Common use of Application and Notice Clause in Contracts

Application and Notice. Application for maternity leave shall be submitted, in writing, to the Superintendent of Schools, specifying the effective date of leave and intended date of return to duties. If a Bargaining Unit Member requests unpaid sick leave, such request must be made not less than three (3) weeks prior to the first day of leave. A Bargaining Unit Member, requesting the use of either paid or unpaid sick leave for pregnancy, must furnish a statement from her physician that, in the physician's opinion, the Bargaining Unit Member should no longer work. For purposes of planning the employment of substitutes, the physician's statement must indicate the date of Bargaining Unit Member's initial absence from her position and the date the physician expects that, under normal circumstances, the Bargaining Unit Member should be able to return to duty. The physician's certificate shall be submitted to the District not less than three (3) weeks prior to the beginning of the Bargaining Unit Member's expected leave. On or before July 1, of any year, a permanent Bargaining Unit Member or a probationary Bargaining Unit Member on maternity or post-partum sick leave and employed for the next succeeding school year shall notify the Board, in writing, of intended return to duties.