Common use of EXTENDED PARENTAL LEAVES WITHOUT PAY Clause in Contracts

EXTENDED PARENTAL LEAVES WITHOUT PAY. A. A leaves in excess of 8 weeks Maternity/Parental Leave or 12 weeks FMLA Leave (whichever is greater and applies to the teacher) is referred to as Extended Parental Leaves. Extended Parental Leaves are subject to the following terms and conditions: i. Request for such leave shall be submitted to the Superintendent in writing, and shall state the purpose of the leave, the date of its commencement, and the anticipated date of the teacher‘s return, subject to the provisions of Paragraphs iii, iv and v below. The request shall be made, except in cases of emergency, at least 30 days prior to the date of commencement of the requested leave and must be requested prior to the birth/adoption of the child. ii. The leave shall be without pay except as provided in Section IV of this Article. iii. The leave may not in any event exceed in length the balance of the school year in which the child is born/adopted plus one additional school year, or in the event the child is born/adopted during the summer recess, the two school years following the birth/adoption of the child. iv. The teacher may not in any event return to school at any time other than the beginning of the school year except in the event of a stillbirth or other legitimate complication regarding the birth or adoption of the child. In such case, the teacher may elect to return to work early, provided that she/he either return to school within eight weeks of the commencement of her extended leave or returns to school at the beginning of the second semester. (NOTE: In the event of a stillbirth or other legitimate complication regarding the birth or adoption of the child during the second semester, the teacher may elect to return to work early provided she/he does so within eight weeks of the commencement of the leave; otherwise, the earliest time such teacher may return to school is at the beginning of the next school year.) v. A teacher who originally requests less than the maximum extended parental leave shall have the right to extend such leave to the maximum allowed hereunder provided written notice is submitted by the teacher to the Superintendent prior to March 1st of the school year preceding the extension of the teacher‘s intent to so extend such leave. Example: Written request submitted for extended leave October 2015 - June 2016. Teacher to return September, 2016. Teacher, upon giving written notice to the Superintendent prior to March 1, 2016, may extend leave for 2016- 2017 school year. Teacher to return at commencement of school year in September 2018. vi. Teachers on extended parental leave shall notify the Superintendent by March 1st of the school year preceding the school year of their return as required hereunder of their intent: a. To return to school the next September, b. To extend the leave an additional year (providing the teacher is eligible for such extension under Section v, above), or c. To resign. Failure to so notify the Superintendent may be deemed a resignation by the Superintendent. The notification shall be on a form prepared by the Superintendent and shall be given or sent to the teacher by February 15th of the school year preceding the school year of the teacher‘s return as required herein. This Section vi shall not be applicable to teachers on extended maternity/parental leave when the leave commences after March 1st and the teacher has indicated her/his intent to return the following September. B. All benefits that a teacher has accrued prior to a leave taken under this Article shall remain intact during such leave with further accrual beginning with the resumption of regular full-time employment. C. Upon resumption of full-time employment, a teacher will be assigned to the same position held prior to such leave whenever possible or unless some other mutually satisfactory position is arranged. In those situations where it is impossible for a return to the same position held prior to the maternity/parental leave, the teacher will be assigned to a substantially similar position. D. A teacher who is absent on maternity/parental leave as herein provided shall be eligible, subject to the terms and conditions of Article XII, Section A, to advance on the salary schedule, provided the leave does not exceed 92 school days.

EXTENDED PARENTAL LEAVES WITHOUT PAY. A. A leaves in excess of 8 weeks Maternity/Parental Leave or 12 weeks FMLA Leave (whichever is greater and applies to the teacher) is referred to as Extended Parental Leaves. Extended Parental Leaves are subject to the following terms and conditions: i. Request for such leave shall be submitted to the Superintendent in writing, and shall state the purpose of the leave, the date of its commencement, and the anticipated date of the teacher‘s teacher’s return, subject to the provisions of Paragraphs iii, iv and v below. The request shall be made, except in cases of emergency, at least 30 days prior to the date of commencement of the requested leave and must be requested prior to the birth/adoption of the child. ii. The leave shall be without pay except as provided in Section IV of this Article. iii. The leave may not in any event exceed in length the balance of the school year in which the child is born/adopted plus one additional school year, or in the event the child is born/adopted during the summer recess, the two school years following the birth/adoption of the child. iv. The teacher may not in any event return to school at any time other than the beginning of the school year except in the event of a stillbirth or other legitimate complication regarding the birth or adoption of the child. In such case, the teacher may elect to return to work early, provided that she/he either return to school within eight weeks of the commencement of her extended leave or returns to school at the beginning of the second semester. (NOTE: In the event of a stillbirth or other legitimate complication regarding the birth or adoption of the child during the second semester, the teacher may elect to return to work early provided she/he does so within eight weeks of the commencement of the leave; otherwise, the earliest time such teacher may return to school is at the beginning of the next school year.) v. A teacher who originally requests less than the maximum extended parental leave shall have the right to extend such leave to the maximum allowed hereunder ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ provided written notice is submitted by the teacher to the Superintendent prior to March 1st of the school year preceding the extension of the teacher‘s teacher’s intent to so extend such leave. Example: Written request submitted for extended leave October 2015 - June 2016. Teacher to return September, 2016. Teacher, upon giving written notice to the Superintendent prior to March 1, 2016, may extend leave for 2016- 2017 school year. Teacher to return at commencement of school year in September 2018. vi. Teachers on extended parental leave shall notify the Superintendent by March 1st of the school year preceding the school year of their return as required hereunder of their intent: a. To return to school the next September, b. To extend the leave an additional year (providing the teacher is eligible for such extension under Section v, above), or c. To resign. Failure to so notify the Superintendent may be deemed a resignation by the Superintendent. The notification shall be on a form prepared by the Superintendent and shall be given or sent to the teacher by February 15th of the school year preceding the school year of the teacher‘s teacher’s return as required herein. This Section vi shall not be applicable to teachers on extended maternity/parental leave when the leave commences after March 1st and the teacher has indicated her/his intent to return the following September. B. All benefits that a teacher has accrued prior to a leave taken under this Article shall remain intact during such leave with further accrual beginning with the resumption of regular full-time employment. C. Upon resumption of full-time employment, a teacher will be assigned to the same position held prior to such leave whenever possible or unless some other mutually satisfactory position is arranged. In those situations where it is impossible for a return to the same position held prior to the maternity/parental leave, the teacher will be assigned to a substantially similar position. D. A teacher who is absent on maternity/parental leave as herein provided shall be eligible, subject to the terms and conditions of Article XII, Section A, to advance on the salary schedule, provided the leave does not exceed 92 school days.

EXTENDED PARENTAL LEAVES WITHOUT PAY. A. A leaves in excess of 8 weeks Maternity/Parental Leave or 12 weeks FMLA Leave (whichever is greater and applies to the teacher) is referred to as Extended Parental Leaves. Extended Parental Leaves are subject to the following terms and conditions: i. Request for such leave shall be submitted to the Superintendent in writing, and shall state the purpose of the leave, the date of its commencement, and the anticipated date of the teacher‘s teacher’s return, subject to the provisions of Paragraphs iii, iv and v below. The request shall be made, except in cases of emergency, at least 30 days prior to the date of commencement of the requested leave and must be requested prior to the birth/adoption of the child. ii. The leave shall be without pay except as provided in Section IV of this Article. iii. The leave may not in any event exceed in length the balance of the school year in which the child is born/adopted plus one additional school year, or in the event the child is born/adopted during the summer recess, the two school years following the birth/adoption of the child. iv. The teacher may not in any event return to school at any time other than the beginning of the school year except in the event of a stillbirth or other legitimate complication regarding the birth or adoption of the child. In such case, the teacher may elect to return to work early, provided that she/he either return to school within eight weeks of the commencement of her extended leave or returns to school at the beginning of the second semester. (NOTE: In the event of a stillbirth or other legitimate complication regarding the birth or adoption of the child during the second semester, the teacher may elect to return to work early provided she/he does so within eight weeks of the commencement of the leave; otherwise, the earliest time such teacher may return to school is at the beginning of the next school year.) v. A teacher who originally requests less than the maximum extended parental leave shall have the right to extend such leave to the maximum allowed hereunder provided written notice is submitted by the teacher to the Superintendent prior to March 1st of the school year preceding the extension of the teacher‘s teacher’s intent to so extend such leave. Example: Written request submitted for extended leave October 2015 - June 2016. Teacher to return September, 2016. Teacher, upon giving written notice to the Superintendent prior to March 1, 2016, may extend leave for 2016- 2017 school year. Teacher to return at commencement of school year in September 2018. vi. Teachers on extended parental leave shall notify the Superintendent by March 1st of the school year preceding the school year of their return as required hereunder of their intent: a. To return to school the next September, b. To extend the leave an additional year (providing the teacher is eligible for such extension under Section v, above), or c. To resign. Failure to so notify the Superintendent may be deemed a resignation by the Superintendent. The notification shall be on a form prepared by the Superintendent and shall be given or sent to the teacher by February 15th of the school year preceding the school year of the teacher‘s teacher’s return as required herein. This Section vi shall not be applicable to teachers on extended maternity/parental leave when the leave commences after March 1st and the teacher has indicated her/his intent to return the following September. B. All benefits that a teacher has accrued prior to a leave taken under this Article shall remain intact during such leave with further accrual beginning with the resumption of regular full-time employment. C. Upon resumption of full-time employment, a teacher will be assigned to the same position held prior to such leave whenever possible or unless some other mutually satisfactory position is arranged. In those situations where it is impossible for a return to the same position held prior to the maternity/parental leave, the teacher will be assigned to a substantially similar position. D. A teacher who is absent on maternity/parental leave as herein provided shall be eligible, subject to the terms and conditions of Article XII, Section A, to advance on the salary schedule, provided the leave does not exceed 92 school days.