Common use of Extended Leave of Absence Clause in Contracts

Extended Leave of Absence. Teachers are entitled, subject to approval of the Board, to extended leaves for health, maternity, and adoption. The length of each extended leave shall be established by the Board after reviewing the request of the teacher. Extended leave shall not be considered termination of employment. Extended leaves shall be subject to the following provisions. The teacher shall: 1. Receive no salary from USD #332 when he/she is on extended leave. 2. Retain, during the extended leave, accumulated temporary leave days but will not receive credit for any additional temporary leave days. 3. Retain membership, if so desired, in the group insurance plan during extended leave for the period of time allowable by the insurance company. Arrangements for payment of dues must be made in advance with the Superintendent. 4. Be reassigned in a regular position which is at least comparable to the one which the teacher held when the extended leave commenced, exclusive of supplemental assignments. If the date of return from extended leave is other than the beginning of the school year, the effective date of return shall be subject to a vacancy for which the teacher is qualified. If the date of return from extended leave is the beginning of the school year, the assignment shall be assured, provided the teacher notifies the Superintendent on or before April 15th of his or her intention to return. On or before March 15th, the Superintendent shall make reasonable attempts to notify the teacher on leave of this provision. 5. Prior to resuming duties on return from an extended leave for health or maternity the teacher will present to the Superintendent a statement from a physician that the teacher is physically able to resume normal duties required of his or her assignment. Application for extended leaves shall be subject to the following provisions: 1. Application for extended leaves to be effective at the beginning of a school year shall be made on or before March 15th. 2. Application for extended leaves that are to be effective at a time other than at the beginning of a school year, shall be made as soon as the extended leaves is necessary. 3. All applications for extended leaves shall be made on the form provided by the district. 4. The application for extended leave shall be filed with the Superintendent of Schools.

Extended Leave of Absence. Teachers are entitled1. Leave of absence for care for ill members of the family: Leave may be granted for not more than two (2) years, subject to teachers under tenure, to care for ill members of the immediate family. The Superintendent may require proof that leave is necessary before such leave is granted. 2. Leave of absence for physical or mental illness: Extended leave may be granted to teachers under tenure upon recommendation of the Superintendent and approval of the Board. Leave, for mental reasons may be extended annually not to extended leaves for healthexceed two (2) years; physical cases, maternity, and adoptionnot to exceed three (3) years. The length teacher, upon return, shall present to the Board a statement of each extended leave shall be established satisfactory health by a qualified examining physician designated by the Board after reviewing the request of the teacher. Extended leave shall not be considered termination of employment. Extended leaves shall be subject to the following provisions. The teacher shall: 1. Receive no salary from USD #332 when he/she is on extended leave. 2. Retain, during the extended leave, accumulated temporary leave days but will not receive credit for any additional temporary leave daysBoard. 3. Retain membership, if so desired, Requests for all extended leaves of absence must be in writing and such leave shall be approved by the Board. Such leaves shall be without pay and no increment in the group insurance plan salary schedule shall be recognized for such a leave, unless a semester or more of service has been completed before such a leave. Except as herein above provided, no school benefits shall be applicable during an extended leave for the nor shall credit be given during such period of time allowable by the insurance company. Arrangements for payment of dues must be made in advance with the Superintendenttowards sabbatical leave if such leaves are granted. 4. Be reassigned in a regular position which is at least comparable to the one which the Any teacher held when the upon an extended leave commenced, exclusive of supplemental assignments. If the date of return from extended leave is other than the beginning of the school year, the effective date of return absence shall be subject required to a vacancy notify the Superintendent by certified mail, return receipt requested, prior to March 1st of each school term for which the leave of absence is granted whether the teacher is qualified. If the date of return from extended leave is the beginning of will be available for assignment during the school yearterm commencing the following August/September. However, that under unusual circumstances not within the assignment shall be assuredteacher’s control, and provided further, that no substitute has been lured, for the teacher notifies the Superintendent on or before April 15th position of his or her intention to return. On or before March 15th, the Superintendent shall make reasonable attempts to notify the teacher on leave of this provision. 5. Prior to resuming duties on return from an extended leave for health or maternity who cannot be placed elsewhere in the system, such teacher will present to the Superintendent a statement from a physician that the teacher is physically able to resume normal duties required of his or her assignment. Application for extended leaves shall be subject allowed to the following provisions: 1. Application for extended leaves to be effective at the beginning return without having given notice of a school year shall be made on or before March 15thsuch intention as provided above. 2. Application for extended leaves that are to be effective at a time other than at the beginning of a school year, shall be made as soon as the extended leaves is necessary. 3. All applications for extended leaves shall be made on the form provided by the district. 4. The application for extended leave shall be filed with the Superintendent of Schools.

Extended Leave of Absence. Teachers 197 In addition to teacher leave mandated by the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, teachers are entitled, 198 subject to approval of the Boardboard, to extended leaves for study, travel study (i.e. Rotary Study Exchange, etc.), 199 health, maternity, and adoption. The length of each extended leave shall be established by the Board board after 200 reviewing the request of the teacher. Extended leave shall not be considered termination of employment. 201 Extended leaves shall be subject to the following provisions. 202 The teacher shall: 203 1. Receive no salary from USD #332 the district when he/she is on extended leaveleave except in the case of travel study 204 where application can be made to utilize accumulated leave days. Once the approved accumulated leave days 205 are exhausted, then the teacher using travel study leave shall have deducted from his/her salary one half (1/2) 206 the per diem rate of the applicant's salary or the cost of the substitute whichever is more during his/her 207 absence. 208 2. Retain, during the extended leave, accumulated temporary sick leave days but will not receive credit for any 209 additional temporary sick leave days. 210 3. Retain membership, if so desired, in the group insurance plan during extended leave for the period of 211 time allowable by the insurance company. Arrangements for payment of dues the insurance premium must be made 212 in advance with the Superintendent. superintendent. No portion of the insurance premium will be paid by the district while the 213 teacher is on leave. 214 4. Be reassigned in a regular position which is at least comparable to the one which the teacher held when 215 the extended leave commenced, exclusive of supplemental assignments. If the date of return from extended 216 leave is other than the beginning of the school year, the effective date of return shall be subject to a vacancy for 217 which the teacher is qualified. If the date of return from extended leave is the beginning of the school year, the 218 assignment shall be assured, provided the teacher notifies the Superintendent superintendent on or before April 15th 15 of his or his/her 219 intention to return. On or before March 15th15, the Superintendent superintendent shall make reasonable attempts to notify the 220 teacher on leave of this provision. 5. Prior to resuming duties on Upon return from an extended leave for health or maternity travel study leave, the teacher will present shall be returned to the Superintendent a statement from a physician that 221 position he/she held when the teacher is physically able to resume normal duties required of his or her assignment. Application for extended leaves leave commenced and shall be subject to the following provisions: 1. Application for extended leaves to be effective placed at the beginning of a school year shall be made on or before March 15th. 2. Application for extended leaves that are to be effective at a time other than at the beginning of a school year, shall be made as soon as the extended leaves is necessary. 3. All applications for extended leaves shall be made position on the form provided by salary schedule 222 he/she would have attained had he/she taught in the districtdistrict during such period. 4. The application for extended leave shall be filed with the Superintendent of Schools.