Common use of Employee with Professional Teacher Status Clause in Contracts

Employee with Professional Teacher Status. An employee with professional teacher status may be entitled to maternity leave for a period of up to two (2) years, except as is otherwise provided herein, from the date of its commencement, provided, wherever possible, she gives at least sixty (60) calendar days written notice to the Superintendent of Schools of her anticipated date of departure and intention to return to duty. Such notice shall include a written statement from her physician attesting to the employee’s ability to continue performing the full duties and responsibilities of her position and giving his/her estimate of the delivery date and shall be considered as a request for leave under the provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. She shall be permitted to continue on active duty until such date, provided she does perform the full duties and responsibilities of her position and furnishes additional statements from her physician upon the reasonable request of the Superintendent or his/her designee. Normally, the employee will be permitted to return to duty only at the beginning of a school year, unless she returns within twelve (12) weeks after the commencement of her maternity leave. In the event an employee’s leave of absence of one (1) year shall expire after the beginning of the school year, the leave of absence shall be extended to the beginning of the next school year to permit the employee’s return to duty at such time. Under the exceptional circumstances, (such as but not limited to miscarriage or death of a child) a teacher desiring to return to her teaching duties at a time other than those set forth above may make written application for reinstatement to the Superintendent. The Superintendent may grant such reinstatement. The employee with professional teacher status may elect to use her accumulated sick leave during her period of physical disability as a result of childbearing for a period of eight (8) weeks. Sick leave shall be paid only during the time period in which a physician certifies the employee to be physically disabled and only to the extent of the number of sick leave days the employee has accumulated. The request to use accrued sick leave shall be made in writing to the Superintendent.

Employee with Professional Teacher Status. An employee with professional teacher status may be entitled to maternity leave for a period of up to two (2) years, except as is otherwise provided herein, from the date of its commencement, provided, wherever possible, she gives at least sixty (60) calendar days written notice to the Superintendent of Schools of her anticipated date of departure and intention to return to duty. Such notice shall include a written statement from her physician attesting to the employee’s ability to continue performing the full duties and responsibilities of her position and giving his/her estimate of the delivery date and shall be considered as a request for leave under the provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. She shall be permitted to continue on active duty until such date, provided she does perform the full duties and responsibilities of her position and furnishes additional statements from her physician upon the reasonable request of the Superintendent or his/her designee. Normally, the employee will be permitted to return to duty only at the beginning of a school year, unless she returns within twelve (12) weeks after the commencement of her maternity leave. In the event an employee’s leave of absence of one (1) year shall expire after the beginning of the school year, the leave of absence shall be extended to the beginning of the next school year to permit the employee’s return to duty at such time. Under the exceptional circumstances, (such as but not limited to miscarriage or death of a child) a teacher desiring to return to her teaching duties at a time other than those set forth above may make written application for reinstatement to the Superintendent. The Superintendent may grant such reinstatement. The employee with professional teacher status may elect to use her accumulated sick leave during her period of physical disability as a result of childbearing for a period of eight (8) weeks. Sick Xxxx leave shall be paid only during the time period in which a physician certifies the employee to be physically disabled and only to the extent of the number of sick leave days the employee has accumulated. The request to use accrued sick leave shall be made in writing to the Superintendent.