Contractual Leave Clause Samples

Contractual Leave a) To avoid unnecessary interruptions in instruction, contractual child care leaves shall commence at the start of a semester and shall terminate at the end of a semester. Exception: non-tenured employees' child care leaves shall terminate at the end of the school year in which the leave began. b) Tenured employees may request child care leaves that include the full following academic year and that terminate at the start of the work year in which the employee is scheduled to return to active employment. c) Time spent on contractual leave shall count towards the time granted for child care leave under both the state and federal statutes. d) An employee on a contractual leave of absence shall receive benefits, including insurance coverage, as required by law. e) Approval of contractual leave is conditioned upon adequate staffing, instructional needs, and operational needs as determined by the Board of Education. No request will be disapproved arbitrarily, discriminatorily or capriciously.

Contractual Leave. 1. The Board may grant voluntary unpaid leaves of absence of the purpose of child care. No requests will be disapproved arbitrarily or capriciously. Such leaves of absence may be for one-half school year or one full school year at the request of the member and the approval of the Board. Extensions will only be granted in extreme emergencies at the complete discretion of the Board of Education. 2. Contractual child care leave shall begin at the following time: Immediately upon the termination of the disability leave defined above; or immediately after the birth of a child or, in the case of adoption, immediately upon custody of the child; or 3. Time spent on contractual leave shall count towards the time granted for child care leave under both the state and federal statutes. 4. Nontenured employees' child care leaves shall terminate at the end of the school year in which the leave began. 5. A tenured employee's approved leave of absence shall run from their commencement date until the end of that semester or 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 30 days after the date of birth or adoption, whichever is later. No further exceptions shall be granted. 6. A member on a voluntary unpaid leave of absence shall be eligible to either receive or accrue benefits except as statutorily required (12 weeks). The employee may continue participation in group plans at her/his own expense. 7. Where leave has been granted for the subsequent full school year, the employee on such leave shall inform the superintendent in writing by February 1st of his/her intention to return to school on the first work day following the conclusion of the approved leave. 8. Nothing herein shall prevent the employee and the Board from agreeing that a tenured employee may return on other than the beginning of the school year if such earlier return is administratively convenient to the Board. Such decisions will be at the full discretion of the Board and not subject to grievance procedures. 9. In situations where both parents are employed by the Board, only one parent will be eligible for contractual leave. The Board of Education will consider exceptions on a case-by case basis and adjustments shall be at the full discretion of the Board. 10. Employee’s shall not be eligible for a new contractual child care leave until they have returned to active employment for a...

Contractual Leave. (i) Contractual child care leave shall begin immediately upon the termination of the disability leave and/or the statutory leave defined above. (ii) Nontenured employees’ child care leaves shall terminate at the end of the school year in which the leave began. (iii) A tenured employee whose child is born, or in the case of adoption, custody of the child occurs, on or before February 1, may take a child care leave which shall terminate at the end of the school year in which the leave began. If the ▇▇▇▇▇ is born or adopted after February 1, the tenured employee may request child care leave that includes the full following academic year and that shall terminate at the start of the work year in which the employee is scheduled to return to active employment. (iv) In situations where both parents are employed by the Board, only one parent will be eligible for contractual leave. The Board will consider exceptions on a case-by-case basis and adjustments shall be at the full discretion of the Board and shall not be subject to arbitration. (v) Employees shall not be eligible for a new contractual child care leave until they have returned to active employment for at least one (1) full school year.

Contractual Leave. Employees may use this leave for a purpose they believe to be sufficient to warrant their absence from their assigned responsibilities. It is the intention of the District and the Association that contractual leave is not paid vacation time for Employees but is provided to allow an Employee to attend to matters of personal importance. Contractual leave shall not be cumulative. Contractual leave may be used at the discretion of the Employee. The days requested may not be used to extend a scheduled break or holiday and may not be taken the first five (5) days or the last five (5) days of school (restricted use days), subject to the provisions set forth in 7.4.3 (b) below. Options under contractual leaves are as follows: