Common use of Leaves of Absence – General Provisions Clause in Contracts

Leaves of Absence – General Provisions. A. The following general provisions shall be applicable to all leaves of absence, compensated or non-compensated, granted under this ARTICLE unless the specific language in the section of this ARTICLE relating to such leave of absence contains contrary provisions. All Teaching Staff Members are encouraged to confer with the Director of Human Resources before submitting a written application for a leave for the purpose of reviewing the appropriate leave provisions. 1. With the exception of military leave, a Teaching Staff Member may neither request nor be granted a leave of absence from the Centerville City Schools if he/she will be otherwise employed or becomes employed during the time of such leave of absence, unless such employment is approved in advance of its acceptance by the Superintendent. Evidence of such concurrent employment shall be grounds for immediate termination of such leave. 2. Request for such leaves must be submitted in writing. Failure to meet the specified conditions for which a leave has been granted will be grounds for termination of the leave. A person returning from leave of absence without pay will be placed on the salary step held prior to the leave if the leave commences during a school year, unless otherwise stated in this AGREEMENT, or will be placed on the next salary step to the salary step held prior to the leave if the leave commences after completion of a year of teaching credit one hundred twenty (120) days but prior to the commencement of the next school year, unless otherwise stated in this AGREEMENT. 3. In the event the leave of a Teaching Staff Member is terminated, the Teaching Staff Member must return to active teaching status in the next opening in an available position for which the Teaching Staff Member is certificated/licensed. Such a Teaching Staff Member may be recalled to a position as a substitute teacher under a regular teaching contract if such a substitute position, may in the opinion of the Superintendent, evolve into a regular teaching position for the remainder of the school year. 4. Teaching Staff Members shall have the right to return to active teaching status only at the expiration of the leave. No early termination of the leave shall be permitted without the specific approval of the Superintendent. All Teaching Staff Members returning from a leave of absence granted under this ARTICLE must either: (a) give written notice to the Director of Human Resources of their intent to return to work prior to the March 30th of the calendar year in which the leave expires, or (b) give written notice to the Director of Human Resources of their desire to return to work if any early return from the leave is desired, such notification to be served at least thirty (30) days prior to the date the Teaching Staff Member desires to return to active working status. Requests for an early return will be honored only in the event a position is or becomes available for which the Teaching Staff Member is certified and qualified. If no such position becomes available the return of the Teaching Staff Member will not take place prior to the scheduled end of the leave of absence. In the event such notice is not received, the Teaching Staff Member shall be deemed to have resigned. 5. Except as provided in Article 11.06 A.3 above, a Teaching Staff Member returning to active working status following any leave of absence shall be: (a) returned to the position held prior to the absence if the absence is for not more than sixty (60) consecutive school days, or (b) returned to a position with status comparable (excluding supplemental contract status) to that held before the absence if the absence was for more than sixty (60) consecutive school days; provided, however, if organizational problems require it, the Teaching Staff Member may be assigned to any other position for which he or she is qualified. 6. Unless otherwise stated in this ARTICLE, all leaves of absence shall be granted in either semester or school calendar year increments. In no event shall the total continuous period of time off due to any leave of absence or combination of leaves of absence, excluding sick leave, be for longer than two (2) full school calendar years, if the leave commences at the start of a school calendar year, or extends into the third school calendar year after the school calendar year in which the leave commenced, if the leave commences during a school calendar year. 7. Teaching Staff Members returning from leaves of absence pursuant to Sections 11.06, 11.08, 11.09, 11.10 and 11.13 shall be obligated to remain in active teaching status for the amount of time equal to the length of their recently completed leave of absence before being again eligible to apply for any other leave of absence except a disability leave of absence.

Leaves of Absence – General Provisions. A. The following general provisions shall be applicable to all leaves of absence, compensated or non-compensated, granted under this ARTICLE unless the specific language in the section of this ARTICLE relating to such leave of absence contains contrary provisions. All Teaching Staff Members are encouraged to confer with the Director of Human Resources before submitting a written application for a leave for the purpose of reviewing the appropriate leave provisions. 1. With the exception of military leave, a Teaching Staff Member may neither request nor be granted a leave of absence from the Centerville City Schools if he/she will be otherwise employed or becomes employed during the time of such leave of absence, unless such employment is approved in advance of its acceptance by the Superintendent. Evidence of such concurrent employment shall be grounds for immediate termination of such leave. 2. Request for such leaves must be submitted in writing. Failure to meet the specified conditions for which a leave has been granted will be grounds for termination of the leave. A person returning from leave of absence without pay will be placed on the salary step held prior to the leave if the leave commences during a school year, unless otherwise stated in this AGREEMENT, or will be placed on the next salary step to the salary step held prior to the leave if the leave commences after completion of a year of teaching credit one hundred twenty (120) days but prior to the commencement of the next school year, unless otherwise stated in this AGREEMENT. 3. In the event the leave of a Teaching Staff Member is terminated, the Teaching Staff Member must return to active teaching status in the next opening in an available position for which the Teaching Staff Member is certificated/licensed. Such a Teaching Staff Member may be recalled to a position as a substitute teacher under a regular teaching contract if such a substitute position, may in the opinion of the Superintendent, evolve into a regular teaching position for the remainder of the school year. 4. Teaching Staff Members shall have the right to return to active teaching status only at the expiration of the leave. No early termination of the leave shall be permitted without the specific approval of the Superintendent. All Teaching Staff Members returning from a leave of absence granted under this ARTICLE must either: (a) give written notice to the Director of Human Resources of their intent to return to work prior to the March 30th of the calendar year in which the leave expires, or (b) give written notice to the Director of Human Resources of their desire to return to work if any early return from the leave is desired, such notification to be served at least thirty (30) days prior to the date the Teaching Staff Member desires to return to active working status. Requests for an early return will be honored only in the event a position is or becomes available for which the Teaching Staff Member is certified and qualified. If no such position becomes available the return of the Teaching Staff Member will not take place prior to the scheduled end of the leave of absence. In the event such notice is not received, the Teaching Staff Member shall be deemed to have resigned. 5. Except as provided in Article 11.06 A.3 above, a Teaching Staff Member returning to active working status following any leave of absence shall be: (a) returned to the position held prior to the absence if the absence is for not more than sixty (60) consecutive school days, or (b) returned to a position with status comparable (excluding supplemental contract status) to that held before the absence if the absence was for more than sixty (60) consecutive school days; provided, however, if organizational problems require it, the Teaching Staff Member may be assigned to any other position for which he or she is qualified. . 6. Unless otherwise stated in this ARTICLE, all leaves of absence shall be granted in either semester or school calendar year increments. In no event shall the total continuous period of time off due to any leave of absence or combination of leaves of absence, excluding sick leave, be for longer than two (2) full school calendar years, if the leave commences at the start of a school calendar year, or extends into the third school calendar year after the school calendar year in which the leave commenced, if the leave commences during a school calendar year. 7. Teaching Staff Members returning from leaves of absence pursuant to Sections 11.06, 11.08, 11.09, 11.10 and 11.13 shall be obligated to remain in active teaching status for the amount of time equal to the length of their recently completed leave of absence before being again eligible to apply for any other leave of absence except a disability leave of absence.