See also: 
Updated Sick Bank Information

Print & Mail:
Sick Bank Application Form

Leave Information


Leave of Absence Request Information and Forms

Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Information

MATERNITY LEAVES

Please give as much advanced notice as possible 
to the Personnel Department 

1. Fill out a  maternity leave notification form. Attach a doctor's note giving date(s) regarding your ability to work/not work. These dates can be changed if necessary.

2. Fill out Sick Bank papers and send them to Dorothy Yope (Lobbestael). E-mail her if you have any questions.

3. A copy of your doctor's note must accompany the sick bank form with the original note forwarded to the Personnel Department (attention Rosemary).

4. Six (6) week maternity leave starts the day the baby is born. Eight (8) weeks for a C-section. (Holidays, i.e. Christmas, Easter, mid-winter break, etc. are considered as part of the 6 or 8 week leave). Your own personal sick time may not be used to extend a maternity leave beyond the disability period.

5. Family medical leave (12 weeks) shall commence at the teacher’s request following notification to the district of the end of the disability period (if applicable). 

6. A doctor's note is required stating the exact date of return. Notes may be faxed directly to the Personnel Office (783-6311). A member can apply for additional time (unpaid leave) by letter to Mrs. Standel, Asst. Superintendent for Personnel.

7. Not following the procedures can result in BIG TIME problems with the payroll department and your paycheck.

8. Doing everything in a timely manner assists everyone (Personnel Dept., Payroll Dept. and Substitute Teacher Caller) in making your leave and your return run smoothly.

SICK LEAVE

1. Sick days may be used by bargaining unit members for illness disability, which shall include all disability caused by or contributed to by pregnancy miscarriage, childbirth, or related medical conditions; medical treatment of the member of the bargaining unit or serious  illness of a member of the immediate family of the bargaining unit member. (Immediate family shall be interpreted as: mother, father, wife, husband, child, sister, brother, or the family unit living in the teacher's household).

2. An absence of seven (7) consecutive days requires a doctor's note. (district policy)

3. Sick days cannot be shared between teachers or given to other teachers.

4. Sick Bank days may not be used for anyone other than a L'Anse Creuse teacher. They cannot be used for a family member's illnesses.

5. Fill out Sick Bank papers and return these papers to Beth Broder at Special Services.

6. A copy of the doctor's note must accompany sick bank form with the original doctor's note going to Personnel.

7. Doctor's notes can be faxed. (Personnel Office, 783-6311)

8. Notify the sub calling system when you are leaving and when you are returning.

9. Not following the procedures can result in BIG TIME problems with  the payroll department and your paycheck.

10. Doing everything in a timely manner assists everyone (Personnel Dept., Payroll Dept., and Substitute Teacher Caller) in making your leave and your return run smoothly.