Maternity/Child Care Leave. A. The Board agrees to provide employees with a child care leave of absence, without pay, as set forth below:
Maternity/Child Care Leave. Upon written request submitted to the Superintendent by a certified employee, at least ninety (90) days before the leave is to begin (unless exceptions here from are granted by the Superintendent), the Board shall grant a maternity/child care leave without pay under the following conditions:
Maternity/Child Care Leave. Maternity leave is available to female teachers during the normal school year.
Maternity/Child Care Leave. Probationary teachers requesting maternity/child care leave are advised that for the purposes of determining contractual continued service, a school term shall be counted only toward attainment of contractual continued service if the teacher actually teaches or is otherwise present and participating in the district’s or program’s educational program for 120 days or more, provided that the days of leave under FMLA taken by the teacher until the end of the school term shall be considered days of teaching or participation in the district’s or program’s educational program, and shall only be deemed a break in service as provided in Section 24-1.5 of the School Code.
Maternity/Child Care Leave. (SECTION III.W. Maternity/Child Care Leave does not apply to P103 Per Diem Nurses) 486. Maternity leave is the right of every Registered Nurse in accordance with Civil Service Commission Rules. Attached for informational purposes is the Civil Service Commission Leaves of Absence Rule dealing with leaves of absence (general requirements) and sick leave.
Maternity/Child Care Leave. In addition to the use of sick days as provided in subsection C hereof, and any FMLA leave to which an employee is entitled, the Board may, in its discretion, grant maternity/child care leave without pay or benefits to fulltime employees in the District. Any employee on an approved leave pursuant to this section may participate in the District's available insurance programs but at such employee’s own expense for the full monthly premium. The full monthly premium, which is the total of the portion of the premium previously paid by the employee and the amount paid by the District, is payable to the District by the employee as provided herein except the first month of participation shall require an employee to pay one full month’s premium in advance. It will be the responsibility of the employee to deliver to the benefits facilitator, on or before the 15th day of the month preceding the onset of the leave, a check payable to the District in the full amount of one month’s premium, for the following month. Thereafter, on or before the 15th of each month a check for the full amount of the premium must be hand delivered and receipted, or sent U.S. Mail certified return receipt, postmarked on or before the 15th of the month. Subsequent failure to pay the required monthly premium shall constitute a thirty (30) day notice of cancellation of insurance coverage. No later than fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the scheduled termination of any leave in excess of sixty (60) days, the employee shall notify the Director of Human ResourcesAssistant Superintendent of Human Resources in writing of his/her intention to return to employment. Failure to provide such notification shall be deemed a submission of resignation from employment in the district effective at the end of the leave. In addition, such leave is subject to the following conditions:
Maternity/Child Care Leave. (SECTION III.
Maternity/Child Care Leave. 1. An employee shall be entitled to, upon written request, a leave of absence, without pay, not exceeding one (1) year, for maternity/child care. Such leave will commence as of the date the employee's pregnancy/FMLA leave ends, whichever is longer, however, in no event shall the leave exceed one (1) year from commencement of the leave.
Maternity/Child Care Leave. OF-ABSENCE—The Board shall grant, without pay, a maternity/child care leave-of-absence without loss of accrued sick leave, tenure or seniority to any member of the staff who submits a written request for such leave with a physician’s certificate of pregnancy. It shall be the responsibility of the staff member to present a request for leave not later than five months into her pregnancy. The effective day of the leave shall be established by the teacher’s physician. Where available, accumulated sick leave might be used as maternity leave. Such leave may be approved by the Board only for the pre-or post-delivery period specified as necessary by the teacher’s physician for continued well-being of the teacher. Before the teacher is eligible for reinstatement, she shall be required to present a physician’s certificate stating that she is able to resume all duties required of a regular teacher. A teacher returning from maternity or child care leave shall give the Superintendent written notice by March 15 of her desire to return to a teaching position the following school year. If the leave is for the first half of the school year only, the teacher shall notify the Superintendent by November 15 of her intention to return. A maternity/child care leave shall not be for more than 2 complete semesters. All accumulated benefits and rights of employment previously gained shall be retained upon return. However, no teacher may gain tenure while on leave-of- absence, nor gain seniority for time served on leave. Any teacher granted maternity/child care leave who completes 120 days or more of the school term shall be considered to have completed a full year for advancement on the salary schedule. In the event of death of the object child of the leave, the leave-of-absence may be terminated upon request of the employee if a replacement teacher has not been contracted by the Board. Maternity/child care leave may also be granted to any teacher who adopts a child, provided the teacher notifies the Superintendent at the time application for adoption is made and otherwise complies with the preceding paragraphs. Continuation of insurance benefits will be provided during the leave period if allowable by insurance carrier. The teacher must pay the monthly premium due; said premium must be received in the Unit Office no later than the 15th day of each month.
Maternity/Child Care Leave. 1. Maternity/child care leave shall be granted to a teacher upon her request provided that a doctor's certificate indicating the expected delivery date is submitted. Teachers requiring maternity/child care leave shall promptly notify the Administrators so that a suitable replacement can be secured. The teacher may continue to teach as long as she performs her duties and has her doctor's approval.
