Major Life Change Provision. A teacher may request to withdraw his/her retirement request for one or more of the following reasons that arise after the Board approved the teacher’s Notice of Retirement: • diagnosis of serious illness of the teacher or his/her spouse • death of the teacher’s spouse • total disability of the teacher’s spouse • serious illness of a medically and financially dependent child or parent of the teacher • a legal action for the dissolution of the teacher’s marriage or for legal separation if initiated and becomes final before the date of retirement specified in the teacher’s Notice of Retirement • any other similar reason which the Board determines to be sufficient. In any of the above events, the teacher may tender a written proposal to the Board for the withdrawal of his/her Notice of Retirement. As a condition of the Board’s consideration of the proposal, the teacher will agree to a wage deduction that will repay the Board any retirement incentives paid to the teacher to date. Repayment by wage deduction shall be completed within one- hundred eighty (180) school days of the Board’s approval of the withdrawal. The Board may accept or deny the proposal to withdraw the Notice of Retirement and its decision may only be grieved to the Board level (Section 9.3.4).
Major Life Change Provision. Unless the Board has already hired a replacement, a teacher may request in writing to the Board to withdraw of their notice to retire for one or more of the following reasons:
