request a maternity leave of absence shall submit her resignation effective upon leaving the system in accord with the above provisions.
c. Said extended maternity leave shall be without pay and shall terminate one year from the first of September following birth of the child or, sooner, if the teacher and Superintendent so agree. Extensions of leave may be granted at the discretion of the Superintendent.
d. The teacher must notify the Superintendent by the first of April the year in which her maternity leave expires of her intention to return in September, apply for an extension, or to retire from the school system. Failure to comply with this agreement will be considered as her resignation from the school system. Upon return from such leave, the teacher will be offered a position as reasonably comparable to the one occupied at the beginning of the leave as is then available.
e. A teacher granted maternity leave shall not receive credit on the salary schedule or credit toward tenure for that year unless the number of days she has taught shall total at least ninety (90). Except as set forth herein, such leave of absence shall not count toward tenure.
f. In the event the child does not live, the teacher may make written applications for reinstatement, accompanied by a physician’s statement of good health. Such reinstatement may be granted by the School Committee, in case of an acceptable vacancy, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent of Schools and the approval of the School Committee.
Childrearing Leave. Upon request, the Board shall provide a male or female Management Team Member who is a natural or adopting parent, an unpaid leave of absence for the purpose of raising his or her infant. Such leave shall remain in effect at least until the end of the semester following the birth or adoption of the child and no longer than the end of the second semester following the birth or adoption of the child. A Management Team Member shall notify the Board that he/she intends to take such leave at least four (4) weeks prior to the anticipated date on which the leave is to commence. A Management Team Member on childrearing leave shall be entitled to all the benefits accorded and obligated by all duties imposed under paragraph 13 of this Article entitled “Miscellaneous.”
Childrearing Leave. Subject to the following conditions, an employee may request and the Board may grant up to twelve months childrearing leave.
1. The employee must make his/her request for childrearing leave in writing to the Superintendent of Schools no later than sixty (60) workdays prior to the date the employee wishes to commence leave.
2. The authority to grant or deny an employee his/her request and to determine replacement shall rest solely with the Superintendent or his designee.
3. If the Superintendent or his designee denies a request for any of the following reasons, any grievance arising there from shall be based solely on the grounds the decision was arbitrary or capricious and, therefore, unfair:
a. replacement through the transfer of another employee covered under this agreement would be disruptive;
b. there is no adequately qualified replacement either among employees covered under this Agreement or non-employees;
c. an additional cost would accrue to the Board.
4. Unless the Superintendent, or his designee, and the employee both agree otherwise, duration of childrearing leave shall be for no-less-than the entire period granted.
5. An employee on childrearing leave shall notify the Superintendent of Schools in writing of his/her intention to return to active employment upon termination of the period of the leave no-less-than thirty (30) workdays prior to the date the leave is to end. Failure to comply with this condition shall be tantamount to resignation.
6. Childrearing leave shall be without salary and any contribution by the Board for the premium cost of insurance benefits; however, the employee shall be allowed the opportunity to continue applicable insurance coverage at his/her expense.
7. Provided his/her employment is not terminated because of staff reduction during the period of childrearing leave, an employee shall be returned to active employment when the period of childrearing leave ends.
8. When the period of childrearing leave ends, an employee shall return to:
a. the same classification he/she was in when the childrearing leave began; and
b. at the same step of the applicable salary schedule he/she was at when the childrearing leave began.
Childrearing Leave. In the event a natural or adoptive parent desires a leave of absence without pay for preparation for the birth of a child or for continued child care, the employee may apply for a leave by submitting a written request to the Superintendent. The leave shall be considered as unrelated to the possible disability of the employee. Leave for this purpose may be granted by the District.
Childrearing Leave. If requested by the bargaining unit member, the Board will grant a leave of absence, without pay, for the purpose of rearing a newly-born child or a newly adopted child whose age is one (1) year or less at the time of the commencement of the leave of absence.
a. A bargaining unit member who wishes to take leave under this policy shall make application in writing to the Board of Education at least forty-five (45) days prior to the commencement of said leave. In the case of an emergency or unexpected illness, the forty- five (45) days notification requirement may be waived.
b. Leave under this policy may be granted for a period of up to two (2) years plus the remaining portion of the school year in which the leave commences.
c. Leave under this section shall expire on June 30 of the applicable school year unless the bargaining unit member gives notice by April 15 of his intent to: 1) extend the leave for an additional year (if eligible), or 2) return to active employment of the ensuring school year.
Childrearing Leave. 1. Tenured teachers shall be entitled, upon written request submitted to the Superintendent, to a child-rearing leave without pay or benefits. A "child-rearing leave" shall be available to both male and female employees within thirty (30) calendar days of the birth or adoption of a child, or the placement of a xxxxxx child in their care.
2. A teacher must apply for child-rearing leave at least sixty (60) calendar days prior to the anticipated commencement of the leave, provided that this requirement shall be waived in cases of adoption for good cause show. In such cases, the teacher shall provide as much advance notice as is practicable.
3. Such leave shall be for the remainder of the school year, and the teacher shall return to work at the beginning of the next school year.
4. Child-rearing leave shall be without compensation or benefits, provided that teachers may, at their own option and expense, remain in the insurance group.
5. Upon completion of a child-rearing leave, the teacher will be returned to the position vacated or to a position of a similar nature to the same extent as would occur without regard to such leave.
Childrearing Leave. Any teacher will be granted a leave of absence without pay for up to one (1) school year for purposes of childrearing. Teachers on "childrearing leave" will return on the first day of school unless other arrangements have been agreed to by the Superintendent-Director. This provision shall apply to both natural and adoptive parents.
Childrearing Leave. 5.1 An employee may request and, subject to Board approval, be granted an unpaid childrearing leave not to exceed twenty-four months. Childrearing leave may be requested for either an adopted or biological child.
Childrearing Leave. A. An employee shall be eligible to leave for childrearing. If the child is born or adopted on or after March 1 in any twelve-month period July 1 through June 30, such leave shall be for the balance of the then current school year; if chosen, for the first succeeding school year; and, if chosen, for the second succeeding school year. If the child is born or adopted before March 1 in any twelve-month period July 1 through June 30, such leave shall be for the balance of the then current school year; and, if chosen, for the next succeeding school year.
B. Childrearing leave shall be subject to the following conditions:
(1) Unless the Superintendent and the teacher both agree otherwise, duration of childrearing leave shall be for no less than each entire period for which the teacher is eligible and which the teacher chooses.
(2) The Superintendent of Schools must receive initial notification of intent to take childrearing leave in writing at least thirty (30) school days prior to the date such leave is to commence (i.e., the date disability caused by pregnancy and childbirth ends or the date adoption is completed). The Superintendent of Schools must receive notification of intent to continue childrearing leave as applicable in writing by the preceding May 1. Such notifications shall be irrevocable and unalterable. Failure to so notify shall result in relinquishing the right for such leave.
(3) A teacher on childrearing leave shall notify the Superintendent of Schools in writing of his/her intention to return to active employment upon termination of said leave by March 1 of the school year the leave is to end, or at the time written notification to take childrearing leave is made if this is after March 1 and for the balance of that school year only. Failure to comply with this condition shall be tantamount to resignation.
(4) Childrearing leave shall be without salary and any contribution by the Board for the cost of insurance benefits. However, the teacher shall be allowed the opportunity to continue applicable insurance coverage at his/her expense.
Childrearing Leave.
a. Timely with the birth or adoption of a child or upon the completion of a childbearing or adoption leave and at the sole option of the teacher, the Superintendent shall grant a non-paid leave of absence to said teacher for a duration not in excess of the remainder of the current school year except that in the case of a teacher whose initial eight (8) week leave commences on or after February 1 of a school year, the Superintendent shall grant a non-paid leave of absence to said teacher for a duration not in excess of the school year next following the school year in which the leave commences.
b. Teachers on unpaid leaves of absence may continue group insurance coverage as provided by the Committee to members of this bargaining unit by paying the full premium cost.
