Common use of General Provisions Governing Leaves Clause in Contracts

General Provisions Governing Leaves. 1. Application for leave and assignment for temporary duty must be made in writing and presented for approval ten (10) workdays prior to date leave is requested. In cases of emergency the ten (10) workday limit may be waived. All requests for leaves must be signed by the teacher, recommended or not recommended by the principal, and granted or denied by the School Board or its designee. When leave requests are submitted prior to a ten (10) day period the principal will give notification of this recommendation at least two (2) days prior to the date of the requested leave. 2. Any teacher who is willfully absent from duty without leave shall forfeit compensation for the time of such absence and be subject to discharge and forfeiture of tenure and all other rights and privileges as provided by law. 3. A leave once granted shall remain in force for the duration of the granted leave unless both parties, the teacher and the Board wish to terminate such leave. 4. Leaves shall be granted for no more than one (1) school year at a time. Leaves may be renewed for the succeeding year, however, no more than two consecutive years of leave shall be granted. 5. A leave granted establishes an employee/employer relationship during the length of said leave. Granting of a leave to an annual contract teacher during a particular contract year does not denote that he/she will be rehired. A valid teaching certificate must be maintained for a leave to remain valid. 6. A continuing contract teacher or professional service contract teacher returning from leave shall be given his/her position in the same school when he/she returns if leave termination coincides with termination of the school term. If this is not possible he/she may be given a comparable position. 7. Consideration for the same position in the same school shall be given to the continuing contract teacher or professional service contract teacher whose leave terminates during the school term. If this is not possible or in the best interest of the educational program, the teacher will return under the conditions as stated in six (6) above. 8. Annual contract teachers returning from leaves of absence shall retain full credit for years of teaching service prior to the leave. 9. Teachers returning from leaves of absence shall retain their contract status upon returning from leave and shall retain full credit for years of service prior to the leave. 10. Any teacher granted an unpaid leave of absence as provided in this article shall be given an opportunity to continue medical, vision, and dental insurance coverages in existing school programs through COBRA during the leave provided that full premiums for such insurance programs shall be paid by the teacher on a monthly basis in advance of the month due. All other coverage will terminate and be subject to the policy provisions. Employees will be responsible for paying their voluntary coverages directly to the vendor (i.e. short-term disability, accidental death and dismemberment). 11. Leave granted on the request of an employee shall be for particular purposes or causes which are to be set forth in a written application for leave. The School Board shall have the right to determine that the leave is used for the purposes or causes set forth in the application, and if not so used the administration shall have the authority to cancel the leave. 12. Specific leave other than sick leave may be refused if the employee's absence would cause undue hardship or interruption of vital school service.

General Provisions Governing Leaves. 1. A. Application for leave personal, maternity, military, vacation, extended leave, and assignment for temporary duty must be made in writing and presented for approval ten (10) workdays days prior to the date leave is requested. In cases of emergency the ten (10) workday limit may be waived. All requests for leaves must be signed by the teacheremployee, recommended or not recommended by the principal, immediate supervisor, and cost center director, and approved by the Superintendent or his designated representative, under authority granted or denied by the School Board or its designee. When leave requests are submitted prior to a ten (10) day period the principal will give notification of this recommendation at least two (2) days prior to the date of the requested leaveBoard. 2. B. Any teacher employee who is willfully absent from duty without leave shall forfeit compensation for the time of such absence and be absence, subject to discharge and forfeiture of tenure and all other rights and privileges as provided by lawdismissal. 3. C. A leave once granted shall should remain in force for the duration of the granted leave unless both parties, the teacher employee and the Board Board, wish to terminate such leave. 4. D. Leaves shall be granted for no more than one (1) school year at a time. Leaves may be renewed for the succeeding year, however, no more than two consecutive years of leave shall be granted. Bargaining unit members who have been granted leave through the end of the employee calendar year shall, no later than March 10, notify the district office or work center head, in writing of their intent to return the next fiscal year, their intent to request an extension of the leave or a letter of resignation effective at the end of the leave. The Board may consider that failure to comply with this requirement constitutes a resignation by default on the part of the employee. However, the employee may apply and be considered for re-employment by the Board. The administration agrees to furnish the Association a list of bargaining unit members who are on leave for the remainder of the school year as of February 20. 5. E. A leave granted establishes an employee/employer relationship during the length of said leave. Granting of a leave to an annual contract teacher employee during a particular contract fiscal year does not denote that he/she will be rehired. A valid teaching certificate must be maintained rehire for a leave to remain validthe ensuing year. 6. A continuing contract teacher or professional service contract teacher returning from leave shall be given his/her position in the same school when he/she returns if leave termination coincides with termination of the school term. If this is not possible he/she may be given a comparable position. 7. Consideration for the same position in the same school shall be given to the continuing contract teacher or professional service contract teacher whose leave terminates during the school term. If this is not possible or in the best interest of the educational program, the teacher will return under the conditions as stated in six (6) above. 8. Annual contract teachers returning from leaves of absence shall retain full credit for years of teaching service prior to the leave. 9. Teachers returning from leaves of absence shall retain their contract status upon returning from leave and shall retain full credit for years of service prior to the leave. 10. F. Any teacher employee granted an unpaid leave of absence as provided in this article shall be given an opportunity opportunity, unless otherwise provided, to continue medical, vision, and dental insurance coverages in existing school programs through COBRA during the leave provided such leave is acceptable by the insurance carrier and provided that full premiums for such insurance programs shall be paid by the teacher on a monthly basis in advance of the month dueemployee. All other coverage will terminate and be subject to the policy provisions. Employees will be responsible for paying their voluntary coverages directly to the vendor (i.e. short-term disability, accidental death and dismemberment). 11. G. Leave granted on the request of an employee shall be for particular purposes or causes which are to shall be set forth in a written application for leave. The School Board shall have the right to determine that the leave is used for the purposes or causes set forth in the application, and if not so used the administration Board shall have the authority to cancel the leave. 12. H. An employee returning from a leave of absence shall retain full credit for years of employee’s service prior to the leave, if returning to the same position, plus all accumulated leave earned prior to the leave of absence. I. An employee on personal leave for maternity or parental reasons shall not be denied the opportunity to substitute in the school district by reason of the fact that he/she is on such leave of absence. J. Specific leave other than sick leave may be refused if the employee's ’s absence would cause undue hardship or interruption of vital school service. K. Any employee returning to duty at the end of an approved leave which was granted for medical reasons may be required to present to the cost center supervisor a certificate from a licensed physician or the county health officer stating that the employee is physically capable of performing his/her duties.

General Provisions Governing Leaves. 1. A. Application for personal, vacation, maternity, military, extended leave and assignment for temporary duty must be made in writing and presented for approval ten (10) workdays days prior to the date leave is requested. In cases of emergency the ten (10) workday limit may be waived. All requests for leaves must be signed by the teacheremployee, recommended or not recommended by the principal, immediate supervisor and cost center director, and approved by the Superintendent or his designated representative, under authority granted or denied by the School Board or its designee. When leave requests are submitted prior to a ten (10) day period the principal will give notification of this recommendation at least two (2) days prior to the date of the requested leaveBoard. 2. B. Any teacher employee who is willfully absent from duty without leave shall forfeit compensation for the time of such absence absence, and may be subject to discharge and forfeiture of tenure and all other rights and privileges as provided by lawdismissal. 3. C. A leave once granted shall should remain in force for the duration of the granted leave unless both parties, the teacher employee and the Board Board, wish to terminate such leave. 4. D. Leaves shall be granted for no more than one (1) school year at a time. Leaves may be renewed for the succeeding year, however, no more than two consecutive years of leave shall be granted. 5. E. A leave granted establishes an employee/employer relationship during the length of said leave. Granting of a leave to an annual contract teacher employee during a particular contract fiscal year does not denote that he/she will be rehiredrehire for the ensuing year. A valid teaching certificate must be maintained for An employee who desires to return to employment following the termination of a leave to remain valid. 6. A continuing contract teacher or professional service contract teacher returning from leave shall be given his/her position in the same school when he/she returns if or office provided the leave termination coincides terminates prior to the end of the employment period or the employee returning from leave is reappointed for the ensuing year. Bargaining unit members who have been granted leave through the end of the employee calendar year shall, no later than March 10, notify the district office or work center head, in writing of their intent to return the next fiscal year, their intent to request an extension of the leave or a letter of resignation effective at the end of the leave. The Board may consider that failure to comply with termination this requirement constitutes a resignation by default on the part of the bargaining unit member. However, the bargaining unit member may apply and be considered for re-employment by the Board. The administration agrees to furnish the Association a list of the bargaining unit members on leave for the remainder of the school term. If this is not possible he/she may be given a comparable positionyear as of February 20. 7. Consideration for the same position in the same school shall be given to the continuing contract teacher or professional service contract teacher whose leave terminates during the school term. If this is not possible or in the best interest of the educational program, the teacher will return under the conditions as stated in six (6) above. 8. Annual contract teachers returning from leaves of absence shall retain full credit for years of teaching service prior to the leave. 9. Teachers returning from leaves of absence shall retain their contract status upon returning from leave and shall retain full credit for years of service prior to the leave. 10. F. Any teacher employee granted an unpaid leave of absence as provided in this article shall be given an opportunity opportunity, unless otherwise provided, to continue medical, vision, and dental insurance coverages in existing school programs through COBRA during the leave provided such leave is acceptable by the insurance carrier and provided that full premiums for such insurance programs shall be paid by the teacher on a monthly basis in advance of the month dueemployee. All other coverage will terminate and be subject to the policy provisions. Employees will be responsible for paying their voluntary coverages directly to the vendor (i.e. short-term disability, accidental death and dismemberment). 11. G. Leave granted on the request of an employee shall be for particular purposes or causes which are to shall be set forth in a written application for leave. The School Board shall have the right to determine that the leave is used for the purposes or causes set forth in the application, and if not so used the administration Board shall have the authority to cancel the leave. 12. H. Specific leave other than sick leave may be refused if the employee's absence would cause undue hardship or interruption of vital school service. I. An employee returning from leaves of absences shall retain full credit for years of employee's service prior to the leave, plus all accumulated leave earned prior to the leave of absence, if returning to the same position. regardless if returning to same position. J. Any employee returning to duty at the end of an approved leave which was granted for medical reasons may be required to present to the cost center supervisor a certificate from a licensed physician or the county health officer stating that the employee is physically capable of performing his/her duties.

General Provisions Governing Leaves. 1. A. Application for personal, maternity, military, extended leave and assignment for temporary duty must be made in writing and presented for approval ten (10) workdays days prior to the date leave is requested. In cases of emergency the ten (10) workday limit may be waived. All requests for leaves must be signed by the teacheremployee, recommended or not recommended by the principal, immediate supervisor and cost center director, and approved by the Superintendent or his/her designated representative, under authority granted or denied by the School Board or its designee. When leave requests are submitted prior to a ten (10) day period the principal will give notification of this recommendation at least two (2) days prior to the date of the requested leaveBoard. 2. B. Any teacher employee who is willfully absent from duty without leave shall forfeit compensation for the time of such absence and be absence, subject to discharge and forfeiture of tenure and all other rights and privileges as provided by lawdismissal. 3. C. A leave once granted shall should remain in force for the duration of the granted leave unless both parties, the teacher employee and the Board Board, wish to terminate such leave. 4. D. Leaves shall be granted for no more than one (1) school year at a time. Leaves may be renewed for the succeeding year, however, no more than two consecutive years of leave shall be granted. Bargaining unit members who have been granted leave through the end of the employee calendar year shall, no later than March 10, notify the district office or work center hear, in writing of their intent to return the next fiscal year, their intent to request an extension of the leave or a letter of resignation effective at the end of the leave. The Board may consider that failure to comply with this requirement constitutes a resignation by default on the part of the employee. However, the employee may apply and be considered for re-employment by the Board. The administration agrees to furnish the Association a list of bargaining unit members who are on leave for the remainder of the school year as of February 20. 5. E. A leave granted establishes an employee/employer relationship during the length of said leave. Granting of a leave to an annual contract teacher employee during a particular contract fiscal year does not denote that he/she will be rehiredrehire for the ensuing year. A valid teaching certificate must be maintained for An employee returning to employment during the same school year following a leave to remain valid. 6. A continuing contract teacher or professional service contract teacher returning from leave shall be given his/her position in the same school when he/she returns if leave termination coincides with termination of the school term. If this is not possible he/she may be given a comparable positionformer assigned route for that year. 7. Consideration for the same position in the same school shall be given to the continuing contract teacher or professional service contract teacher whose leave terminates during the school term. If this is not possible or in the best interest of the educational program, the teacher will return under the conditions as stated in six (6) above. 8. Annual contract teachers returning from leaves of absence shall retain full credit for years of teaching service prior to the leave. 9. Teachers returning from leaves of absence shall retain their contract status upon returning from leave and shall retain full credit for years of service prior to the leave. 10. F. Any teacher employee granted an unpaid leave of absence as provided in this article shall be given an opportunity opportunity, unless otherwise provided, to continue medical, vision, and dental insurance coverages in existing school programs through COBRA during the leave provided such leave is acceptable by the insurance carrier and provided that full premiums for such insurance programs shall be paid by the teacher on a monthly basis in advance of the month dueemployee. All other coverage will terminate and be subject to the policy provisions. Employees will be responsible for paying their voluntary coverages directly to the vendor (i.e. short-term disability, accidental death and dismemberment). 11. G. Leave granted on the request of an employee shall be for particular purposes or causes which are to shall be set forth in a written application for leave. The School Board shall have the right to determine that the leave is used for the purposes or causes set forth in the application, and if not so used the administration Board shall have the authority to cancel the leave. 12. H. An employee returning from leaves of absences shall retain full credit for years of employee's service prior to the leave, plus all accumulated leave earned prior to the leave of absence, if returning to the same position. I. When confidentiality is requested by an employee on a particular leave request, the administration will use categorical reasons for any bulletin board posting. J. Specific leave other than sick leave may be refused if the employee's absence would cause undue hardship or interruption of vital school service. K. Any employee returning to duty at the end of an approved leave which was granted for medical reasons may be required to present to the cost center supervisor a certificate from a licensed physician or the county health officer stating that the employee is physically capable of performing his/her duties. L. The hourly leave provision shall not remove bus drivers or monitors from part of an AM, mid-day, or PM route.