Aldine I.S.D. Teacher Handbook - Aldine Independent School District
Aldine I.S.D. Teacher Handbook - Aldine Independent School District
Aldine I.S.D. Teacher Handbook - Aldine Independent School District
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7. Denial of Restoration of Certain Employees<br />
If the school district determines that a denial of restoration to a position is necessary to<br />
prevent substantial and grievous economic injury to the school district's operations, the<br />
school district may deny restoration to an employee who is among the highest paid 10<br />
percent of the school district's employees after first notifying the employee of the basis for<br />
the intended denial. The employee may avoid the denial of restoration by returning to work<br />
not later than the day on which the school district has determined that the injury would<br />
occur.<br />
8. Returning to Work<br />
Employees on family or medical leave must report every fourth workweek to their<br />
administrative supervisor either telephonically or in person. If the employee is on medical<br />
leave for a serious medical condition of the employee, which makes the employee incapable<br />
of personally making the report, the report may be made by the employee's health care<br />
provider or another person designated by the employee. Such report shall be on the status<br />
and intention of the employee to return to work. If an employee claims to be unable to<br />
return to work because of the continuation, recurrence, or onset of a serious health<br />
condition for which the employee would be eligible for medical leave, the employee shall<br />
submit to the Human Resources Department an appropriate certification issued by a health<br />
care provider. Employees who do not return to work at the expiration of family or medical<br />
leave and who have not been approved for another leave of absence shall be considered to<br />
have abandoned their employment. At the discretion of the school district, employees<br />
returning from family or medical leave shall be restored the position held prior to leave or<br />
to an equivalent position.<br />
9. Maintenance of Health Benefits<br />
If employees on leaves of absence under this policy desire to maintain their insurance<br />
coverage under the district's group health plan, the employees shall deliver their semimonthly<br />
portions of the insurance premium to the district's employee benefits department<br />
not later than five workdays prior to each district payday. For leaves of absence under this<br />
policy only, the school district shall supplement the employee's portions of the premiums<br />
with any contributions it normally would make toward the employee's group health<br />
insurance premiums. The school district will recover from employees, its contributions if<br />
employees fail to return to work for reasons other than the continuation, recurrence, or onset<br />
of a serious health condition that would entitle the employees to leave under this policy or<br />
for other circumstances beyond the employee's control.<br />
P. DONATION OF SICK LEAVE<br />
It is the desire of <strong>Aldine</strong> <strong>Independent</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong> to provide the opportunity for its employees to<br />
donate annually one of their locally earned sick leave days to other employees who are experiencing<br />
serious, prolonged illnesses or injuries which cause them to be unable to perform their assigned<br />
duties for an extended period of time and who have exhausted their available sick leave benefits.<br />
Full-time and part-time employees who participate in the school district’s general sick leave program<br />
may either donate or receive sick leave days. An employee may donate only one day each school<br />
year. For purposes of this policy only and without regard to either the number of hours normally<br />
worked by the employee or the classification of the employee, a “day” shall mean that daily period<br />
of time normally worked by the employee. For purposes of this policy only, the school year shall be<br />
considered to be from July 1 through June 30. Donated days are not accumulated in reserve or<br />
carried forward from year to year. A donation cannot be withdrawn after it has been received.<br />
Employees may apply to receive donated days only for personal illnesses or injuries and may not use<br />
the days for any other purposes. Employees may begin to receive donations on the twenty-first day<br />
of approved absence from assigned duties following the exhaustion of their general sick leave<br />
benefits and their paid vacation days, if any. Employees may receive a maximum of thirty (30)<br />
donated sick leave days in a school year. Employees may not receive donated days in advance of<br />
absences and may not hold a surplus of donated days. Once eligible to receive donations, an<br />
employee may apply for donations for subsequent illnesses or injuries occurring during the school<br />
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