| Upper Arlington City School District |
| Administrative Guidelines |
1665A - CHILD CARE LEAVE
An unpaid child care leave shall be granted to an administrator in keeping with the following provisions:
An administrative staff member who becomes knowledgeable of the birth or anticipated birth of his/her child, or who is adopting a child is eligible to take an unpaid childcare leave.
At the option of the eligible staff member an unpaid child care leave may begin:
| A. | during pregnancy, regardless of disability, | |
| B. | after any necessary use of sick leave before and/or after delivery, or | |
| C. | any date within ten (10) calendar days prior to obtaining custody of an adopted child. (In case of an adoption, this last option must be selected by the staff member.) |
No later than fifty (50) calendar days before the effective date of the leave, the staff member must submit written notice of this effective date to the Superintendent. The staff member may only once alter or cancel the effective date of the leave. The staff member’s notification must be submitted in writing to the Superintendent.
At the option of the professional staff member, an unpaid child care leave may be taken either full-time or part-time for:
| A. | the remainder of the contractual year, | |
| B. | an entire contractual year (if leave begins at the beginning of a contractual year) |
If option A is selected by the staff member, the staff member may request in writing an extension of Child Care Leave for the entire following contractual year. Such request must be submitted to the Superintendent no later than June 15th. The Board of Education shall approve one request for an extension of leave for a subsequent full year if the staff member was on child care leave for sixty (60) or fewer contractual days during the contractual year in which the initial child care leave began. This extension will not be considered an alteration to be covered under the provisions outlined above.
A staff member on childcare leave shall not be eligible for fee waiver credits.
Administrators returning from this leave of absence shall be assigned to a position by the Superintendent.
This policy is not intended to preclude an eligible staff member from using leave under the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 in accordance with its terms and regulations.