Common use of RETURN FROM LEAVES OF ABSENCE Clause in Contracts

RETURN FROM LEAVES OF ABSENCE. The Board of Education in granting a leave of absence indicates its intent to re-employ the educator at the end of the leave period. The educator must notify the Board of Education/Administration on or before March 1 of his/her intent to return to work. Failure to notify the Board of Education/Administration of such intent to return will result in termination of employment. Request to return from leave of absence granted for health reasons or temporary disability must be accompanied by a physician’s statement certifying the employee is ready to return to work. 1. Certified employees who are on leave for one (1) year or less shall be guaranteed their same position upon return provided the employee complies with all requirements of his/her re-employment and returns on the first day of the ensuing school year (subject to the exceptions below). Employees granted leaves of absence for health reasons may return during the school year to their same position (subject to the exceptions below). 2. If a position vacated by an employee during his/her leave of absence is eliminated due to curriculum, enrollment, funding or redistricting, the employee shall be guaranteed a position upon his/her return provided the employee meets the other requirements of this policy. Additionally, any position that is considered by the district to be a position that is difficult to fill may be filled during an employee’s leave of absence (subject to FMLA provisions), and the employee will be guaranteed a position upon his/ her return provided the employee meets the other requirements of this policy. The district will notify the employee of “difficult-to-fill” status before the position is filled, and the employee will be given an opportunity to rescind his/her leave request. 3. Certified employees returning from a leave at any time other than the first day of the ensuing school year shall be guaranteed a position provided the employee complies with all requirements of his/her reemployment.

RETURN FROM LEAVES OF ABSENCE. The Board of Education in granting a leave of absence indicates its intent to re-employ the educator at the end of the leave period. The educator must notify the Board of Education/Administration on or before March 1 of his/her intent to return to work. Failure to notify the Board of Education/Administration of such intent to return will result in termination of employment. Request to return from leave of absence granted for health reasons or temporary disability must be accompanied by a physician’s statement certifying the employee is ready to return to work. 1. Certified employees who are on leave for one (1) year or less shall be guaranteed their same position upon return provided the employee complies with all requirements of his/her re-employment and returns on the first day of the ensuing school year (subject to the exceptions below). Employees granted leaves of absence for health reasons may return during the school year to their same position (subject to the exceptions below). 2. If a position vacated by an employee during his/her leave of absence is eliminated due to curriculum, enrollment, funding or redistrictingre-districting, the employee shall be guaranteed a position upon his/her return provided the employee meets the other requirements of this policy. Additionally, any position that is considered by the district to be a position that is difficult to fill may be filled during an employee’s leave of absence (subject to FMLA provisions), and the employee will be guaranteed a position upon his/ his/her return provided the employee meets the other requirements of this policy. The district will notify the employee of “difficult-to-fill” status before the position is filled, and the employee will be given an opportunity to rescind his/her leave request. 3. Certified employees returning from a leave at any time other than the first day of the ensuing school year shall be guaranteed a position provided the employee complies with all requirements of his/her reemployment.