School-based employees currently on an approved leave of absence are now required to use the Department of Education’s Self-Service Online Leave Application System (SOLAS) to inform the DOE of their intention to return to work, retire, resign, extend their current leave or apply for a new leave for the 2015–16 school year.

Employees with school-based titles who are currently on leave must use SOLAS to complete the annual intention notification process between April 1 and May 15. Those who fail to notify the DOE by May 15 of their intentions for the next school year will be deemed to have voluntarily resigned, DOE officials said.

Members on leave for the remainder of the year may call their UFT borough office with any questions or concerns.