PREGNANCY/MATERNITY/PATERNITY/ADOPTION LEAVE. A bargaining unit member may request a leave of absence without pay for the purpose of maternity, paternity, and/or adoption leave. Whenever possible, the written request and FMLA paperwork (see faculty forms on district website and Appendix E) must be submitted to the Superintendent at least thirty (30) days prior to the start of the requested leave of absence. The request shall state the length of absence and the anticipated date of return. Upon returning to the employment of the Board, the bargaining unit member shall return to the same position held at the time the leave began, if available; otherwise he/she will be assigned to a position for which he/she is certified. Bargaining unit members shall have the option of requesting a maternity leave under FMLA. The bargaining unit member shall receive twelve (12) weeks paid leave if the bargaining unit member has the proper amount of sick leave to cover the twelve (12) weeks. Maternity/paternity leave begins upon the birth of a child. A bargaining unit member may request the remainder of a semester on a non-paid status. If the insurance is carried through the school district, the employee will pay the full premium during the non-paid leave . Any bargaining unit member whose accumulated sick leave days are insufficient to cover the period of leave set forth in this article (12 weeks of paid) may use accumulated sick leave and following the exhaustion of accumulated unused sick leave, shall be granted maternity leave without pay for the remainder of the twelve (12) weeks allowed by FMLA, following the birth of a child. This type of leave is not eligible for sick leave bank usage per Article XVIII Section A of this agreement. Leave under this section shall be granted, upon request, via the Family Medical Leave Act. The date of the qualifying event for adoption leave shall be determined by the court of record governing the adoption. The continuing contract status of any such bargaining unit member shall not be adversely affected by parental leave, but the normal annual salary increment shall not be granted unless one hundred twenty (120) days of the contract have been fulfilled.
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