Extended Leave Without Pay Clause Samples

Extended Leave Without Pay. A. General Provisions Extended leave without pay shall be available to full-time employees only. Notwithstanding the limitations on the maximum length for each type of extended leave of absence without pay (i.e., extended leave for illness/personal/professional, or parental), the following overall limitations shall apply to any single leave or combination of leaves, regardless of category: 1. The number of calendar years granted for any single period of continuous leave of absence without pay, with the exception of extended military leave, shall not exceed the number of creditable salary years earned with M-DCPS immediately preceding the leave request, up to a maximum of four. If an employee took leave during any part of the preceding fiscal/school year and returned to work, such employee is not eligible for a new leave during the subsequent fiscal/school year. Employees applying for a Personal Leave of Absence Without Pay must submit the application to the Office of Retirement/Leave/Unemployment Compensation at least 30 days prior to the commencement of the subsequent school year. The leave of absence must commence prior to the employee’s first optional reporting date. 2. All exceptions to the above will be submitted with supporting documentation and will be made only for extenuating circumstances as determined by the Office of Leave/ Retirement/Unemployment Compensation. 3. Employment rights for teachers and paraprofessionals to a position of like status shall be protected for two years, and any teacher on such leave shall, upon at least 30 days' notice to the Office of Human Resources, be reassigned to the same position at the same school, if the leave is for one year or less, except employees returning from an extended professional leave as a result of working in a charter school, as stated in Section F (1) of this Article. Teachers returning from leaves in excess of one year shall be assigned to the same position held prior to the beginning date of that leave, if available, or to an equivalent position, as defined below. Definition of equivalent position: a. Pre-K - Kindergarten or grades one through six field requiring the same certification as the one in which the leave was granted. b. Secondary -- subject area for which the teacher holds current certification. c. Support personnel (counselor, librarian, etc.) -- field requiring the same certification as the one in which the leave was granted. d. Employment while on leave is not permitted, unless sp...

Extended Leave Without Pay. The District, at its discretion, may grant extended leave without pay to any employee for whatever period of time the District considers appropriate.

Extended Leave Without Pay. Extended leave of absence without pay shall be granted only after the teacher has worked in the school system for at least three (3) consecutive years as a full time contract teacher. Exceptions would be granted in the following cases: A. Involuntary military service B. Personal illness C. Temporary disability A leave of absence will not be considered for teachers who do not meet the conditions or follow procedures outlined in the policies. All leaves will be effective on the a.m. of the date requested (resignations will be effective at 4:30 p.m. on the date requested). Teachers failing to meet the provision of a specific leave shall not be entitled to reinstatement. Extended leave of absence may be granted to career teachers for one (1) year and may be renewed upon written request, as shown: A. Personal illness may be extended an additional one (1) year. B. Caring for sick members of immediate family may be extended and additional one (1) year C. Further study may be extended an additional one (1) year. D. Public office - may be extended for term of office E. Office in state, local or national association - may be extended for term of office

Extended Leave Without Pay. Extended leaves, up to ninety (90) school days without pay, may be granted by the Board for the following reasons: 1. For work on an advanced degree; 2. For medical reasons, e.g. recovery from a heart attack; 3. To care for a member of the immediate family who has a serious illness; 4. To care for a newborn baby. While on extended leave an employee shall not be entitled to any employee benefits and shall not be given credit for vertical advancement on the salary schedule. The employee shall have the opportunity to continue participation in the health insurance program at the employee's own expense by notifying the superintendent in writing of his/her intention and making remittances for premiums when due. The employee shall retain accumulated sick leave, seniority, and placement on the salary schedule upon return to work. When appropriate, health insurance coverage will continue to be paid by the district according to the FMLA law.

Extended Leave Without Pay. The Board of Directors may authorize a leave of absence without pay to any member when they deem it appropriate and in the best interests of the department; however, such leave shall not exceed six months from date of approval. If a leave of absence without pay is granted there shall be no accrual of sick leave or any other benefits during such period.

Extended Leave Without Pay. Extended leave may be granted to an employee for good cause on application to the District.

Extended Leave Without Pay. A leave of absence without pay for up to one (1) year shall be granted for the purpose of caring for a sick member of the employee’s immediate family. No increment shall be granted if the leave extends beyond five (5) months.

Extended Leave Without Pay. Teachers may be granted leaves not exceeding twelve calendar months, which will be subject to prior approval by the Board, and which will be taken without pay or credit toward salary increments and will terminate at the end of the approved period of time. If a teacher plans to apply for an Extended Leave without pay for such purposes as graduate study, child rearing, adoption of a child, Association leave, and political leave, 60 calendar days’ notice must be given unless waived by the Board. If requested by the teacher on leave and supported by medical evidence attesting to the teacher's illness, group health and/or insurance programs will be continued by the Board at the currently agreed upon basis.

Extended Leave Without Pay. 19 L. The District, at its discretion, may grant extended leave without pay to any bargaining unit 20 member for whatever period of time the District considers appropriate. Application for such leave 21 shall be made not less than 60 days prior to the intended commencement of the leave unless the 22 situation is of such a nature as to make it impossible to provide such notice. The bargaining unit 2 during such period of leave.