Common use of Critical Care Leave Clause in Contracts

Critical Care Leave. Teachers may make written request to the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources for certain critical medical situations and additional leave may be granted for up to one-hundred nineteen (119) workdays or until such time as they become eligible for long-term disability benefits, whichever is the lesser provided that: 1. All personal leave and personal illness leave has been exhausted. 2. The teacher is not eligible for any other form of benefit such as short-term disability payment. 3. Said request includes a written statement from a physician documenting the need for medical leave and the nature of the problem. 4. All requests shall be considered and acted upon within three (3) work days by a standing committee of two (2) administrators appointed by the Superintendent and two (2) teachers appointed by the FHEA president with approval being granted by simple majority. The decisions of the committee shall be final and specifically excluded from the grievance process. 5. All such requests shall be treated as confidential with a permanent record being kept by the Superintendent and the FHEA president. 6. Any teacher granted said leave by the above process shall: a. Make timely application for long-term disability benefits in situations where said application for benefits apply. b. Prepare adequate lesson plans for a substitute teacher. c. Have the prevailing rate of pay for a substitute teacher deducted from his/her salary in the following manner: 1) Days one (1) through nine (9) – prevailing rate of pay for a substitute teacher. 2) Days ten (10) through fifty-nine (59) – prevailing rate of pay for long-term substitute teacher. 3) Days sixty (60) through one-hundred nineteen (119) – per diem rate of first step of BA salary schedule including appropriate fringe benefits. 7. Return to work in a timely manner following recommendation by the physician.