Common use of Unpaid Leaves of Absence Clause in Contracts

Unpaid Leaves of Absence. Section 1: A teacher may be granted a year’s leave of absence without pay for education, travel, child rearing, or personal reasons. A teacher returning from such leave shall have all accrued benefits restored and will have performance in their last year worked applied to the returning year’s compensation model. By May 1 of the year of the leave, teachers must inform the principal of their intention to return or resign from their position for the following school year. Section 2: Any teacher may be granted a leave of absence without pay for periods of less than one (1) school year when justifiable reasons exist. In case of adoption, a teacher shall be granted an adoptive leave commencing when the child is physically turned over to the teacher-parent. In granting such leaves, the Board may attach conditions to include, but not limited to, earliest and latest date of return, and teaching position to which the teacher can expect to be assigned. Leave may be extended one (1) succeeding school year if the teacher submits a written request to the building administrator or immediate supervisor prior to May 1 of the school year and upon approval by the Board. Section 3: Any leave of absence will be granted with the understanding that it is a leave of absence from the School Corporation and not from a particular position. Upon a teacher’s return from leave, every effort will be made to restore that teacher to the same or comparable position held before the leave. When this is not possible in the Board’s judgment, the returning teacher shall be offered a position for which the teacher is qualified. Section 4: A teacher who is granted an unpaid leave of absence during the regular school year shall have sick leave credits for that year reduced by one (1) day for each month, or portion thereof, of absence. Section 5: The procedure for applying for an unpaid leave of absence under this Article shall be as follows: a. The request for leave must be submitted in writing to the building administrator or immediate supervisor prior to July 1 of the year requested for a leave under Section 1 and at least thirty (30) days prior to the starting date of the leave, for leave under Section

Unpaid Leaves of Absence. Section 1: A teacher may be granted . Upon a year’s leave of absence without pay for education, travel, child rearing, or personal reasons. A teacher returning from such leave shall have all accrued benefits restored and will have performance in their last year worked applied to form furnished by the returning year’s compensation model. By May 1 of the year of the leave, teachers must inform the principal of their intention to return or resign from their position for the following school year. Section 2: Any teacher may be granted a leave of absence without pay for periods of less than one (1) school year when justifiable reasons exist. In case of adoptionBoard, a teacher shall be granted an adoptive leave commencing when the child is physically turned over to the teacher-parent. In granting such leaves, the Board may attach conditions to include, but not limited to, earliest and latest date of return, and teaching position to which the teacher can expect to be assigned. Leave may be extended one (1) succeeding school year if the teacher submits make a written request to the building administrator or immediate supervisor prior to May 1 of the school year and upon approval by the Board. Section 3: Any leave of absence will be granted with the understanding that it is a leave of absence from the School Corporation and not from a particular position. Upon a teacher’s return from leave, every effort will be made to restore that teacher to the same or comparable position held before the leave. When this is not possible in the Board’s judgment, the returning teacher shall be offered a position for which the teacher is qualified. Section 4: A teacher who is granted an unpaid leave of absence during the regular school year shall have sick leave credits for that year reduced by one (1) day for each month, or portion thereof, of absence. Section 5: The procedure for applying for an unpaid leave of absence for a period of one (1) year for educational, professional, child-rearing or medical purposes. A request for a second year of leave may be considered under special circumstances. Each request will be considered individually by the Superintendent and the Board. In order to apply for leave for reasons other than child- rearing or medical reasons, a teacher must have served three (3) or more years in the District. All such leaves for a duration of less than twelve (12) months length of time shall be counted as one (1) year. The provisions of this Negotiated Agreement not contrary to the provisions of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 USC §§2601-2654) shall govern in instances of granting unpaid family and medical leave. It is understood that provisions may exist which are better than the provisions of the law. 2. Upon return from an approved leave of absence the teacher shall be entitled to reinstatement in his/her area(s) of certification or licensure and at the same contract status which was held prior to leave. This section shall not be interpreted as requiring the transfer of another teacher in order to make available a position for the returning teacher. Except in cases of medical leave, return from leaves of absence shall coincide with the beginning of a new semester. 3. A leave of absence does not break continuous seniority; however, a teacher does not earn seniority while on leave of absence. 4. A teacher ceases to accumulate sick leave while on a leave of absence, but is entitled to health benefits under the COBRA plan. 5. A person employed by the Board under ORC §3319.10 for a period of more than one hundred twenty (120) days as a replacement for a teacher on leave shall be given a one (1) year limited contract. This contract will automatically expire at the conclusion of the last contracted teacher day or the date of return of the teacher, whichever occurs first, without prior written notice of nonrenewal. The provisions of ORC §§3319.11 and 3319.111 shall not apply to a teacher employed under this Article shall be as follows: a. The request for leave must be submitted in writing to the building administrator or immediate supervisor prior to July 1 of the year requested for a leave under Section 1 and at least thirty (30) days prior to the starting date of the leave, for leave under Sectionsubsection.

Unpaid Leaves of Absence. Section General 1: A . Unless otherwise indicated, all such leaves shall be without pay or other compensation, shall be without salary schedule credit, and shall be without accrued or accumulation of benefits (e.g., sick leave). All unused benefits which were accrued by the teacher may be granted a year’s prior to the leave of absence without pay for education, travel, child rearing, or personal reasons. A teacher returning from such leave shall have all accrued benefits restored and will have performance in their last year worked applied be recredited to the returning yearteacher upon the teacher’s compensation model. By May 1 of the year of the return from a leave, teachers must inform the principal of their intention to return or resign from their position for the following school year. Section 2: Any teacher may be granted . Unless otherwise indicated, application for a leave of absence without pay for periods of less than one (1) full school year when justifiable reasons exist. In case of adoption, must be made by a teacher shall be granted an adoptive leave commencing when the child is physically turned over to the teacher-parent. In granting such leaves, the Board may attach conditions to include, but not limited to, earliest and latest date of return, and teaching position to which the teacher can expect to be assigned. Leave may be extended one (1) succeeding school year if the teacher submits a written request to the building administrator on or immediate supervisor prior to before May 1 of the school year and upon approval by the Board. Section 3: Any leave of absence will be granted with the understanding that it is a leave of absence from the School Corporation and not from a particular position. Upon a teacher’s return from leave, every effort will be made prior to restore that teacher to the same or comparable position held before the leave. When this is not possible Exceptions for emergencies may be granted by the District. 3. Unless otherwise indicated in the Board’s judgmentspecific leave provision, upon applying for and being granted a leave from a teaching assignment, a teacher shall, upon conclusion of the returning teacher shall leave, be offered assigned to a position for which the he/she is certified. The teacher is qualified. Section 4: A teacher who is granted an unpaid may make a request to return to their current position when making their application for a leave of absence during the regular school year shall have sick leave credits for that year reduced by one (1) day for each month, or portion thereof, of absence. Section 4. By April 15 prior to the expiration of a full school year leave under Paragraphs A, B, E and J above, a teacher on leave must notify the Superintendent in writing of his/her intent to return to the teacher’s position the following school year. The Board shall advise the teacher by certified letter of this obligation during the month of March. If the teacher fails to notify the Superintendent by April 15, the teacher shall be considered to be on layoff and subject to recall under the procedures in Article XIII. 5: The procedure for applying for an unpaid . A leave of absence under this Article shall be as follows: a. The request for leave must be submitted not exempt a teacher from the provisions of layoff contained in writing to the building administrator or immediate supervisor prior to July 1 of contract. A layoff notice is required only if it will affect employment beyond the year requested for a leave under Section 1 and at least thirty (30) days prior to the starting date length of the leave, . 6. Failure to return from leave on the date specified in said leave shall be a non-arbitrary and non-capricious reason for leave under Sectiondismissal.

Unpaid Leaves of Absence. Section 1: A. A teacher may be granted a year’s leave of absence without pay for education, travel, child rearing, or personal reasons. A teacher returning from such leave upon written request submitted by April 1 shall have all accrued benefits restored and will have performance in their last year worked applied to the returning year’s compensation model. By May 1 of the year of the leave, teachers must inform the principal of their intention to return or resign from their position for the following school year. Section 2: Any teacher may be granted a leave of absence without pay for periods a full school year. Any request after April 1, the Board is not obligated to grant the leave unless a replacement can be secured. The teacher must begin and return from the leave at the end of less than a school year. 1. While on leave teachers shall not continue to accrue seniority or proceed up the salary schedule. 2. A leave will not be granted for purposes of full-time employment with another school district. B. A leave of absence of up to one (1) school year when justifiable reasons exist. In case may be granted to any teacher, upon application, for the purpose of adoptionparticipating in exchange teaching programs in other states, a teacher territories, or counties, foreign or military teaching programs, the Peace Corps, Teachers' Corps or Job Corps as full time participant in such programs. C. A military leave of absence shall be granted an adoptive leave commencing when the child is physically turned over to the teacher-parent. In granting such leaves, the Board may attach conditions to include, but not limited to, earliest and latest date of return, and teaching position to which the any teacher can expect to who shall be assigned. Leave may be extended one (1) succeeding school year if the teacher submits a written request to the building administrator or immediate supervisor prior to May 1 inducted for military duty in any branch of the school year and upon approval by armed forces of the BoardUnited States. Section 3: Any D. A leave of absence will shall be granted with to any teacher upon application for the understanding that it is purpose of campaigning or serving in a leave of absence from the School Corporation and not from a particular position. Upon a teacher’s return from leave, every effort will be made to restore that teacher to the same or comparable position held before the leave. When this is not possible in the Board’s judgment, the returning teacher shall be offered a position for which the teacher is qualifiedpublic office. Section 4: E. A teacher who is granted an unpaid leave of absence during the regular school year shall have sick leave credits for that year reduced by one (1) day for each monthupon written request, or portion thereof, of absence. Section 5: The procedure for applying for an unpaid leave of absence under this Article shall be as follows: a. The request for leave must be submitted in writing to the building administrator or immediate supervisor prior to July 1 of the year requested for a leave under Section 1 and at least thirty (30) days prior to in advance when possible, shall be granted a child care leave of absence for the starting purpose of parental care of a newborn child for the remainder of the term or school year or for the full term or school year following the date of the leaveteacher's recovery from the disability period attendant to the birth of the child. F. Unpaid childcare leave as provided for in Section E shall also be available to teachers upon the adoption of a child. The date of adoption will be substituted for the date of birth. G. Upon written application submitted no later than April 1, a teacher shall be granted a leave of absence for up to two (2) full terms, for the purpose of engaging in not less than half-time study at an accredited college or university. The teacher shall present certified documentation from the educational institution of attendance as no less than a half-time student in an area related to the continuation of a career in education. H. In all cases whereby a teacher requests and is granted a leave of absence under Sectionthe terms of this Master Agreement, the conditions of said leave of absence shall be stated to the satisfaction of both parties and recorded on the "Leave of Absence Form”. The disposition of this form will be: one copy to the Board of Education, one copy is to be retained by that person requesting the leave of absence, and one copy to the Association. All leaves in this Article shall be subject to the following conditions: 1. All leaves of absence may be extended upon request by the teacher and approval by the Board of Education 2. All leaves of absence shall be for the remainder of a term or school year, or full term or school year, at the option of the teacher, unless otherwise arranged with and approved by the Board. 3. A teacher desiring to return from leave at the beginning of a school year shall notify the district of his/her intent to return on or before April 1 of the preceding school year. I. Short-term unpaid leaves for unusual, extenuating and/or emergency situations may be taken only upon approval of the Superintendent.

Unpaid Leaves of Absence. Section General 1: A . Unless otherwise indicated, all such leaves shall be without pay or other compensation, shall be without salary schedule credit, and shall be without accrued or accumulation of benefits (e.g., sick leave). All unused benefits which were accrued by the teacher may be granted a year’s prior to the leave of absence without pay for education, travel, child rearing, or personal reasons. A teacher returning from such leave shall have all accrued benefits restored and will have performance in their last year worked applied be recredited to the returning yearteacher upon the teacher’s compensation model. By May 1 of the year of the return from a leave, teachers must inform the principal of their intention to return or resign from their position for the following school year. Section 2: Any teacher may be granted . Unless otherwise indicated, application for a leave of absence without pay for periods of less than one (1) full school year when justifiable reasons exist. In case of adoption, must be made by a teacher shall be granted an adoptive leave commencing when the child is physically turned over to the teacher-parent. In granting such leaves, the Board may attach conditions to include, but not limited to, earliest and latest date of return, and teaching position to which the teacher can expect to be assigned. Leave may be extended one (1) succeeding school year if the teacher submits a written request to the building administrator on or immediate supervisor prior to May before March 1 of the school year and upon approval by the Board. Section 3: Any leave of absence will be granted with the understanding that it is a leave of absence from the School Corporation and not from a particular position. Upon a teacher’s return from leave, every effort will be made prior to restore that teacher to the same or comparable position held before the leave. When this is not possible Exceptions for emergencies may be granted by the District. 3. Unless otherwise indicated in the Board’s judgmentspecific leave provision, upon applying for and being granted a leave from a teaching assignment, a teacher shall, upon conclusion of the returning teacher shall leave, be offered assigned to a position for which the he/she is certified. The teacher is qualified. Section 4: A teacher who is granted an unpaid may make a request to return to their current position when making their application for a leave of absence during the regular school year shall have sick leave credits for that year reduced by one (1) day for each month, or portion thereof, of absence. Section 4. By April 15 prior to the expiration of a full school year leave under Paragraphs A, B, E and J above, a teacher on leave must notify the Superintendent in writing of his/her intent to return to the teacher’s position the following school year. The Board shall advise the teacher by certified letter of this obligation during the month of March. If the teacher fails to notify the Superintendent by April 15, the teacher shall be considered to be on layoff and subject to recall under the procedures in Article XII. 5: The procedure for applying for an unpaid . A leave of absence under this Article shall be as follows: a. The request for leave must be submitted not exempt a teacher from the provisions of layoff contained in writing to the building administrator or immediate supervisor prior to July 1 of contract. A layoff notice is required only if it will affect employment beyond the year requested for a leave under Section 1 and at least thirty (30) days prior to the starting date length of the leave, . 6. Failure to return from leave on the date specified in said leave shall be a non-arbitrary and non-capricious reason for leave under Sectiondismissal.

Unpaid Leaves of Absence. Section 1: A. A teacher may be granted a year’s leave of absence without pay for education, travel, child rearing, or personal reasons. A teacher returning from such leave upon written request submitted by April 1 shall have all accrued benefits restored and will have performance in their last year worked applied to the returning year’s compensation model. By May 1 of the year of the leave, teachers must inform the principal of their intention to return or resign from their position for the following school year. Section 2: Any teacher may be granted a leave of absence without pay for periods a full school year. Any request after April 1, the Board is not obligated to grant the leave unless a replacement can be secured. The teacher must begin and return from the leave at the end of less than a school year. 1. While on leave teachers shall not continue to accrue seniority or proceed up the salary schedule. 2. A leave will not be granted for purposes of full-time employment with another school district. B. A leave of absence of up to one (1) school year when justifiable reasons exist. In case may be granted to any teacher, upon application, for the purpose of adoptionparticipating in exchange teaching programs in other states, a teacher territories, or counties, foreign or military teaching programs, the Peace Corps, Teachers' Corps or Job Corps as full time participant in such programs. C. A military leave of absence shall be granted an adoptive leave commencing when the child is physically turned over to the teacher-parent. In granting such leaves, the Board may attach conditions to include, but not limited to, earliest and latest date of return, and teaching position to which the any teacher can expect to who shall be assigned. Leave may be extended one (1) succeeding school year if the teacher submits a written request to the building administrator or immediate supervisor prior to May 1 inducted for military duty in any branch of the school year and upon approval by armed forces of the BoardUnited States. Section 3: Any D. A leave of absence will shall be granted with to any teacher upon application for the understanding that it is purpose of campaigning or serving in a leave of absence from the School Corporation and not from a particular position. Upon a teacher’s return from leave, every effort will be made to restore that teacher to the same or comparable position held before the leave. When this is not possible in the Board’s judgment, the returning teacher shall be offered a position for which the teacher is qualifiedpublic office. Section 4: E. A teacher who is granted an unpaid leave of absence during the regular school year shall have sick leave credits for that year reduced by one (1) day for each monthupon written request, or portion thereof, of absence. Section 5: The procedure for applying for an unpaid leave of absence under this Article shall be as follows: a. The request for leave must be submitted in writing to the building administrator or immediate supervisor prior to July 1 of the year requested for a leave under Section 1 and at least thirty (30) days prior to in advance when possible, shall be granted a child care leave of absence for the starting purpose of parental care of a newborn child for the remainder of the term or school year or for the full term or school year following the date of the leaveteacher's recovery from the disability period attendant to the birth of the child. F. Unpaid childcare leave as provided for in Section E shall also be available to teachers upon the adoption of a child. The date of adoption will be substituted for the date of birth. G. Upon written application submitted no later than April 1, a teacher shall be granted a leave of absence for up to two (2) full terms, for the purpose of engaging in not less than half-time study at an accredited college or university. The teacher shall present certified documentation from the educational institution of attendance as no less than a half-time student in an area related to the continuation of a career in education. H. In all cases whereby a teacher requests and is granted a leave of absence under the terms of this Master Agreement, the conditions of said leave of absence shall be stated to the satisfaction of both parties and recorded on the "Leave of Absence Form”. The disposition of this form will be: one copy to the Board of Education, one copy is to be retained by that person requesting the leave of absence, and one copy to the Association. All leaves in this Article shall be subject to the following conditions: 1. All leaves of absence may be extended upon request by the teacher and approval by the Board of Education 2. All leaves of absence shall be for the remainder of a term or school year, or full term or school year, at the option of the teacher, unless otherwise arranged with and approved by the Board. 3. A teacher desiring to return from leave at the beginning of a school year shall notify the district of his/her intent to return on or before April 1 of the preceding school year. I. Short-term unpaid leaves for unusual, extenuating and/or emergency situations which do not qualify for FMLA leave may be taken only upon approval of the Superintendent. J. Unpaid leave requests which qualify for leave under SectionFamily Medical Leave Act must be taken pursuant to FMLA guidelines and run concurrent with any additional unpaid leave time granted under this article.

Unpaid Leaves of Absence. Section 1: A. A teacher may be granted a year’s leave of absence without pay for education, travel, child rearing, or personal reasons. A teacher returning from such leave upon written request submitted by April 1 shall have all accrued benefits restored and will have performance in their last year worked applied to the returning year’s compensation model. By May 1 of the year of the leave, teachers must inform the principal of their intention to return or resign from their position for the following school year. Section 2: Any teacher may be granted a leave of absence without pay for periods a full school year. Any request after April 1, the Board is not obligated to grant the leave unless a replacement can be secured. The teacher must begin and return from the leave at the end of less than a school year. 1. While on leave teachers shall not continue to accrue seniority or proceed up the salary schedule. 2. A leave will not be granted for purposes of full-time employment with another school district. B. A leave of absence of up to one (1) school year when justifiable reasons exist. In case may be granted to any teacher, upon application, for the purpose of adoptionparticipating in exchange teaching programs in other states, a teacher territories, or counties, foreign or military teaching programs, the Peace Corps, Teachers' Corps or Job Corps as full time participant in such programs. C. A military leave of absence shall be granted an adoptive leave commencing when the child is physically turned over to the teacher-parent. In granting such leaves, the Board may attach conditions to include, but not limited to, earliest and latest date of return, and teaching position to which the any teacher can expect to who shall be assigned. Leave may be extended one (1) succeeding school year if the teacher submits a written request to the building administrator or immediate supervisor prior to May 1 inducted for military duty in any branch of the school year and upon approval by armed forces of the BoardUnited States. Section 3: Any D. A leave of absence will shall be granted with to any teacher upon application for the understanding that it is purpose of campaigning or serving in a leave of absence from the School Corporation and not from a particular position. Upon a teacher’s return from leave, every effort will be made to restore that teacher to the same or comparable position held before the leave. When this is not possible in the Board’s judgment, the returning teacher shall be offered a position for which the teacher is qualifiedpublic office. Section 4: E. A teacher who is granted an unpaid leave of absence during the regular school year shall have sick leave credits for that year reduced by one (1) day for each monthupon written request, or portion thereof, of absence. Section 5: The procedure for applying for an unpaid leave of absence under this Article shall be as follows: a. The request for leave must be submitted in writing to the building administrator or immediate supervisor prior to July 1 of the year requested for a leave under Section 1 and at least thirty (30) days prior to in advance when possible, shall be granted a child care leave of absence for the starting purpose of parental care of a newborn child for the remainder of the term or school year or for the full term or school year following the date of the leaveteacher's recovery from the disability period attendant to the birth of the child. F. Unpaid childcare leave as provided for in Section E shall also be available to teachers upon the adoption of a child. The date of adoption will be substituted for the date of birth. G. Upon written application submitted no later than April 1, a teacher shall be granted a leave of absence for up to two (2) full terms, for the purpose of engaging in not less than half-time study at an accredited college or university. The teacher shall present certified documentation from the educational institution of attendance as no less than a half-time student in an area related to the continuation of a career in education. H. In all cases whereby a teacher requests and is granted a leave of absence under Sectionthe terms of this Master Agreement, the conditions of said leave of absence shall be stated to the satisfaction of both parties and recorded on the "Leave of Absence Form”. The disposition of this form will be: one copy to the Board of Education, one copy is to be retained by that person requesting the leave of absence, and one copy to the Association. All leaves in this Article shall be subject to the following conditions: 1. All leaves of absence may be extended upon request by the teacher and approval by the Board of Education 2. Upon returning from a leave (except teachers who took a leave for military service), the teacher’s position will be determined through the normal transfer process as defined in board policy 3130 and administrative guidelines. They will not be considered displaced. 3. If no positions are open through the transfer process, then the layoff policy will be followed. 4. All leaves of absence shall be for the remainder of a term or school year, or full term or school year, at the option of the teacher, unless otherwise arranged with and approved by the Board. 5. A teacher desiring to return from leave at the beginning of a school year shall notify the district of his/her intent to return on or before April 1 of the preceding school year. I. Short-term unpaid leaves for unusual, extenuating and/or emergency situations may be taken only upon approval of the Superintendent.