Unpaid Child Care Leave. The Board shall grant a leave of absence to an employee who has been employed by the Board for two (2) full school years to care for a newborn child, an adopted infant under two (2) years of age or a child for whom the adoption agency requires full-time parental care. All child care leaves of absence shall be without pay. Child care leave shall be counted toward the employee’s FMLA leave entitlement, but only to the extent that the employee is entitled to FMLA leave. Those employees who do not meet the two (2) full school year employment requirement and/or the two (2) year adopted child age requirement for child care leave should apply for FMLA leave.
Unpaid Child Care Leave. An unpaid child care leave may be granted by the School District, subject to the provisions of this section, to one teacher-parent of a child, provided such parent is caring for an infant child on a full-time basis.
Unpaid Child Care Leave of one (1) year shall be granted to a member of the Association upon written request for the primary care of an infant child (0-2 years).
Unpaid Child Care Leave.
42.01 Upon request a DECE shall be given an unpaid child care leave for up to one (1) year, the total leave would not exceed (3) three years. The request shall be provided to the board no less than two (2) months before the unpaid child care leave is scheduled to begin.
42.02 A DECE shall continue to accrue seniority for the duration of the leave.
42.03 A DECE returning from a child care leave during the same school year that the leave began has the right to be reassigned to the same position held prior to going on leave. For the purpose of this Article, the term position means the same assignment in the same school. A DECE returning from a child care leave in a different school year has the right to be assigned to an equivalent position in the same school or workplace.
42.04 A DECE on child care leave shall return to their same school location, unless they have been declared surplus in accordance with the appropriate articles.
Unpaid Child Care Leave. An employee shall be granted an unpaid child care leave for a period of up to one (1) year for the purpose of child birth and/or parental care of his/her newborn or newly adopted child. Such leave shall be treated as an FMLA leave if and to the extent it qualifies as such. An employee seeking an unpaid child care leave shall file a written application with the Superintendent at least sixty (60) days prior to the desired leave date.
Unpaid Child Care Leave a. A member shall be granted unpaid leave to care for a newborn infant or newly adopted child. This leave is to provide options for a member if sufficient sick leave is not available to cover the period of illness due to pregnancy and/or the member wishes to extend his/her leave for child care purposes.
b. The member shall give the superintendent written notice of the date the member intends to commence leave at least one (1) month in advance. Such leave shall be granted up to one
(1) year plus the remaining portion of the school year in which the leave commences. For purposes of adoption, the member shall notify the superintendent that he/she has received approval for placement of an adopted child. When the member is officially informed of the placement date, he/she will immediately notify the superintendent so arrangement can be made to commence leave.
c. Leave will commence and end upon the designated date(s) unless medical complications verified by the member’s physician necessitate other date(s).
d. Upon return from the leave, the member is entitled to be placed in a position for which he/she is licensed.
Unpaid Child Care Leave. A. A teacher, either actively employed or on layoff status, who is pregnant or whose spouse is pregnant, or who adopts a child, shall be entitled, upon request, to a child care leave as provided below.
B. Said teacher shall make such a request to the Superintendent, in writing, on the form(s) approved by the Board thirty (30) calendar days prior to the anticipated date of birth or adoption. In the event of adoption, the teacher shall provide the appropriate form(s) 30 days in advance, or as soon as is possible after learning the date of adoption. Included shall be: A physician's statement certifying pregnancy or paternity, a copy of the child's birth certificate, or notice from the adoption agency certifying the upcoming adoption, whichever is applicable. Child care leave request packets are available in every building.
C. A teacher who is pregnant may continue in active employment as long as she desires, provided she is able to perform her required functions.
D. A teacher adopting a child one (1) year of age or less, shall be entitled to a leave to commence at any time during the first year after receiving de facto custody of the child, or prior to receiving such custody if necessary to fulfill the requirements for adoption.
E. A teacher acquiring a child one (1) year of age or less through marriage or assuming the legal responsibilities for a family, shall be entitled, upon request, to a leave to commence at any time during the first year after acquiring said child or after the acquisition of the legal responsibilities for the family.
F. A teacher requesting a child care leave must elect one of the following leaves and only one leave will be granted per teacher, per birth, adoption, acquisition of a child through marriage, or assumption of legal responsibilities for a family. The Board may, however, elect to bring a teacher back prior to the expiration of the leave by mutual consent.
I. An unpaid leave for the remainder of the semester that the leave commenced.
II. An unpaid leave for a complete semester.
III. An unpaid leave for the remainder of the semester in which the leave commenced and the succeeding semester.
IV. An unpaid leave for two (2) complete semesters.
V. Accumulated sick leave time shall be used only for that time during which the employee is disabled. Employees intending to use birth related disability leave must comply with the notice provisions of Article X, Section 9 (B).
VI. Sick days may be used for pregnancy related disability, but...
Unpaid Child Care Leave. Leave will be granted for child care purposes to unit members if written notice is submitted to the Superintendent not later than ten (10) calendar days following the birth or adoption of a child. Normally the leave shall commence with the first school day following the end of the pregnancy disability period, if any. Both parties may mutually agree to alter the normal commencement date of the leave.
a) The duration of such leave shall be up to, but no longer than, two (2) years from the commencement of such leave. Base salary will be frozen for the duration of the leave.
a) No unit member shall be granted child care leave for more than three
Unpaid Child Care Leave. A. Length of Leave, Status During Leave and Upon Return A teacher requesting an unpaid child care leave, but not requesting maternity leave, must give written notice to the Director of Human Resources of the date he/she intends to commence leave at least two (2) months in advance of the date the leave will commence or in the case of an adoption, as soon as the potential date of adoption has been determined.
Unpaid Child Care Leave. 1. Child care leaves of absence will be granted one year at a time to a maximum of two (2) years. Such leave of absence shall be without salary and shall not count as a step on the salary schedule. An unpaid leave of absence for child care must be requested in writing to the Superintendent, and must be acted upon by the Board of Education.
2. Child care leaves may be requested by mother or father after childbirth or adoption. If an unpaid child care leave follows the mother's childbirth, it shall begin on the date the physician certifies that the period of disability is ended, or when the employee's paid sick leave is exhausted, whichever comes first. If the leave does not immediately follow disability due to childbirth, it shall begin on a date agreed between the district and the employee who requests the leave.
3. A teacher on child leave shall terminate his/her leave at a semester break or prior to the commencement of classes in September, unless the situation requires special consideration as determined by the Superintendent. When applicable, the teacher will produce a statement from her attending physician indicating her physical capabilities of performing all the duties of her position prior to her return. (This provision is not intended to limit the District's rights under Section 913 of the Education Law.)
4. Except in cases when it would be impossible to do so, the teacher may be expected to give at least ninety (90) days notice of departure and one hundred eighty (180) days notice of return. (For leave which will begin or end when school opens in September, the teacher shall give notice by March 1.) UNPAID CHILD CARE LEAVE (continued)
5. In cases where more than one member of a family unit is employed by the District, one may be on child care leave at a given time. Only one leave, per family, per child.
6. Continuation of fringe benefits while on leave will be as in Article 26, Subsection 4.
7. In accordance with Article 21, paid sick days shall be available for disability related to pregnancy and childbirth.
