Common use of Maternity/Child Care Leave Clause in Contracts

Maternity/Child Care Leave. In addition to the use of sick days as provided in subsection C hereof, and any FMLA leave to which an employee is entitled, the Board may, in its discretion, grant maternity/child care leave without pay or benefits to fulltime employees in the District. Any employee on an approved leave pursuant to this section may participate in the District's available insurance programs but at such employee’s own expense for the full monthly premium. The full monthly premium, which is the total of the portion of the premium previously paid by the employee and the amount paid by the District, is payable to the District by the employee as provided herein except the first month of participation shall require an employee to pay one full month’s premium in advance. It will be the responsibility of the employee to deliver to the benefits facilitator, on or before the 15th day of the month preceding the onset of the leave, a check payable to the District in the full amount of one month’s premium, for the following month. Thereafter, on or before the 15th of each month a check for the full amount of the premium must be hand delivered and receipted, or sent U.S. Mail certified return receipt, postmarked on or before the 15th of the month. Subsequent failure to pay the required monthly premium shall constitute a thirty (30) day notice of cancellation of insurance coverage. No later than fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the scheduled termination of any leave in excess of sixty (60) days, the employee shall notify the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources in writing of his/her intention to return to employment. Failure to provide such notification shall be deemed a submission of resignation from employment in the district effective at the end of the leave. In addition, such leave is subject to the following conditions: A. All such leaves shall be for a fixed period with specific beginning and ending dates not to exceed one calendar year in duration. The length of such leaves shall be mutually agreed upon by the employee and the administration provided the termination of such leave during the school year shall be non-precedential. The duration of the leave shall take into consideration the continuity of instructional staff, support staff, instructional assistance, medical factors to the maximum possible degree, and the pertinent time factors related thereto. Every effort shall be made to have such leave terminate immediately prior to the start of a new school term. B. Requests to the Board for maternity/child care leave shall be in writing and made no later than thirty (30) calendar days prior to the date the employee is requesting the leave to commence. C. Accumulated sick leave shall be used during periods of pregnancy-related illness or disability, and during any periods of FMLA leave, but is not available during any other portion of the unpaid maternity /child care leave used for child care or bonding. D. In the case of adoption, an employee shall keep the Superintendent and/or designee informed and make appropriate arrangements for the commencement and the duration of the leave with the Superintendent. Adoptions shall apply to a child of less than six (6) years of age and the provisions of 5.6.C. above shall apply except as clearly inappropriate because of the nature of the adoption proceedings.

Maternity/Child Care Leave. In addition to the use of sick days as provided in subsection C hereof, and any FMLA leave to which an employee is entitled, the Board may, in its discretion, grant maternity/child care childcare leave without pay or benefits to fulltime employees in the Districtdistrict. Any employee on an approved leave pursuant to this section may participate in the District's available insurance programs but at such employee’s own expense for the full monthly premium. The full monthly premium, which is the total of the portion of the premium previously paid by the employee and the amount paid by the District, is payable to the District by the employee as provided herein except the first month of participation shall require an employee to pay one full month’s premium in advance. It will be the responsibility of the employee to deliver to the benefits facilitator, on or before the 15th day of the month preceding the onset of the leave, a check payable to the District in the full amount of one month’s premium, for the following month. Thereafter, on or before the 15th of each month a check for the full amount of the premium must be hand delivered and receipted, or sent U.S. Mail certified return receipt, postmarked on or before the 15th of the month. Subsequent failure to pay the required monthly premium shall constitute a thirty (30) day notice of cancellation of insurance coverage. No later than fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the scheduled termination of any leave in excess of sixty (60) days, the employee shall notify the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources in writing of his/her intention to return to employment. Failure to provide such notification shall be deemed a submission of resignation from employment in the district effective at the end of the leave. In addition, such leave is subject to the following conditions: A. All such leaves shall be for a fixed period with specific beginning and ending dates not to exceed one calendar year in duration. The length of such leaves shall be mutually agreed upon by the employee and the administration provided the termination of such leave during the school year shall be non-precedential. The duration of the leave shall take into consideration the continuity of instructional staff, support staff, instructional assistance, medical factors to the maximum possible degree, and the pertinent time factors related thereto. Every effort shall be made to have such leave terminate immediately prior to the start of a new school term. B. Requests to the Board for maternity/child care childcare leave shall be in writing and made no later than thirty (30) calendar days prior to the date the employee is requesting the leave to commence. C. Accumulated sick leave shall be used during periods of pregnancy-related illness or disability, and during any periods of FMLA leave, but is not available during any other portion of the unpaid maternity /child care /childcare leave used for child care childcare or bonding. D. In the case of adoption, an employee shall keep the Superintendent and/or designee informed and make appropriate arrangements for the commencement and the duration of the leave with the Superintendent. Adoptions shall apply to a child of less than six (6) years of age and the provisions of 5.6.C. above shall apply except as clearly inappropriate because of the nature of the adoption proceedings.

Maternity/Child Care Leave. In addition to the use of sick days as provided in subsection C hereof, and any FMLA leave to which an employee is entitled, the Board may, in its discretion, grant maternity/child care leave without pay or benefits to fulltime employees in the District. Any employee on an approved leave pursuant to this section may participate in the District's available insurance programs but at such employee’s own expense for the full monthly premium. The full monthly premium, which is the total of the portion of the premium previously paid by the employee and the amount paid by the District, is payable to the District by the employee as provided herein except the first month of participation shall require an employee to pay one full month’s premium in advance. It will be the responsibility of the employee to deliver to the benefits facilitator, on or before the 15th day of the month preceding the onset of the leave, a check payable to the District in the full amount of one month’s premium, for the following month. Thereafter, on or before the 15th of each month a check for the full amount of the premium must be hand delivered and receipted, or sent U.S. Mail certified return receipt, postmarked on or before the 15th of the month. Subsequent failure to pay the required monthly premium shall constitute a thirty (30) day notice of cancellation of insurance coverage. No later than fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the scheduled termination of any leave in excess of sixty (60) days, the employee shall notify the Assistant Superintendent Director of Human Resources in writing of his/her intention to return to employment. Failure to provide such notification shall be deemed a submission of resignation from employment in the district effective at the end of the leave. In addition, such leave is subject to the following conditions: A. All such leaves shall be for a fixed period with specific beginning and ending dates not to exceed one calendar year in duration. The length of such leaves shall be mutually agreed upon by the employee and the administration provided the termination of such leave during the school year shall be non-precedential. The duration of the leave shall take into consideration the continuity of instructional staff, support staff, instructional assistance, medical factors to the maximum possible degree, and the pertinent time factors related thereto. Every effort shall be made to have such leave terminate immediately prior to the start of a new school term. B. Requests to the Board for maternity/child care leave shall be in writing and made no later than thirty (30) calendar days prior to the date the employee is requesting the leave to commence. C. Accumulated sick leave shall be used during periods of pregnancy-related illness or disability, and during any periods of FMLA leave, but is not available during any other portion of the unpaid maternity /child care leave used for child care or bonding. D. In the case of adoption, an employee shall keep the Superintendent and/or designee informed and make appropriate arrangements for the commencement and the duration of the leave with the Superintendent. Adoptions shall apply to a child of less than six (6) years of age and the provisions of 5.6.C. above shall apply except as clearly inappropriate because of the nature of the adoption proceedings.

Maternity/Child Care Leave. In addition to the use of sick days as provided in subsection C hereof, and any FMLA leave to which an employee is entitled, the Board may, in its discretion, grant maternity/child care leave without pay or benefits to fulltime employees in the District. Any employee on an approved leave pursuant to this section may participate in the District's available insurance programs but at such employee’s own expense for the full monthly premium. The full monthly premium, which is the total of the portion of the premium previously paid by the employee and the amount paid by the District, is payable to the District by the employee as provided herein except the first month of participation shall require an employee to pay one full month’s premium in advance. It will be the responsibility of the employee to deliver to the benefits facilitator, on or before the 15th day of the month preceding the onset of the leave, a check payable to the District in the full amount of one month’s premium, for the following month. Thereafter, on or before the 15th of each month a check for the full amount of the premium must be hand delivered and receipted, or sent U.S. Mail certified return receipt, postmarked on or before the 15th of the month. Subsequent failure to pay the required monthly premium shall constitute a thirty (30) day notice of cancellation of insurance coverage. No later than fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the scheduled termination of any leave in excess of sixty (60) days, the employee shall notify the Assistant Director of Human ResourcesAssistant Superintendent of Human Resources in writing of his/her intention to return to employment. Failure to provide such notification shall be deemed a submission of resignation from employment in the district effective at the end of the leave. In addition, such leave is subject to the following conditions: A. All such leaves shall be for a fixed period with specific beginning and ending dates not to exceed one calendar year in duration. The length of such leaves shall be mutually agreed upon by the employee and the administration provided the termination of such leave during the school year shall be non-precedential. The duration of the leave shall take into consideration the continuity of instructional staff, support staff, instructional assistance, medical factors to the maximum possible degree, and the pertinent time factors related thereto. Every effort shall be made to have such leave terminate immediately prior to the start of a new school term. B. Requests to the Board for maternity/child care leave shall be in writing and made no later than thirty (30) calendar days prior to the date the employee is requesting the leave to commence. C. Accumulated sick leave shall be used during periods of pregnancy-related illness or disability, and during any periods of FMLA leave, but is not available during any other portion of the unpaid maternity /child care leave used for child care or bonding. D. In the case of adoption, an employee shall keep the Superintendent and/or designee informed and make appropriate arrangements for the commencement and the duration of the leave with the Superintendent. Adoptions shall apply to a child of less than six (6) years of age and the provisions of 5.6.C. above shall apply except as clearly inappropriate because of the nature of the adoption proceedings.ED