Extended Leave of Absence Professional employees who have attained renewable contract status may request extended leaves of absence for one (1) year without pay under any one of the circumstances listed in this section. All requests for such extended leave of absence will be applied for and granted or rejected in writing. Such application will be reviewed by the principal and superintendent. If the latter approves, he/she will recommend that the leave be granted by the Board. An employee returning from an extended leave will be assigned to the same position as that which he/she held before assuming the leave, providing that position still exists. By mutual agreement between the employer and the employees, he/she may be given a different assignment. Extended leaves of absence may be requested under, but not limited to, the following: 1. To serve in a county, state, or national public office. 2. To care for a sick member of the immediate family. 3. To serve as an exchange teacher or an overseas teacher. 4. To accept a sabbatical leave.
EMPLOYEE WORK YEAR 23.01 Standard and Extended School Year and Work Year. The standard work year consists of 196 days. The School Board may adopt a written plan for an extended work year consisting of no more than 211 days at one or more instructional sites. This plan shall include the educational purpose to be achieved by the extension of the work year. LCTA shall be provided with the proposed plan at least sixty (60) calendar days prior to its consideration by the Board, and the District shall consult with LCTA prior to Board action regarding such plan. Employees at a school where such extended work year is to be implemented shall be provided with written notice that the District plans to implement an extended work year at their school no later than March 1 of the school year preceding the implementation of such extended work year. Employees at such school shall have input into their school’s plan through the procedures provided in Article 25 (School Improvement and Accountability and Shared Decision-Making) or through other appropriate teacher group(s) at the school (school improvement team, leadership team, etc.) Employees’ pay shall be increased proportionally consistent with the extended work year (see Section 21.03). A permanent employee assigned to a school that is to have an extended work year who desires to transfer to a school on a standard work year shall be provided with such an opportunity. Six (6) of the days in the standard or extended work year shall be designated as paid holidays. Appropriate time to complete necessary tasks during preschool and post school planning days shall be provided for the employee at the work station.
Overtime Work A. Overtime pay is to be paid at the rate of one and one- half (1½) times the basic hourly straight-time rate. B. Overtime shall be paid to employees for work performed only after eight (8) hours on duty in any one (1) service day or forty (40) hours in any one (1) service week. Nothing in this Section shall be construed by the parties or any reviewing authority to deny the payment of overtime to employees for time worked outside of their regularly scheduled work week at the request of the Employer. C. Penalty overtime pay is to be paid at the rate of two
EXTENDED LEAVES OF ABSENCE 22.1 LEAVES WITHOUT PAY 22.1.1 Upon submission of the proper leave of absence form to the Human Resources Division, any post-probationary employee may request, upon showing good and sufficient reasons, a leave of absence without pay for one (1) year or more. Such leaves are subject to the approval of the Area Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources upon notification of the principal/supervisor. Leaves of less than one (1) year may be approved by the Area Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources. Applications for leaves of absence shall be submitted no later than April 1. In extenuating circumstances, applications submitted after April 1 may be approved by the Area Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources. (2007) 22.1.2 Written notice must be filed with the Human Resources Division by March 1 of the year in which leave is effective, stating whether or not the employee plans to return. Failure to give such notice will automatically forfeit the right of the employee to return. The Area Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources may, at his/her discretion, approve the leave for an additional period of up to twelve (12) calendar months if unusual or extenuating circumstances are demonstrated. (2001) 22.1.3 The request to extend the leave of absence must be made not later than March 1 of the year in which the leave is effective. After March 1, in cases of extreme emergency, a leave may be extended with approval of the Area Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources. (2001) 22.1.4 Employees granted a leave of absence will return to duty at the same status on the salary schedule, unless the employee has qualified for advancement, as shown at the date leave was granted. He/she shall also be credited with the unused sick leave accumulated at the time the leave of absence was granted. Upon return from a leave of absence of one (1) year or less, every effort shall be made to place the returning employee in the same building, grade or position. (2001) 22.1.5 Should a leave of absence extend beyond one (1) year, the employee’s position at the site may be filled with a standard contract. While every effort shall be made to place the returning employee in the same building, grade or position, if this is not possible, the employee shall be entitled, upon return from the leave, to a position for which he/she is qualified to teach. The employee shall have the opportunity to transfer, and if that does not occur, will be placed with overages. At the time of the approval of the leave, the District shall inform the employee whether his/her position will be filled with a standard contract or a one-year-only, at which time the employee may rescind his/her request for the extended leave. (2001) 22.1.6 Any leave without pay which would result in a gross monthly pay of no less than one-half its usual amount will be deducted from pay in the next pay period. An unpaid leave of absence which, if deducted in one pay period, would result in a gross monthly pay of less than one-half, will be treated as a contract payoff for the time worked prior to the leave of absence. The employee will be in an unpaid status for the remainder of the period of leave of absence. Upon return from leave of absence, the remaining days to be worked will be calculated, and monthly pay for the remainder of the year will be established. (2003)
Extended Sick Leave When sick leave extends for more than 25 consecutive working days, the appointing authority shall initiate the following procedure: