How are leaves granted?
Staff members may be granted up to a one year leave of absence without pay, renewable for one additional year, upon application to the Superintendent of Schools and approval of the Board of Education. The District will not grant leaves to allow a teacher to take a job in another district. In addition, working as a substitute in Commack will not be approved while on leave. For FMLA, you have had to be employed for at least 12 months and have worked at least 1,250 hours in the 12 months immediately preceding commencement of the leave. The District must count a staff members prior service toward the 12 months needed to earn FMLA eligibility if a break in service does not exceed seven years. There are a few exceptions to the Seven Year Rule. The District must use the following breaks in employment when determining whether a staff member has been employed for at least 12 months, regardless of the length of the break in service: -where breaks in service result from an employee fulfilling mil
