Common use of Using Leave Clause in Contracts

Using Leave. 1. Teachers may use sick leave days if they are suffering from an injury or illness. The maximum days of sick leave that can be used for any one disability is limited to the number of workdays that must be missed prior to the start date of the disability coverage provided by the Board. 2. Teachers may use sick leave days to care for a sick or injured spouse, parent (natural or step), child (natural, adopted, xxxxxx, stepchild or guardianship), domestic partner, or any relative permanently residing in their household. 3. Teachers must furnish a medical certificate signed by a medical professional when such certificate is requested by the Human Resources Department. 4. Accumulated sick leave earned prior to 2011-2012 must be used for sick leave first, if available. 5. Teachers may use emergency leave days in the event of an emergency not covered by Paragraph 1 or 2 of this section or by Article XIX. Approval of leave for emergency purposes must be obtained from the Human Resources Department. 6. Teachers may use personal leave days for personal reasons not related to illness, injury or emergencies, subject to the following procedures and limitations: Teachers may use personal leave days for personal reasons if approved by the District’s online personal leave system or their principal or supervisor to the Director of Human Resources at least five days in advance of such anticipated leave. Approval of absence for personal leave will be subject to the availability of a substitute and will be limited to a maximum of 15 individual elementary teachers and 15 individual secondary teachers on any one school day except during the month of May when the limit will be 10 for elementary and 10 for secondary. For workdays that meet the maximum 15 allowed personal leaves, the Human Resources Department will determine the number of individuals requiring subs. If the number of individuals requiring subs is less than 15, then up to three additional personal leaves will be granted for teachers requiring subs, at the discretion of the Human Resources Department. The maximum number of days allowed during the month of May will be 13 for elementary and 13 for secondary, with three of those days at each level granted at the discretion of the Human Resources Department. a. Personal leave may not be used during the first five and last five days of each school term without approval of the Superintendent. b. A teacher whose request for personal leave has not been approved due to the above stated rules can submit a waiver of the rules request to the Superintendent for his/her consideration and possible approval. 7. A teacher who is anticipating a leave due to the birth or adoption of a child shall submit a written notification to the Director of Human Resources at least 60 days prior to the proposed commencement of the leave period. Such leave will be granted for a period of time so as to permit the teacher to return to work in accordance with the Family Medical Leave Act guidelines.

Using Leave. 1. Teachers may use sick leave days if they are suffering from an injury or illness. The maximum days of sick leave that can be used for any one disability is limited to the number of workdays that must be missed prior to the start date of the disability coverage provided by the Board. 2. Teachers may use sick leave days to care for a sick or injured spouse, parent (natural or step), child (natural, adopted, xxxxxx, stepchild or guardianship), domestic partner, or any relative permanently residing in their household. 3. Teachers must furnish a medical certificate signed by a medical professional when such certificate is requested by the Human Resources Department. 4. Accumulated sick leave earned prior to 2011-2012 must be used for sick leave first, if available. 5. Teachers may use emergency leave days in the event of an emergency not covered by Paragraph 1 or 2 of this section or by Article XIX. Approval of leave for emergency purposes must be obtained from the Human Resources Department. 6. Teachers may use personal leave days for personal reasons not related to illness, injury or emergencies, subject to the following procedures and limitations: ; Teachers may use personal leave days for personal reasons if approved by the District’s online personal leave system or their principal or supervisor to the Director of Human Resources at least five days in advance of such anticipated leave. Approval of absence for personal leave will be subject to the availability of a substitute and will be limited to a maximum of 15 individual elementary teachers and 15 individual secondary teachers on any one school day except during the month of May when the limit will be 10 for elementary and 10 for secondary. For workdays that meet the maximum 15 allowed personal leaves, the Human Resources Department will determine the number of individuals requiring subs. If the number of individuals requiring subs is less than 15, then up to three additional personal leaves will be granted for teachers requiring subs, at the discretion of the Human Resources Department. The maximum number of days allowed during the month of May will be 13 for elementary and 13 for secondary, with three of those days at each level granted at the discretion of the Human Resources Department. a. Personal leave may not be used during the first five and last five days of each school term without approval of the Superintendent. b. A teacher whose request for personal leave has not been approved due to the above stated rules can submit a waiver of the rules request to the Superintendent for his/her consideration and possible approval. 7. A teacher who is anticipating a leave due to the birth or adoption of a child shall submit a written notification to the Director of Human Resources at least 60 days prior to the proposed commencement of the leave period. Such leave will be granted for a period of time so as to permit the teacher to return to work in accordance with the Family Medical Leave Act guidelines.