Common use of LEAVES OF ABSENCE - UNPAID Clause in Contracts

LEAVES OF ABSENCE - UNPAID. A. Upon application, a unit member who has completed five (5) years in the Newark City School District may be granted a leave of absence, without pay, for not less than one (1) semester (or the balance thereof when the purpose is for child care leave) nor for more than three (3) semesters, except that a leave shall be granted when requested for medical reasons, child care or long-term care of an immediate family member (as defined in Article 23). The reason for the leave of absence must be provided to the Board of Education at the time the leave is requested. A unit member on an unpaid leave of absence may return to service only at the beginning of a semester. Upon application, a unit member who has completed one (1) year, but fewer than five (5) years in the Newark City School District, may be granted a leave of absence, without pay, for not less than one (1) semester (or the balance thereof when the purpose is for child care leave) nor for more than three (3) semesters, except that a leave shall be granted when requested for medical reasons, child care or long-term care of an immediate family member (as defined in Article 23), with the additional requirement that the unit member shall reimburse the Board for its portion of the required cost of retirement in the event the unit member elects to purchase the retirement credit. A unit member on an unpaid leave of absence may return to service only at the beginning of a semester. Any unit member who is granted an unpaid leave of absence more than once in any five years, shall only accrue seniority during the first unpaid leave during the five years and must reimburse the Board for its portion of the required cost of retirement for the second unpaid leave in the event the unit member elects to purchase retirement credit regardless of the unit member’s length of service. B. Except for leaves of absence requested for medical reasons, child care or long-term care of an immediate family member, no unit member shall be granted a leave hereunder if a qualified replacement cannot be employed. C. No more than five percent (5%) of the members of the bargaining unit shall be on a leave of absence concurrently. D. No unit member who previously has been granted a leave of absence shall be granted another leave while there is (1) or more eligible applicants for their first leave of absence. Exceptions shall be made for child care leave. E. No unit member shall be granted a leave to seek, pursue, or to engage in gainful employment unless expressly authorized in advance by the Board. Any unit member granted leave hereunder who violates this subsection shall be deemed to have abandoned his/her employment contract and all rights and privileges of employment with the Newark City School District shall be extinguished. F. The terms of the leave shall be scheduled, to the extent possible, to cause the least disruption to the educational program. The unit member shall advise the Board of the commencement of the leave as far in advance as possible and shall state the date of termination of such leave in the application. Failure to state the termination date shall be deemed a termination date at the beginning of the next school year. G. No teacher shall return to service prior to the expiration date of such leave without the express written approval of the Superintendent. Any unit member who does not return to service at the stated termination date of such leave shall be deemed as having abandoned his/her contract and all rights and privileges of employment shall thereupon be extinguished. H. Upon return to service of a unit member from leave, such unit member shall be assigned to a teaching position in an area for which such teacher has a valid, current certificate/license issued by the Ohio Department of Education. I. Nothing in this Agreement shall waive the Board’s responsibility to abide by all provisions of The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 - P.L. 103-3. J. The provisions outlined above are expressly intended to supersede requirements of the Revised Code applicable to unpaid leaves of absence and retirement contributions to STRS by employees and the Board.

LEAVES OF ABSENCE - UNPAID. A. Upon application, a unit member who has completed five (5) years in the Newark City School District may be granted a leave of absence, without pay, for not less than one (1) semester (or the balance thereof when the purpose is for child care leave) nor for more than three (3) semesters, except that a leave shall be granted when requested for medical reasons, child care or long-term care of an immediate family member (as defined in Article 2322). The reason for the leave of absence must be provided to the Board of Education at the time the leave is requested. A unit member on an unpaid leave of absence may return to service only at the beginning of a semester. Upon application, a unit member who has completed one (1) year, but fewer than five (5) years in the Newark City School District, may be granted a leave of absence, without pay, for not less than one (1) semester (or the balance thereof when the purpose is for child care leave) nor for more than three (3) semesters, except that a leave shall be granted when requested for medical reasons, child care or long-term care of an immediate family member (as defined in Article 2322), with the additional requirement that the unit member shall reimburse the Board for its portion of the required cost of retirement in the event the unit member elects to purchase the retirement credit. A unit member on an unpaid leave of absence may return to service only at the beginning of a semester. Any unit member who is granted an unpaid leave of absence more than once in any five years, shall only accrue seniority during the first unpaid leave during the five years and must reimburse the Board for its portion of the required cost of retirement for the second unpaid leave in the event the unit member elects to purchase retirement credit regardless of the unit member’s length of service. B. Except for leaves of absence requested for medical reasons, child care or long-term care of an immediate family member, no unit member shall be granted a leave hereunder if a qualified replacement cannot be employed. C. No more than five percent (5%) of the members of the bargaining unit shall be on a leave of absence concurrently. D. No unit member who previously has been granted a leave of absence shall be granted another leave while there is (1) or more eligible applicants for their first leave of absence. Exceptions shall be made for child care leave. E. No unit member shall be granted a leave to seek, pursue, or to engage in gainful employment unless expressly authorized in advance by the Board. Any unit member granted leave hereunder who violates this subsection shall be deemed to have abandoned his/her employment contract and all rights and privileges of employment with the Newark City School District shall be extinguished. F. The terms of the leave shall be scheduled, to the extent possible, to cause the least disruption to the educational program. The unit member shall advise the Board of the commencement of the leave as far in advance as possible and shall state the date of termination of such leave in the application. Failure to state the termination date shall be deemed a termination date at the beginning of the next school year. G. No teacher shall return to service prior to the expiration date of such leave without the express written approval of the Superintendent. Any unit member who does not return to service at the stated termination date of such leave shall be deemed as having abandoned his/her contract and all rights and privileges of employment shall thereupon be extinguished. H. Upon return to service of a unit member from leave, such unit member shall be assigned to a teaching position in an area for which such teacher has a valid, current certificate/license issued by the Ohio Department of Education. I. Nothing in this Agreement shall waive the Board’s responsibility to abide by all provisions of The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 - P.L. 103-3. J. The provisions outlined above are expressly intended to supersede requirements of the Revised Code applicable to unpaid leaves of absence and retirement contributions to STRS by employees and the Board.