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Article Twelve — Leaves of Absence With and Without Pay
A. Eligible Leaves As set forth below, the School will provide an unpaid leave of absence to Employees as follows: for maternity, childcare, care of an adopted child, care of a sick member of the Employee’s family, for restoration of an Employee’s...
Can I take time off work to donate blood? Will it count against my CAR/sick time?
Employees who wish to donate blood off-site during working hours are to be granted up to three hours unpaid leave on an annual basis. Requests for time off must be made in advance and in writing. Approval must be granted by the principal or his/her...
Article Nineteen — Rates of Pay and Working Conditions of Per Session Counselors
A. Rates of Pay Except as otherwise provided in the following paragraph, the hourly compensation of each per session counselor, as defined in Article One, shall be 1.075 times the rate of pay for per session teachers. Counselors employed in the New...
Article Eleven — Unpaid Leaves
A. Family and Medical Leave The Employer, consistent with current practice, shall grant Family and Medical Leave in accordance with the provisions set forth in HR Policy F6 of the Long Island College Hospital Human Resources Policy Manual. B...
Points to Consider when Applying for a Reasonable Accommodation
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the New York State & New York City Human Rights Laws entitle people with disabilities to reasonable accommodations in order to help them perform the essential functions of their job. The United Federation...
Heads of Bureau Circular #11, 1973-1974: Maternity and Child Care Leaves
Regulations governing leaves of absence for maternity and/or child care for administrative (non-pedagogical) staff. Page 1 of this document is Heads of Bureau Circular #15, 1975-1976, which amends a section of Circular #11.
En garde!
Every Friday after school at PS 340 in the Kingsbridge Heights section of the Bronx, 20 students march into the school cafeteria and prepare to attack each other with swords. They are participants in the school’s first-ever fencing club, launched in...
Article Nineteen — Rates of Pay and Working Conditions of Per Session Laboratory Specialists
A. Rates of Pay Except as otherwise provided in 2 below, the hourly compensation of each per session laboratory specialist, as defined in Article One of this agreement, shall be: Effective Date Hourly Rate May 19, 2008 $39.01 May 1, 2013 $39.40 May 1...
Teach for America helps charter movement
The Walton Family Foundation, created by the founder of Walmart, failed to reveal that its $20 million grant to Teach For America in 2013 to recruit and train nearly 4,000 teachers for low-income schools had unusual terms intended to boost charter...
California embraces community schooling
California is launching a seven-year initiative to convert potentially thousands of schools into full-service, parent-focused community schools.