Position Held Open for One Year. On the date the Assistant Superintendent commences a long-term disability (LTD) leave, the Assistant Superintendent's position will no longer be held open for the Assistant Superintendent. However, if the Assistant Superintendent is medically able to return to work within one calendar year of the date of the commencement of the leave, the Assistant Superintendent will be given consideration for placement in a vacant administrative position for which the Assistant Superintendent is certified (if applicable) and qualified, as determined by the Superintendent. The Assistant Superintendent must supply a physician's authorization permitting the Assistant Superintendent to return to work and may be required to have
Position Held Open for One Year. On the date an administrator commences a long-term disability leave, the administrator’s position will no longer be held open for the administrator. However, if the administrator is medically able to return to work within one calendar years of the date of the commencement of the leave, the administrator will be given consideration for placement in a vacant administrative or instructional position for which the administrator is certified and qualified, as determined by the Superintendent. (If the placement is in the teachers’ bargaining group, the placement is subject to the layoff and recall policies applicable to the Bloomfield Hills Education Association. The administrator must supply a physician’s authorization permitting the administrator to return to work and may be required to have a return-to-work examination by a physician or medical facility designated by the District. If the administrator’s physician and the district’s physician or medical facility do not agree that the administrator is medically able to return to work, an independent physician or medical facility, paid by the District, may examine the administrator, and this decision will be final. This paragraph does not apply to an administrator who retires. If the administrator does not return to work within one year from the commencement of the leave, the administrator will be separated from employment with Bloomfield Hills Schools.
